Description: Folio Society – NICHOLAS NICKLEBY by Charles Dickens Part of the Folio Society’s NOVELS OF CHARLES DICKENS series (16 individual volumes in a uniform binding) based on the definitive Nonesuch Press editions of the 1930s. Written in 1839, Nicholas Nickleby combines comedy and tragedy in a tale of triumph over adversity, where Nickleby succeeds despite poverty, the indifference of his wealthy uncle, the tyranny of wicked schoolmaster Wackford Squeers and the social injustice that he encounters throughout the institutional system, meeting such eccentric characters as the Crummles, the Kenwigs, Newman Noggs and businessmen, the Cheeryble brothers along the way. Here, Dickens uses his greatest skills as a creator of caricature to present a cast of rogues and eccentrics perfectly able to illustrate his criticism of social status and the possibilities of crossing social boundaries through hard work and good will - a reflection of his own ascendance from poverty to great success as a novelist and social commentator, a theatrical performer and editor of a number of important journals. DESCRIPTION: Introduced by Simon Callow. Quarter-bound in dark-red leather with dark-red buckram sides and black leather titled spine-label in gold. Gilded top edge. Set in Bulmer with Verdi for display. 960 pages. Original illustration by ‘Phiz’ (Hablot K. Browne). Red silk ribbon marker. Dark-red endleaves. Dark-red slipcase. Book size: 101/4" × 61/2" CONDITION: Book is NEW and SEALED in the publisher’s original SHRINK WRAP. However, please note the light bump the top front left-hand corner of the case (see photos 3 & 4) and the slight rounding to the bottom back right-hand corner of the case (see photo 6). Also note the very light shelf wear to the shrink wrap. Due to the weight of the book (over 2 kilos when packed), postage will be via the Royal Mail Tracked 48 with Signature service costing £8.50. All items are sent at cost price whether purchasing a single or multiple items. Due to size, weight and value considerations it is not possible to accurately calculate combined postage automatically. Always feel free to ask or if purchases require immediate payment I will refund any difference. All items must be sent to the address stipulated during the payment process. All items are sent via recorded delivery unless they are of little monetary value. Virtually all my items are available through the global shipping program (GSP) to designated countries outside the UK. Please note I have no control over international postage costs. I do not set these, eBay's GSP does, I send the items to an address in the UK and am not even aware of the country for which they are destined. Items purchased through the GSP must be sent via the GSP shipping centre. For multiple purchases, I cannot combine postage after items are purchased but if you contact me before buying I can try combining multiple items into a single listing which is usually less expensive. Please ask any questions before buying
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Location: UK
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Binding: Hardback
Series: Nonesuch Dickens Series
Language: English
Illustrator: Phiz (Hablot K. Browne)
Subject 1: Fiction Classics
Fiction Subject: Literary Fiction
Author: Charles Dickens
Introducer: Simon Callow
Publisher: Folio Society
