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05123London: Chapman and Hall 1839. The First Complete Edition of 'Sketches by Boz'<br/>Extra-Illustrated by the Insertion of a Hand-Colored Duplicate Suite of the Plates<br/>In A Fine Bayntun Rivière Cosway-Style Binding<br/><br/>COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE binders. DICKENS Charles. Sketches by Boz Illustrative of every-day life and every-day people. With forty illustrations by George Cruikshank. New Edition Complete. London: Chapman and Hall 1839. <br/><br/>First book form edition of the first and second series complete in one volume with Chapman and Hall revised texts and re-engraved plates used in their Parts issue. <br/><br/>Octavo 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 208 x 133 mm. iii-viiviii 1-34-526. Forty inserted steel engravings. Extra-illustrated by the insertion of a duplicate suite of the original engravings expertly hand-colored.<br/><br/>Bound by Bayntun Rivière Bath ca. 1955 stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in in full wine red crushed levant morocco over beveled boards. Covers triple-ruled in gilt front cover with an elaborate central gilt floral and thistle design surrounding a fine hand-painted portrait miniature 2 3/4 x 2 inches; 70 x 51 mm. of a young Charle Dickens set under glass. Spine with five raised bands elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Decorative gilt board-edges wide elaborate gilt turn-ins marbled liners and endleaves all edges gilt. Housed in the original felt-lined red cloth slipcase spine with two black morocco labels lettered in gilt.<br/><br/>A total of forty plates were drawn and etched by George Cruikshank for this octavo edition of which twenty-seven are the original designs as they appeared in the First and Second Series of the Sketches published in volume form 1836-37; these however were enlarged in size to match an additional thirteen etchings. <br/><br/>"This collection of short pieces contains the earliest of Dickens's work. It is undoubtedly the most valuable from the antiquarian's point of view containing references and descriptions of life in the 30's to be found nowhere else" Hayward The Dickens Encyclopedia p. 141.<br/><br/>"When Chapman and Hall obtained the copyright of Sketches in 1837 they published all of them in twenty monthly parts from November 1837 through June 1839. Cruikshank designed a cover enlarged the plates except 'The Free and Easy' which was discarded and created 13 new illustrations for these monthly parts. In may 1839 Chapman and Hall published these parts complete in one volume with all 40 of Cruikshank's illustrations" Smith p. 16.<br/><br/>Smith I: 2 note 4; Gimbel A7; Hatton and Cleaver cf. pp. 91-128. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839 unknown books
1859107546London: Chapman and Hall 1859. First edition first issue of one of Dickens' most enduring works with p. 213 misnumbered "113" the signature mark "b" at the foot of the plate list and the misspelling "affetcionately" on line 12 p. 134. Octavo bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards gilt titles and tooling to the spine raised bands marbled endpapers. Sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette. In near fine condition. The most famous and possibly the most popular of Dickens's novels A Tale of Two Cities shows a master of dramatic narrative extracting gold from the ore of history. If the bloody tableau of the French Revolution were not in itself sufficient for a dozen novels Dickens added to it a professional resurrectionist an authentic ogress and an antihero as convincingly flawed as any in modern literature. "Dickens had always admired Carlyle's History of the French Revolution and asked him to recommend suitable books from which he could research the period; in reply Carlyle sent him a 'cartload' of volumes. So great was Dickens' enthusiasm for the story that it had indeed 'taken in possession' of him. The force of the novel springs from its exploration of darkness and death but its beauty derives from Dickens' real sense of transcendence from his ability to see the sweep of destiny" Ackroyd 858. The last of Dickens' books to be illustrated by H.K. Browne "Phiz" with 16 engraved plates by him. "Browne for 23 years responsible for all the etchings which had so successfully embellished these Dickens' books produced his last drawings for the present work. Bradbury and Evans the printers of all and publishers of five of Dickens' works as issued in monthly parts had ceased to act in this dual capacity after completion of Little Dorrit. resulting in the return of Chapman and Hall as publishers of this and all succeeding works" Hatton & Cleaver 333. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
02749London: Chapman and Hall 1839. First Edition in the Original Cloth<br/>A Very Early Issue Bound From The Original Parts<br/><br/>DICKENS Charles. The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby. With Illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall 1839. <br/><br/>First edition a very early issue bound from the original parts. With thirty-five of Smith's forty-one first issue internal flaws including all of the major points first state frontispiece and all further plates mostly first state including the first four typically in second state with imprint of Chapman and Hall. <br/><br/>Octavo 8 7/8 x 5 1/4 in; 225 x 133 mm. xvi 624 pp. Forty black and white plates including frontispiece. <br/><br/>Publishers primary binding in dark olive-green fine-diaper grain cloth covers stamped in blind spine lettered in gilt. With the bookplate of the Earl of Aylesford. An unusually bright copy with just the lightest of wear and without any fading to cloth whatsoever. Some light foxing to plates but far less than usually found in this title. Two neat three-quarter inch closed splits to upper joint at head and tail and one short closed split to lower joint at head. <br/><br/>The nicest copy we have ever seen unsophisticated and near fine: better than the famed William E. Self copy which is bumped rubbed and shows distress to the spine Christie's-NY April 2 2008 lot 60. Housed in a full plum pigskin drop-front clamshell box.<br/><br/>With an ALs with original autograph envelope by Dickens to one Thomas Ellis Bramale Esq. dated August 5 1839:<br/><br/>"Sir I have very great pleasure in complying with your request and beg to thank you cordially for the obliging expressions with which it is accompanied. I am Sir Your very obedient servant Charles Dickens."<br/><br/>Nicholas Nickleby was originally published in twenty numbers bound in nineteen monthly parts the last part as a double number from April 1838 through October 1839. The first edition in book form was made up from these parts. "It was the novelist's intention to expose in this story the terrible abuses practiced in the cheap boarding-schools of Yorkshire and in order that he realize their true character he determined to investigate for himself the real facts as to the condition of those notorious seminaries Accordingly at the end of January 1838 he and 'Phiz' started on this memorable journey in bitterly cold weather and visiting several schools in the locality they came into direct contact with the proprietors. One of these was William Shaw the identical schoolmaster who some years previously had been heavily fined for what was represented at the trial as gross maltreatment of his pupils" Kitton Dickens and His Illustrators p. 75. It was Shaw upon whom Dickens based the infamous Squeers. Having made an enemy of his uncle Ralph Nickolas was sent as an usher to Dotheboys Hall where Wackford Squeers starved and maltreated forty students under the pretense of education. "The character of Mrs. Nickleby was largely founded upon that of Dickens's mother. The title character was founded on Dickens's brother-in-law Hanry Burnett a music teacher at Manchester" Hayward The Dickens Encyclopedia p. 115.<br/><br/>"H.K. Browne prepared 39 illustrations for this novel as well as the cover for the monthly parts while the portrait frontispiece was engraved by Finden from a painting by Maclise. Because of the the large monthly circulation of the parts Browne etched as many as four plates in some cases of each illustration and all of them were printed in the initial issue of the parts. Many of the plates from 'Miss Nickleby introduced to her uncle's friends' page 175 onward contain Arabic or Roman numerals which indicate the order in which they were etched. Most of the numerals are located in the lower right corner and occasionally in the left. Hatton and Cleaver state that the numeral for Plate 31 'Mysterious appearance of the gentleman in the small-clothes' p. 487 appears on the front of the mantleshelf.The first state of the frontispiece and the first four illustrations contain the imprint of Chapman and Hall. The first state of the frontispiece always appears in the monthly parts; the first four illustrations were issued with and without the imprint in the parts but the plates without imprints did not appear in the earlier issues of the monthly parts and may therefore be termed 'second states''' Smith I 5.<br/><br/>Smith Part I 5. Eckel p.64. Hatton and Cleaver pp. 131-160. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839 unknown books
185068265David Copperfield in the Original Parts with the Rare ìLettsî Ad DICKENS Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans 1850 i.e. May 1849-November 1850. First edition in the original monthly parts twenty numbers bound in nineteen. Octavo. i-viiviiiixx-xiixiiixivxv-xvi 12-624. Forty inserted plates including frontispiece and vignette title. Collates nearly complete with almost all ads and slips as called for by Hatton and Cleaver with the rare fold-out ìLettsî ad in part VIII lacks slip after plates in part IX rear slip in part XII rear slip in part XIII front slip in part XVI lacks last page of last ads in part XIX-XX. This copy has seven specimen diary leaves in part VIII variant ads in parts XII 2A and XVIII Waterlow alternate on yellow paper. As in the Martin set the ìAdvertiserî Part VIII correctly reads ìLife of Goldsmithî instead of ìLile.î Original blue printed wrappers. All parts expertly rebacked. A few tiny frayed spots on corners. Some scattered foxing to text and plates. A small stain on front wrapper of Part III. Part VII opened a bit wide after plates but holding firm. Part X pages 5-6 of back advertisement torn with loss of half the page. Part XII pages 3-6 of back advertisement torn with loss of text from the ad. Part XV with text pages 471-474 bound in backwards but present. Part XVI with a tear to page 7 of the slip following the plates affecting text of the ad. Plates a bit tones mainly to the four in Part XIX-XX. Overall an attractive set. Housed in a quarter blue morocco slip case. Copperfield is one of the rarer titles in parts. Hatton and Cleaver pp. 253-272. HBS 68265. $9500 Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars unknown books
18381712004London: Richard Bentley 1838. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first issue title pages author noted as Boz no mention of Dickens and with the suppressed "Fireside" illustration. 24 plates by Cruikshank. 20.6 x 13 cm. 3 volumes very good in original cloth. 8 vo. In a handsome custom-made collector's case with leather spine and gold gilt lettering. London: Richard Bentley hardcover books
04691London: Richard Bentley 1838. The Most Celebrated of English Clowns"<br/>Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi Superbly Bound by Bayntun ca. 1920<br/>Four Magnificent Color Pictorial Inlaid Characters<br/>Handsomely Extra-Illustrated<br/><br/>DICKENS Charles. BAYNTUN binder. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz." With Illustrations by George Cruikshank. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. II. London: Richard Bentley 1838. <br/><br/>First edition first issue with no border around final plate and correct page listing in list of "Embellishments." <br/><br/>Two octavo volumes 7 1/2 x 4 5/8 inches; 191 x 117 mm. i-xix xx blank 288 pp; i-ix x blank 263 264 printers imprint. Engraved frontispiece portrait in volume I and twelve engraved plates by George Cruikshank. <br/>The frontispiece to each volume hand-colored volume I. "Joseph Grimaldi" & Volume II. "Grimaldi's kindness to the Giant".<br/><br/>Extra illustrated by the insertion of forty-eight engraved plates eighteen of which are hand colored. Six of the hand colored plates are by F.W. Pailthorpe; six by Isaac Cruikshank and two by George Cruikshank. All three of these artists are famous Dickens illustrators.<br/><br/>Bound ca. 1920 by Bayntun stamp-signed in gilt "Bayntun. Binder. Bath. Eng." on rear silk endleaves. Full forest green crushed levant morocco covers triple-ruled in gilt surrounding a thin inlaid border of black morocco. Spines with five raised bands decoratively bordered in black and gilt in compartments gilt lettering gilt board edges and decorative gilt turn-ins. Front and back doublures of each volume with a superb figure and background inlaid in various colored morocco's. Green watered silk endleaves all edges gilt. Spines very slightly darkened otherwise very fine. Housed in the original fleece-lined green cloth slipcase. A spectacular example of a pair of early Bayntun bindings typical of the firm's first-rate work and use of the best materials. <br/><br/>The four inlaid designs include "Gaby Grin The Eccentric Clown." and three other characters from the book.<br/><br/>Joseph Grimaldi 1779-1837 called by Britannica "the most celebrated of English clowns" and generally considered without equal as a clown of pantomime. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi is the autobiography of the nineteenth-century clown Joseph Grimaldi. There has been much debate about the exact nature of Dickens' role in the writing of this book. Forster said that Dickens wrote only the introductory chapter; others have said that he edited the manuscript with the help of his father; and Bentley has stated in print that Dickens wrote a significant portion of the work. Eckel says "It is plain that the last chapter is in Dickens' style and that other parts of the book are his. Grimaldi laid the foundation for his memoirs but in a rough and diffuse manner. He gave the manuscript to Thomas Egerton Wilks who after some condensing sold the manuscript to Bentley who in turn passed it to Dickens for the purpose of embroidery." According to Kitton copies with the frame around the final plate as here are more valuable than others because of their relative scarcity; the border was added without Dickens' consent and when he expressed his displeasure it was quickly removed. <br/><br/>Bayntun of Bath. George Bayntun 1873-1940 served his apprenticeship with the Taylor family in Trim Street and started his own bookbinding business in Northumberland Place in 1894. He employed London binders to raise the standard of craftsmanship and soon moved into a larger workshop in Walcot Street. Book Auction Records for 1906 recognized his success: "He has brought intelligence into play as well as high craftsmanship". In 1920 he purchased the bindery business of George Gregory and in 1939 the Bayntun and Rivière binderies were incorporated into a new set of premises on Manvers Street Bath from where the business still operates today. George Bayntun had an especially good relationship with many of the pre-eminent American dealers including Brentano's.<br/><br/>Gimbel B64. Eckel pp. 140-2. London: Richard Bentley, 1838 unknown books
18487938London: Chapman & Hall 1848. First edition. Very Good. A Christmas Carol is the correct first printing with "Stave I" and the textual points outlined in Smith with the half-title printed in blue and the title-page printed in red and blue. Complete with the four inserted hand-colored steel engraved plates. The Cricket on the Hearth with the textual points outlined in Smith and the second state of the advertisement for Oliver Twist. The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain with the points outlined in Smith. Three volumes in one 162 x 100 mm. Complete. Early dark green morocco over dark green marbled boards. Gilt-titled spine in six compartments with raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Ink gift inscription dated 1938 to preliminary blank. Margins trimmed a bit short. A Very Good copy.<br /> <br /> Dickens' beloved Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge's redemption after being visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge is made to see the dangers and consequences of his miserly ways and awakens the following morning infused with the spirit of Christmas giving. "A tale to make the reader laugh and cry - to open his hands and open his heart to charity even toward the uncharitable.a dainty dish to set before a King" contemporary review in London's Athenaeum magazine.<br /> <br /> Smith Part II: 4 6 9. Very Good. Chapman & Hall unknown
1853140944703London: Bradbury and Evans 1853. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition first printing. With textual errors: "elgble" on page 19 line 6; "chair" on page 209 line 23; "counsinship" on page 275 line 22. Provenance: the Kenyon-Starling William Self Charles Henry Hough copy with their bookplates to the front paste down. Bound in publisher's original green cloth decorated in blind with spine lettered in gilt. With 38 illustrated plates plus frontis and engraved title page. Near Fine with toning to the spine light fraying to corners and spine ends. Front and rear inner hinge are exposed the front held in place by the cords and binding a little fragile. Small areas of wear to the front free endpaper with owner note penciled to the verso. Contents tanned with plates a little darkened as usual. A fantastic copy in the original cloth without restoration or repair and extremely uncommon in such superlative condition with a fantastic provenance. Bradbury and Evans unknown
18381712004London: Richard Bentley 1838. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first issue title pages author noted as Boz no mention of Dickens and with the suppressed "Fireside" illustration. 24 plates by Cruikshank. 20.6 x 13 cm. 3 volumes very good in original cloth. 8 vo. In a handsome custom-made collector's case with leather spine and gold gilt lettering. London: Richard Bentley hardcover
185969516London: Chapman and Hall 1859. BROWNE Hablot Knight. . A Tale of Two Cities. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne London: Chapman and Hall 1859.<br> <br> Full Description:<br> <br> DICKENS Charles. BROWNE Hablot Knight illustrator. A Tale of Two Cities. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne London: Chapman and Hall 1859.<br> <br> First edition mixed issue. Page 134 line 12 showing the misspelling of "affetcionately" and page 238 with triple end quotes but page 213 shows correct pagination and page 166 with "himself" fully printed. List of Plates without the signature "b". Octavo 8 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 222 x 141 mm. viii 2 254 pp. Complete with sixteen plates by Browne 'Phiz' including frontispiece and vignette title. Without the publisher's catalog bound at the end but which Smith deems unnecessary.<br> <br> In the rare publisher's secondary binding of olive-green cloth. Boards stamped and ruled in blind. Spine lettered in gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Top edge uncut. Spine a bit sunned. A few stray spots but generally very clean. Overall a very good copy.<br> <br> According to Smith 13 regarding the secondary olive green binding " This binding is probably a later state than the red morocco cloth one since in all copies seen with this binding the List of Plates does not contain signature 'b' see Hatton and Cleaver p. 342 and page 213 is not misprinted '113'.Eckel p. 90 states that copies bound in green cloth are 'very scarce'."<br> <br> A Tale of Two Cities was first serialized in Dickens's periodical All the Year Round from April 30-November 26 1859. Its appearance in monthly parts July-December 1859 and book form mark Dickens's return to his old publishers Chapman and Hall after a long stay with Bradbury and Evans. The extremely large audience for the novel in All the Year Round however left less than the usual demand for the parts issue and at first for the book both of which are now quite rare. This title also marks the author's final collaboration with Phiz Dickens's most evocative and most sympathetic illustrator.<br> <br> Hatton and Cleaver 33lff. Smith I 13.<br> <br> HBS 69516.<br> <br> $9500. Chapman and Hall unknown
191130No DJ. Green cloth boards with gilts titles and an embossed leaf design on the spine. See Photos<br /><br />32 Illustrations throughout the book.<br /><br />Gilt Facsimilie of Dickens' signature on front cover.<br /><br />RARE- Could Not Find Any BOOK that existed on the internet anywhere. This is a RARE find in Perfect condition and a prize for a collector. Chapman & Hall LTD. hardcover
1861145531861. in original cloth Second Edition. London: Chapman and Hall 1861. Original wavy-grain blind-stamped violet cloth with gilt-decorated spines. "Second Edition" so-called on the three title pages technically the second of the five slightly-differing 1861 impressions of the first edition. GREAT EXPECTATIONS was one of the few Dickens novels that did not first appear in monthly serial parts; instead it appeared in 36 weekly numbers of Dickens's periodical All The Year Round. Also GREAT EXPECTATIONS was one of only two Dickens novels not to be illustrated as a first edition the other being HARD TIMES. The five "editions" of this three-decker all have title pages dated 1861; the first with no mention of an "Edition" on the title pages was in the public's hands by July 6th; this "Second" was published on August 5th followed by the "Third" on August 17th the "Fourth" on September 21st and the "Fifth" on October 30th. Although Walter Smith in 1982 stated "these first five issues were probably printed at a single impression and published with altered title pages to imply and encourage a rapid sale" it has since been shown the 1993 Clarendon Edition analysis by Margaret Cardwell that there are subtle differences among the five issues many of them instances of type slippage. There are only four issue points that involve actual re-setting of the type as opposed to type deterioration see Clarendon p. 493 -- in this "Second Edition" they read "in" on Vol I page 259 line 7 "gto et" on Vol II page 205 line 20 "there's" on Vol III page 173 line 26 and "himself very carefully" on Vol III page 192 lines 11-12. This set is still in the original publisher's wavy-grain violet cloth blind-stamped on the covers and decorated in gilt on the spines; GREAT EXPECTATIONS was published without half-titles and in this set none of the three volumes has an ad catalogue. Condition is good-to-very good: the volumes are unnecessarily re-backed with just a bit of darker cloth peeking through where there is minor wear at some spine ends and with un-original but quite early light-yellow endpapers applied over the original paste-downs; also the top edge is gilded. The Vol III spine gilt is a little brighter than that on Vol II which in turn is not as rubbed as Vol I. An old engraved portrait of Dickens is applied to the Vol I rear paste-down. The actual first issue of GREAT EXPECTATIONS without an "Edition" cited on the title pages is the Holy Grail for Dickens collectors since it is virtually impossible to find in fine condition in original cloth most copies having gone directly from the publisher to Mudie's Select Library where they were rented out fortnightly. The first issue fine in original cloth now brings more than $100000 when such a copy surfaces seldom; even rebound it is a major investment. Thus these subsequent "editions" in the same binding and bearing the same date as the first are greatly sought-after for the majority of us seeking the primary format without such a cost. Smith I pp 99-104. unknown books
183815010London: Richard Bentley 1838. First edition second printing with "By Boz" to each title page and the "Church" plate. Octavo three volumes bound in full brown calf gilt titles and tooling to the spine triple ruled gilt to the front and rear panels marbled endpapers inner dentelles top edge gilt. Original cloth bound in at rear of each volume. In near fine condition with light rubbing. "Dickens turned in Oliver Twist to the novel of crime and terror Some characters are drawn with humorous realism but for the most part humor is dimmed by gloomy memories of the authors own neglected childhood and sensational scenes are shrouded in an atmosphere genuinely eerie and sinister That Dickens shared with his contemporaries the conviction that the novel should be an instrument of social reform is evident in Oliver Twist" Baugh. Richard Bentley hardcover
1843191416London: Chapman & Hall; Bradbury & Evans 1843-48. A merry Christmas to us all my dears. God bless us every one! First editions save for Christmas Carol in the fifth edition uniformly and attractively bound by Riviere. Following the instant success of A Christmas Carol Dickens produced four further small festive books one for each successive season skipping Christmas 1847 to complete Dombey and Son. The Chimes has the second state vignette title page with the publisher's name below that of the illustrator and engraver. The Cricket on the Hearth has the advertisement leaf in the second state headed by "New Edition of Oliver Twist". The Battle of Life has the engraved title page in the fourth state with "A Love Story" banner held by a cupid and without the publisher's imprint. 5 works octavo 164 x 90 mm. Bound with all half-titles and advertisement leaves called for. Christmas Carol with hand-coloured frontispiece 3 full-page hand-coloured plates illustrations within text; other titles with frontispiece and engraved title illustrations in the text by Leech Maclise Stanfield Doyle and Landseer. Early 20th-century red calf by Riviere spines with two brown labels and gilt decorations in compartments covers bordered by twin gilt rule with circular corners milled gilt roll on board edges floral gilt roll on turn-ins marbled endpapers edges gilt original cloth bound in at end. Housed in custom red cloth slipcase. Ownership stamp of Jules Max Samson on final blanks; pencilled shelfmark on title pages. Spines mildly sunned gilt decorations bright occasional spot to contents but clean overall. A near-fine set. Smith II.4-6 & 8-9. hardcover
1929226345London: Chapman and Hall 1929. hardcover. very good. 40 volumes. Thick 8vos beautifully bound by Bayntun in full burgundy morocco highly ornate gilt-stamped covers and spines with raised bands several volumes have minor damage at spine ends and several volumes have neat repairs to front joints; uncut edges marbled endpapers and doublures top edge gilt. London: Chapman and Hall 1929. Very good.<br/><br/> An exquisite set which includes 2 volumes of the "Letters and Speeches" and John Forster's "The Life of Charles Dickens" also in 2 volumes.<br/><br/> Chapman and Hall unknown books
19021321394New York: R. G. Newbegin Company 1902. Edition Definitive #a1. Hardcover. Large Octavos 60 volumes; Fair to Good; Bound in contemporary red morocco decorative gilt frames to boards surrounding a central tulip design in gilt with central green morocco onlay green morocco tulip design doublures with red and purple morocco onlays design and turn-ins tooled in gilt green moiré silk free endpapers marbled blanks following; all edges gilt.<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Spines faded; the last 16 volumes have significant damage to the bindings primarily the lower edge and 5 other volumes have noticeable chipping or wear; volume 49 has had the lower edge repaired;. This edition was issued with the original frontispieces engraved title pages and etchings by "Phiz" et al printed and mounted on india-proof paper as well as each volume containing an original pen and ink watercolour frontispiece from the original art work by Kyd;. 1321394. FP New Rockville Stock. R. G. Newbegin Company hardcover books
1853306888London: Bradbury & Evans 1853. First. paperback. H.K. Browne. Published in 20 parts issued in 19 from March 1852 - September 1853. Illustrations by H.K. Browne. Original blue green printed wrappers. London: Bradbury & Evans 1852-53. First edition. Light foxing on covers and only very light scattered foxing throughout the text.<br/> <br/> A complete set with the ads and including the scarce "Village Pastor" booklet in Part XV. The first volume is lightly worn at edges and has been professionally re-cased. 11 volumes with embossed stamp on cover "Richard Davies Engraver printer" and one volume has inked name on cover but overall all parts are in excellent condition with minimal edgewear Preserved in a simple green cloth clam-shell case.<br/> <br/> Bradbury & Evans unknown
1859104577London: Chapman and Hall 1859. First edition first issue of one of Dickens' most enduring works with p. 213 misnumbered "113" the signature mark "b" at the foot of the plate list and the misspelling "affetcionately" on line 12 p. 134. Octavo bound in full contemporary calf gilt titles and tooling to the spine panels decoratively triple-ruled in gilt with gilt floral cornerpieces marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette. In near fine condition. The most famous and possibly the most popular of Dickens's novels A Tale of Two Cities shows a master of dramatic narrative extracting gold from the ore of history. If the bloody tableau of the French Revolution were not in itself sufficient for a dozen novels Dickens added to it a professional resurrectionist an authentic ogress and an antihero as convincingly flawed as any in modern literature. "Dickens had always admired Carlyle's History of the French Revolution and asked him to recommend suitable books from which he could research the period; in reply Carlyle sent him a 'cartload' of volumes. So great was Dickens' enthusiasm for the story that it had indeed 'taken in possession' of him. The force of the novel springs from its exploration of darkness and death but its beauty derives from Dickens' real sense of transcendence from his ability to see the sweep of destiny" Ackroyd 858. The last of Dickens' books to be illustrated by H.K. Browne "Phiz" with 16 engraved plates by him. "Browne for 23 years responsible for all the etchings which had so successfully embellished these Dickens' books produced his last drawings for the present work. Bradbury and Evans the printers of all and publishers of five of Dickens' works as issued in monthly parts had ceased to act in this dual capacity after completion of Little Dorrit. resulting in the return of Chapman and Hall as publishers of this and all succeeding works" Hatton & Cleaver 333. Chapman and Hall unknown books
1838122472London: Richard Bentley 1838. First edition first issue of Dickens' classic work. Octavo three volumes bound in full morocco by Bayntun gilt and tooling titles to the spine raised bands portrait of Dickens in gilt to the front panel of each volume gilt signature of Dickens to the rear panel of each volume top edge gilt marbled endpapers inner dentelles with 24 plates by George Cruikshank original cloth bound at the rear of each volume. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional example. "Dickens turned in Oliver Twist to the novel of crime and terror Some characters are drawn with humorous realism but for the most part humor is dimmed by gloomy memories of the authors own neglected childhood and sensational scenes are shrouded in an atmosphere genuinely eerie and sinister That Dickens shared with his contemporaries the conviction that the novel should be an instrument of social reform is evident in Oliver Twist" Baugh. Richard Bentley hardcover books
184996702London: Bradbury and Evans May 1849-November 1850. First edition in parts of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" Virginia Woolf. Octavo original blue-green illustrated serial issue wrappers being twenty parts in nineteen with the majority of preliminary advertisements present frontispiece vignette title-page and forty engraved plates. In excellent condition an unrestored example of Dickens' classic work with some of the backstrips with small chips. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very nice example. With many lovers of the author's works David Copperfield ranks as the finest of his writings. With a book which gave to the world such characters as Betsy Trotwood Micawber the Pegottys and Mr. Dick. it would be strange if it had been otherwise" Eckel 77. "Dickens and Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration" and Copperfield was their "most popular success" Hodnett 111-12. "Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration" and Copperfield was their "most popular success" Hodnett 111-12. Bradbury and Evans unknown books
1859104577London: Chapman and Hall 1859. First edition first issue of one of Dickens' most enduring works with p. 213 misnumbered "113" the signature mark "b" at the foot of the plate list and the misspelling "affetcionately" on line 12 p. 134. Octavo bound in full contemporary calf gilt titles and tooling to the spine panels decoratively triple-ruled in gilt with gilt floral cornerpieces marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette. In near fine condition. The most famous and possibly the most popular of Dickens's novels A Tale of Two Cities shows a master of dramatic narrative extracting gold from the ore of history. If the bloody tableau of the French Revolution were not in itself sufficient for a dozen novels Dickens added to it a professional resurrectionist an authentic ogress and an antihero as convincingly flawed as any in modern literature. “Dickens had always admired Carlyle’s History of the French Revolution and asked him to recommend suitable books from which he could research the period; in reply Carlyle sent him a ‘cartload’ of volumes… So great was Dickens’ enthusiasm for the story that it had indeed ‘taken in possession’ of him… The force of the novel springs from its exploration of darkness and death but its beauty derives from Dickens’ real sense of transcendence from his ability to see the sweep of destiny†Ackroyd 858. The last of Dickens’ books to be illustrated by H.K. Browne “Phiz†with 16 engraved plates by him. “Browne for 23 years responsible for all the etchings which had so successfully embellished these Dickens’ books produced his last drawings for the present work… Bradbury and Evans the printers of all and publishers of five of Dickens’ works as issued in monthly parts had ceased to act in this dual capacity after completion of Little Dorrit… resulting in the return of Chapman and Hall as publishers of this and all succeeding works†Hatton & Cleaver 333. Chapman and Hall unknown
1843141205London: Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans 1843-48. Complete set of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books. Octavo 5 volumes original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels all edges gilt. A Christmas Carol in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is a second edition in brown cloth with red and blue title-page dated 1843 'Stave One' and corrected text Smith's second state plates hand-colored 2 repaired spine repaired new endpapers 1843; first edition of The Chimes; A Goblin Story with advertisement leaf for the tenth edition of A Christmas Carol first state of vignette title-page recased 1845 Chapman & Hall; fourteenth edition of The Cricket on the Hearth new endpapers 1846; first edition of The Battle of Life with the vignette title-page in fourth state without imprint Todd's E1 recased 1846; first edition of The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain 1848 Bradbury & Evans; all but The Christmas Carol with additional vignette titles illustrations. In very good condition. A Christmas Carol "may readily be called the Bible of Christmas. It was issued about ten days before Christmas 1843 and 6000 copies were sold on the first day"Eckel 110. "It was a work written at the height of Dickens’ great powers which would add to his considerable fame bring a new work to the English language increase the festivities at Christmastime and contain his most eloquent protest at the condition of the poor" John Mortimer. "Suddenly conceived and written within a few weeks A Christmas Carol was the first of Dickens’ Christmas books a new literary genre thus created incidentally it was an extraordinary achievement—the one great Christmas myth of modern literature." Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans hardcover
184996702London: Bradbury and Evans May 1849-November 1850. First edition in parts of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" Virginia Woolf. Octavo original blue-green illustrated serial issue wrappers being twenty parts in nineteen with the majority of preliminary advertisements present frontispiece vignette title-page and forty engraved plates. In excellent condition an unrestored example of Dickens' classic work with some of the backstrips with small chips. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very nice example. “With many lovers of the author’s works David Copperfield ranks as the finest of his writings. With a book which gave to the world such characters as Betsy Trotwood Micawber the Pegottys and Mr. Dick…. it would be strange if it had been otherwise†Eckel 77. “Dickens and Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration†and Copperfield was their “most popular success†Hodnett 111-12. "Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration" and Copperfield was their "most popular success" Hodnett 111-12. Bradbury and Evans unknown
1844180718001New York: Carey & Hart 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition first printing. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with covers decorated in blind and spine stamped in gilt illustrated with four hand-colored lithograph plates and four uncolored. Near Fine. A beautiful copy with cloth lightly rubbed with light wear at the corners and spine ends faint water splash to top edge of front cover ding across top edge. Previous owner name to title page and erased pencil to front end sheet and occasional age spotting to pages. Quite a remarkable example of this classic Dickens novel uncommon with the original cloth in such nice condition and housed in a custom clamshell case. Carey & Hart hardcover books
146247Philadelphia: Lippincott. Limited. hardcover. fine. Rackham Arthur. Color frontispiece and 11 other mounted color plates by Arthur Rackham. Many b/w line drawings. 4to white vellum pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt. Uncut edges t.e.g. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott no date 1915.<br/><br/> Limited Edition - one of only 100 copies signed by Rackham. An absolutely fine bright copy except for the missing silk ties.<br/><br/> Lippincott unknown books
