{"product_id":"charles-dickens-the-spring-extra-number-of-all-the-year-round-entitled-a-bunch-of-spring-flowers-1886","title":"Charles Dickens; The Spring Extra Number of All The Year Round entitled \"A Bunch of Spring Flowers\", 1886","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"467ba633-e59a-41fc-8378-76dc7e2a0ae5\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"467ba633-e59a-41fc-8378-76dc7e2a0ae5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-153\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-69de5d66-2710-838d-94ed-441c6aafbf4f-7\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69de5d66-2710-838d-94ed-441c6aafbf4f-7\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-154\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f084fe6a-7788-4ed8-bd54-2e4ec1cee2da\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1384\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA charming surviving example of the Victorian Christmas and seasonal publishing tradition associated with Charles Dickens's celebrated weekly journal \u003cem data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eAll the Year Round\u003c\/em\u003e. Issued as the 1886 \"Spring Extra Number\", \u003cem data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eA Bunch of Spring Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e was produced in the familiar enlarged pamphlet format intended for popular railway and parlour reading, combining illustrated advertisements with several pieces of light fiction and sentimental domestic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1384\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAlthough published more than fifteen years after Dickens's death, the periodical continued to trade prominently on his name and reputation, retaining the long-established wording \"Conducted by Charles Dickens\" on the wrappers and title page. The contents appear to comprise a sequence of connected stories or novellas including \u003cem data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"802\"\u003eThe Lady of Dis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"838\"\u003eHeart of Feather - Heart of Lead\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"856\"\u003eOne Day's Work\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"875\"\u003eIn the May Time\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"881\" data-end=\"905\"\u003eThe Orphan's Atonement\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1384\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eParticularly attractive here is the survival of the striking original printed wraps in red and green, together with the extensive Victorian advertisements for cocoa, patent medicines, household goods, watches, furnishings, and other commercial products, offering a vivid glimpse into late nineteenth-century popular print culture. Such ephemeral numbers were commonly discarded or later bound into collected volumes, making intact standalone copies increasingly uncommon today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spring Extra Number of All The Year Round entitled \"A Bunch of Spring Flowers\". Conducted by Charles Dickens. \u003c\/em\u003eThe interior title page reads:\u003cem\u003e \"A Bunch of Spring Flowers\": Being The Extra Spring Number of ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Conducted by Charles Dickens. Containing the Amount of Three Ordinary Numbers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished by Charles Dickens \u0026amp; Evans, London, 1886. First edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good copy of this periodical - scarce to find such a solo copy intact with its original covers as so many have been lost, or rebound into volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe yellow card covers are printed in red and green ink. They are a little soiled, and rather frayed and nibbled to edges. The interior text is clean and bright with a little wear in places - some creases to corners and a marginal loss to the top of the internal title page - the missing piece is still within the periodical and could be restored. Issue is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the text page edges remain uncut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(4) card wraps with advertisements + (iv) advertisements) + 60pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eapproximately 253mm high x 167mm wide x  4mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: approximately 92g (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55635458785665,"sku":"LAN10200","price":131.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/CharlesDickens_TheSpringExtraNumberofAllTheYearRoundentitled_ABunchofSpringFlowers_1886IMG_5177.jpg?v=1778158798","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/en-us\/products\/charles-dickens-the-spring-extra-number-of-all-the-year-round-entitled-a-bunch-of-spring-flowers-1886","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}