The Old Curiosity Shop and Hard Times by Charles Dickens (Leather and Marbled Paper), c. 1890 📜🇬🇧🕰️ Harry Lambright Miller a testament to the durability

a testament to the durability of high-fired Italian ceramic

This item belongs in a curated library that documents the reading habits and aesthetic choices of the late-Victorian American home

The personal inscription makes this a fit for a collection that cherishes the history behind an artifact

The publication of this work as a series confirms that it was in high demand and was considered a significant and ongoing effort

with Greek texts bound in green and Latin texts in red

The Old Curiosity Shop and Hard Times by Charles Dickens (Leather and Marbled Paper), c. 1890 📜🇬🇧🕰️ Harry Lambright Miller a testament to the durabilityThis volume is a classic example of 19th Century American trade publishing, containing two novels by the definitive Victorian author, Charles Dickens. Published by the John W. Lovell Company in New York (c. 1890), the book is bound in three quarter leather and distinctive marbled paper. It is a common volume from a compiled works set, but its significance is tied to its status as a historical artifact that provides insight into late Victorian library