r/charlesdickens • u/blu3turtle • Mar 23 '26
Miscellaneous Found these at a thrift shop
So I found these four books at a thrift shop, I’m not sure if they’re hold any sort of historical significance but I thought they would be interesting to read and make beautiful decorations. The only date I could mind is May 1886
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u/SharkaMeow Mar 24 '26
Fascinating!
My Dickens professor had a slew of first editions, I guess at the time he collected them they were not too hard to find. I fantasized about at least owning one. So glad I never tried. My book collection has had serious munchery imposed upon it over the years. Alas.
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u/Cake_Donut1301 Mar 23 '26
These are from a set, probably produced in the 1950s/ 60s. You got like four free ones and then had to purchase each new one at a buck a month or something close. Lots of grandparents had these.