"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka

London: Chapman and Hall, no date [circa 1895]. [Classic Literature] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Octavo (22 x 17cm), pp.[2] vi; 533 [3]. With frequent in-text illustrations, and occasional engraved plates, by various artists, including a frontispiece. Contemporary green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and textured green cloth over boards. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Small round bookplate of Fred Lunniss to front endpapers, dated 1897. Light occasional spotting. Light wear and bumping to binding, rubbed corners. Spine sunned. Very good. One of Dickens' earlier works, chronicling the life and times of the beautiful and virtuous Little Nell and her Grandfather. Item #58286
Price: £95.00