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Antique 15-Volume Set of "The Works of Charles Dickens" – Published by M.A. Donohue & Co. (Chicago, c. 1910-1920) with Unique Chicago Medical History Provenance
The collection features deep maroon/burgundy cloth bindings decorated with elegant Victorian-style gold-gilt filigree ornamentation along the spines.
This Christmas Stories book features incredible historical character! With a Personalized, custom vintage bookplate from its original owner: Dr. Margaret M. Livingston, MD, practicing out of her office at 550 Belmont Avenue in Chicago.
Dr. Livingston was a notable early 20th-century female physician and entrepreneur in Chicago who formulated and marketed proprietary medical treatments specifically for women.
The bookplate feature a piece of communication history, proudly displaying her historic "Wellington 2286" telephone exchange line.
Included Volumes (Complete 15-Book Set):
1. The Pickwick Papers (Features "The Two Wellers" frontispiece)
2. A Child's History of England / Miscellaneous
3. Bleak House
4. The Old Curiosity Shop / Hard Times
5. Christmas Stories / Reprinted Pieces (Features "Bob Cratchit & Tiny Tim" frontispiece)
6. Barnaby Rudge / The Mystery of Edwin Drood
7. Martin Chuzzlewit
8. Nicholas Nickleby
9. Oliver Twist / Pictures from Italy / American Notes
10. A Tale of Two Cities / Sketches by Boz
11. David Copperfield
12. Little Dorrit
13. Dombey and Son
14. Great Expectations / The Uncommercial Traveller
15. Our Mutual Friend
Measures
H-7 3/4”
W-5 1/4”
Condition:
Good antique condition.
The maroon cloth covers show shelf wear and some volumes suffer from inner hinge splitting along the internal seams with separation of some top pages
• Toning and mild uniform yellowing consistent with a vintage book of this era.
• Edges: Fraying/chipping are visible along the outer edges of some pages
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