{"product_id":"1907-the-battle-of-life-by-charles-dickens-illustrated-antique-book","title":"1907 The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens - Illustrated Antique Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a delightful festive binding, here is a lovely antique copy of The Battle of Life - A Love Story, by Charles Dickens. Published in 1907 by JM Dent \u0026amp; Co., London. With eight colour plates by CE Brock. With a vellum spine, decorated in gilt with holly and mistletoe. Excellent condition. More details below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Life is a sentimental novella and the fourth of his five Christmas Books. Set in an English village built upon the blood-soaked grounds of an ancient battlefield, the story uses the physical site as a metaphor for the quiet, daily moral struggles and heartaches of human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean, bright and tightly bound, with no writing or markings of previous ownership. All the colour plates are present as called for. Pale-pink and grey marbled endpapers. Gilt on the top edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a fine half-binding of vellum, with pale-green cloth backed boards. Again in top order. Clean and smart. The above-mentioned gilt is shiny-bright. Has a leather title plate with gilt titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming edition. Your antique copy of The Battle of Life will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift message to the parcel if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 18.5 cm x W 12.5 cm, pp. 165 pages, 0.43 kg. I dispatch daily from the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI post regular new stock an updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67748912038125,"sku":null,"price":225.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20261012-133133.jpg?v=1791902786","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-de\/products\/1907-the-battle-of-life-by-charles-dickens-illustrated-antique-book","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}