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1845253749Leipzig: J.J. Weber 1845. First German-language editions translated by E.A. Moriarty. Frontispiece and 7 etched plates by John Leech. 3 - 128 pp.; frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech 3 - 128 pp. 12mo. Publisher's cloth-backed green marbled boards spotting to frontispiece and title page of the second work else near fine. First German-language editions translated by E.A. Moriarty. Frontispiece and 7 etched plates by John Leech. 3 - 128 pp.; frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech 3 - 128 pp. 12mo. The first German editions of Dickens' first two Christmas books. Not in the Gimbel collection and rare on the market. Gimbel/Podeschi D4 for later collected German ed. but see note for this ed. J.J. Weber unknown books
1850295520London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. First. hardcover. fine. Illustrated by H.K. Browne. 8vo early 20th century full dark blue crushed morocco by Sotheran with gilt spine & dentelles raised bands all edges gilt & portrait of Dickens on the front cover. London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. First Edition.<br/><br/> With most of the first issue points except "screamed" on p. 132. Engraved vignette half-title with date and errata page present. The plates are exceptionally clean with very occasional light foxing.<br/><br/> Bradbury & Evans unknown books
188299841London: Curtis Guild 1882. First Curtis Guild extra-illustrated edition of one of Dickens' greatest works. Octavo two volumes bound in full morocco by F.P. Hathaway with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels inner dentelles silk endpapers. With 53 illustrations by Seymour and Phiz extended by insertion of the Seymour Buss Onwyhn and Croquil plates and illustrations including 24 etchings by Pailthorpe 4 steel engravings by Darley the Buss plates and many other illustrations some in color. In near fine condition. From the library of American author and actress Cornelia Otis Skinner with her bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. An exceptional example of this elaborate presentation of one of Dickens greatest works with noted provenance. Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass the lover Tupman the sportsman Winkle and above all by that quintessentially English Quixote Mr Pickwick and his cockney Sancho Panza Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election via the Fleet debtors prison characters and incidents sprang to life from Dickenss pen to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour and literary invention. Curtis Guild unknown books
1876313201London: Chapman and Hall 193 Piccadilly Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co 1876. Illustrated with plates after the originals by "Phiz" Hablot Knight Browne George Cruikshank Frederick Walker Edwin Landseer Daniel Maclise John Leech Marcus Stone George Cattermole and Luke Fildes. Printed by Virtue & Co. London. 30 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter green morocco t.e.g. by Stikeman & Co. for Charles Scribner's Books. Fine. Illustrated with plates after the originals by "Phiz" Hablot Knight Browne George Cruikshank Frederick Walker Edwin Landseer Daniel Maclise John Leech Marcus Stone George Cattermole and Luke Fildes. Printed by Virtue & Co. London. 30 vols. 8vo. "This the best edition of my books is of right inscribed to my dear friend John Forster biographer of Oliver Goldsmith in affectionate acknowledgment of his counsel sympathy and faithful friendship during my whole literary life" dedication leaf in Volume I of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co unknown books
184696177London: Bradbury & Evans 1846-48. First edition in the scarce original parts of Dickens tale of the fortunes of the Dombey shipping firm with "delight" for "joy" on page 284. Octavo original wrappers with 40 etchings by Halbot Knight Brown containing all advertisements as issued. In very good condition. Housed in a custom full morocco and chemise pull-off case. Scarce and desirable. Dombey and Son "was well received by its readers and is considered to be the first novel that reflects Dickens's artistic maturity. Dickens told his first biographer 'It was to do with Pride what its predecessor Martin Chuzzlewit has done with Selfishness" Schlicke 280. The work "has a sense of the numinous is more profoundly touched by the sense of last things than any of Dickens' previous novels. It is larger in conception so that human life is seen in terms of its beginning and its end so that grief and forgiveness become more powerful forces within it. Dickens is aware of its status as art and provides here a simulacrum of human life touched by majesty and purpose" Ackroyd 526. The original serials contain the first of Browne's "dark plates" "On the dark Road" in part 18 created by the engraver's lining machine and roulettes that tint the etched plate creating heightened contrast Johannsen Phiz 309. Bradbury & Evans unknown books
187341499London: Chapman and Hall 1874 1873 1874. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Vol. 1 1812-1842; Vol. 2 1842-1852; Vol. 3 1852-1870. London: Chapman and Hall 1874 1873 1874. 3 vols. Envelope addressed to the Garrick Club signed by subject Dickens laid onto front free endpaper. Extra illustrated with the inclusion of 137 engravings not normally included. xvii 398 6; xx 464; xv 552 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Full tan calf. 5 raised bands gilt ruled and elaborately tooled devices in compartments with contrasting leather titles in gilt; all volumes professionally rebacked with original spines laid on; all boards and turn-ins gilt ruled with gilt corner devices; all top edges gilt; fore and bottoms edges untrimmed with light to moderate foxing; minor light foxing scattered through text. A nice and unique set. The Garrick Club was instituted for the general patronage of drama; for the purpose of combining the use of a Club on economic principles with the advantages of a literary society; for bringing together supporters of drama; and for the formation of a theatrical library with works on costume. Very good/No dust jacket. Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1859TB29375London: Chapman & Hall 1859. First Edition. First Issue Professionally re-backed preserving much of the original back strip and the blind embossed red cloth covered boards with new end sheets. An octavo of 8 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches. Overall in very good plus condition with slight foxing to the engraved title pages. Page 243/244 has a 1 1/2" closed tear at the lower edge which has been repaired. The plate facing page 72 has been professionally reattached; however its extreme lower edge is soiled. The top edge of the text block is soiled. 254 pages of text followed by the publisher's Catalogue of Books 32 pages dated November 1859. With 14 plates and the frontispiece and the vignette title page by H. K. Browne 'Phiz'. The list of plates shows the signature letter "b" the page number error on 213 is present as is the misspelling of "affectionately" on page 134 line 12 all of which evidence this copy as a first issue. Eckel p.86 Podeschi A143; Smith 13 Chapman & Hall hardcover
031270Minor rubbing to the extremities of the spine Sli Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. Signed and Inscribed By Charles Dickens. First Edition. Signed letter and envelope in Dickens' hand "Boz's" contributions to Bentley's Miscellany Including The Extraordinary Gazette and the Mudfog Papers. 1837-1842.This is a specially made up volume of Bentleys Miscellany. Contributions by Boz.which includes an autograph letter signed by Dickens and the scare leaflet The Extraordinary Gazette. Speech of his Mightiness on Opening the Second Number of Bentley's Miscellany Edited by "Boz." The letter is addressed to a Mrs Hood and dated Friday December 1867 and reads: Dear Madam I hope you will not think me insensible to your kind feeling towards me when I beg to decline your proferred Dedications. I am bound to assure you that I cannot favorably. encourage you in the mistaken ideas that such an association of my name with any work would be a guarantee of success. Faithfully yours Charles Dickens" Mrs Hood is written on the bottom of the letter. The letter is written on stationery reading "Gads Hill Place Higham by Rochester Kent." On the page before the letter the envelope addressed to Mrs Hood 2 Russell Terrace Holland Road Brixton" is pasted in.The other main area of note in this volume is The Extraordinary Gazette. This scarce 4-page supplement contains the first reference to Oliver Twist in the Note of the Reporter at the end of the text. The book opens with two blank preliminary pages then there is the front wrapper of the January 2 1837 issue of Bentleys Miscellany. The specially printed Contents page lists the contents as follows: A Portrait of Dickens by W.P. Frith; A Portrait of Dickens by Maclise; Autograph note of Charles Dickens; The Extraordinary Gazette. Then appears: the title-pages prefaces and addresses to the first four volumes; Public life of Mr. Trumble Once a Mayor of Mudfog; Stray Chapters. By "Boz": The Pantomime of Life and Some Particulars Concerning a Lion; Full Report of the First and Second Meeting of the Mudfog Association; Familiar Epistle from a Parent to a Child a printed letter by Dickens concerning copyright; and a number of advertisements. Includes two plates by Cruikshank. Size: Octavo. Hardcover
18530104408Bradbury & Evans London 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition in original cloth. Front and back hinges almost loose; some spots on covers; some foxing; overall a very good copy. Comes in custom-made slipcase. Bradbury & Evans, London hardcover
18502208104London: Bradbury and Evans 1850. First. hardcover. Very good. Beautiful leather-bound first edition first issue with "screamed" instead of "screwed" on page 132. Foxing on early pages but not the main title page which is quite clean. Former owner's bookplate attached to front pastedown. Bradbury and Evans unknown
184696177London: Bradbury & Evans 1846-48. First edition in the scarce original parts of Dickens tale of the fortunes of the Dombey shipping firm with "delight" for "joy" on page 284. Octavo original wrappers with 40 etchings by Halbot Knight Brown containing all advertisements as issued. In very good condition. Housed in a custom full morocco and chemise pull-off case. Scarce and desirable. Dombey and Son "was well received by its readers and is considered to be the first novel that reflects Dickens's artistic maturity… Dickens told his first biographer 'It was to do with Pride what its predecessor Martin Chuzzlewit has done with Selfishness" Schlicke 280. The work "has a sense of the numinous is more profoundly touched by the sense of last things than any of Dickens' previous novels. It is larger in conception so that human life is seen in terms of its beginning and its end so that grief and forgiveness become more powerful forces within it… Dickens is aware of its status as art and provides here a simulacrum of human life touched by majesty and purpose" Ackroyd 526. The original serials contain the first of Browne's "dark plates" "On the dark Road" in part 18 created by the engraver's lining machine and roulettes that tint the etched plate creating heightened contrast Johannsen Phiz 309. Bradbury & Evans unknown
1845253749Leipzig: J.J. Weber 1845. First German-language editions translated by E.A. Moriarty. Frontispiece and 7 etched plates by John Leech. 3 - 128 pp.; frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech 3 - 128 pp. 12mo. Publisher's cloth-backed green marbled boards spotting to frontispiece and title page of the second work else near fine. First German-language editions translated by E.A. Moriarty. Frontispiece and 7 etched plates by John Leech. 3 - 128 pp.; frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech 3 - 128 pp. 12mo. The first German editions of Dickens' first two Christmas books. Not in the Gimbel collection and rare on the market. Gimbel/Podeschi D4 for later collected German ed. but see note for this ed. J.J. Weber unknown
1839140944759Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard successors to Carey & Co 1839. First American edition first state. First American edition with first state ad at front of first volume. ii ads and publisher's notice iv 13-14-224; iv 3-196 16 catalogue pp. Bound in publisher's brown boards with red calico-texture quarter cloth paper spine label. Very Good with repairs to joints and hinges front board of Vol. 1 relaid onto spine boards soiled worn and well-rubbed light foxing staining and toning to contents. Despite repairs hinges a bit fragile. Vol. II dampstained prelims with some stains trailing off that; pages 41/42 horizontal split repaired with archival tape repaired chip to pp. 99/100; small hole to 128/129; worming to inner margins of pp. 185-196 and first three leaves of ads at rear. Copy of Elvia A. Haines with her penciled inscriptions on paste downs and poem written on rear paste down of second volume. Smith Charles Dickens First American Editions pp. 84-87. <p>The first complete edition of Dickens' famous novel hastily issued without Cruikshank's illustrations on December 19 1838 with a title page dated for the upcoming year. Rare especially in the publisher's bindings. Lea & Blanchard, successors to Carey & Co unknown
1845127050London: Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans 1845-1848. First editions of the four final novellas in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Book series. Octavo 4 volumes bound in full crushed burgundy morocco by Bayntun Riviere with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt. The set contains: a first edition of The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year. London: Chapman and Hall 1845 1844 with the publisher's advertisement for A Christmas Carol; half-title; 13 illustrations including frontispiece and vignette title by Maclise Doyle Leech and Stanfield; second state of the vignette title. First edition of The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. London: Bradbury and Evans for the author 1846 1845 with the half-title; 14 illustrations including frontispiece and vignette title by Leech Doyle Stanfield Maclise and Landseer; 2 pp. advertisements at rear. First edition fourth state of The Battle of Life. A Love Story. London: Bradbury and Evans 1846 with half-title; 13 illustrations including frontispiece and vignette title by Maclise Doyle Leech and Stanfield; fourth state of the vignette title; 2pp. advertisements at rear. First edition of The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. London: Bradbury and Evans 1848 with half-title; 7 illustrations including frontispiece and vignette title by Leech Stanfield Tenniel and Stone. In fine condition. Following the immense success of A Christmas Carol which first appeared in December of 1843 Dickens published four other Christmas tales: The Chimes 1844 The Cricket on the Hearth 1845 The Battle of Life 1846 and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain 1848; these were secular conversion tales which acknowledged the progressive societal changes of the previous year and highlighted those social problems which still needed to be addressed. The public eagerly bought the later books each published in an attractive bright red cloth with fine gilt vignettes and elaborate illustrations. Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans hardcover
1850148220London: Bradbury and Evans 1850. First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" Virginia Woolf. Octavo bound in full polished calf by Sangorski & Sutcliffe gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt turnins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers top edge gilt tissue-guarded frontispiece engraved vignette titles. Illustrated with 38 plates by Hablot Knight Browne. In near fine condition bookplate to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase. An exceptional example. "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. Charles Dickens’ The Personal History of David Copperfield is a semi-autobiographical novel that explores themes of perseverance self-discovery and social mobility through the life of its protagonist David Copperfield. Often considered one of Dickens’ most personal works the novel reflects his own experiences with childhood hardship labor and the pursuit of literary success. Through a rich cast of characters including the benevolent Betsey Trotwood the villainous Uriah Heep and the tragic yet endearing Mr. Micawber Dickens examines issues of class ambition and personal integrity. The novel’s blend of realism and sentimentality combined with its first-person narrative allows for a deeply introspective and emotionally resonant exploration of personal growth. David Copperfield remains one of Dickens’ most celebrated works praised for its vivid characterizations and its insightful portrayal of 19th-century English society. Bradbury and Evans unknown
1837148735London: Chapman and Hall 1837. First edition in book form of Dickens' first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo bound in full twentieth-century olive morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers. Forty-three engraved plates by Seymour and Phiz and the two Buss plates which Dickens requested to be removed in subsequent printings on pages 69 and 74 frontispiece and title vignette with thirty-two extra plates by Onwhyn. In near fine condition with toning throughout. Accompanied by an autographed check by Dickens tipped in on the third free endpaper and drawn on Coutts Bank payable to "Young Ladies Quarters" for twenty-five pounds London fourth March 1862. Rare and desirable. Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass the lover Tupman the sportsman Winkle and above all by that quintessentially English Quixote Mr Pickwick and his cockney Sancho Panza Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election via the Fleet debtors prison characters and incidents sprang to life from Dickenss pen to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour and literary invention. Chapman and Hall unknown
1837316914London: Chapman and Hall 1837. First edition in the original monthly parts with some issues 1 3 4 in later issued states. Engraved title 42 engraved plates by Hablot Browne Phiz some spotting and discoloration. 8vo. Original green pictorial printed wrappers 9 parts skillfully rebacked others with small repairs some nicks at edges. In full blue morocco pull off case. First edition in the original monthly parts with some issues 1 3 4 in later issued states. Engraved title 42 engraved plates by Hablot Browne Phiz some spotting and discoloration. 8vo. The first two parts of Pickwick sold out quickly necessitating reprints before even the third part was released. It gained in popularity such that parts one through eight were reprinted many times leading to small variations in the text. This set like most appears in a mixed state. Eckel 3-88; Hatton and Cleaver 3-88 Chapman and Hall unknown
188299841London: Curtis Guild 1882. First Curtis Guild extra-illustrated edition of one of Dickens' greatest works. Octavo two volumes bound in full morocco by F.P. Hathaway with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels inner dentelles silk endpapers. With 53 illustrations by Seymour and Phiz extended by insertion of the Seymour Buss Onwyhn and Croquil plates and illustrations including 24 etchings by Pailthorpe 4 steel engravings by Darley the Buss plates and many other illustrations some in color. In near fine condition. From the library of American author and actress Cornelia Otis Skinner with her bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. An exceptional example of this elaborate presentation of one of Dickens greatest works with noted provenance. Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers a comic masterpiece that catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass the lover Tupman the sportsman Winkle and above all by that quintessentially English Quixote Mr Pickwick and his cockney Sancho Panza Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election via the Fleet debtors prison characters and incidents sprang to life from Dickenss pen to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour and literary invention. Curtis Guild unknown
1876313201London: Chapman and Hall 193 Piccadilly Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co 1876. Illustrated with plates after the originals by "Phiz" Hablot Knight Browne George Cruikshank Frederick Walker Edwin Landseer Daniel Maclise John Leech Marcus Stone George Cattermole and Luke Fildes. Printed by Virtue & Co. London. 30 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter green morocco t.e.g. by Stikeman & Co. for Charles Scribner's Books. Fine. Illustrated with plates after the originals by "Phiz" Hablot Knight Browne George Cruikshank Frederick Walker Edwin Landseer Daniel Maclise John Leech Marcus Stone George Cattermole and Luke Fildes. Printed by Virtue & Co. London. 30 vols. 8vo. "This the best edition of my books is of right inscribed to my dear friend John Forster biographer of Oliver Goldsmith in affectionate acknowledgment of his counsel sympathy and faithful friendship during my whole literary life" dedication leaf in Volume I of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co unknown
98237London Chapman and Hall 1874–76. 8° je 1 Fronti. ca. 500 S. zahlreiche. Abb. Privat-HLdr. goldgeprägt. Rückentitel Rundummarmorschnitt Deckel etwas berieben innen sauber- seh schönes Exemplar. Text: engl."Die Bibliotheksausgabe entstand vor allem auf Anregung von Forster der feststellte dass Dickens' Werke zwar in Bänden in der Cheap Edition und in Nachdrucken der Serienteile erhältlich waren es aber keine hochwertige Ausgabe gab die den Wohlhabenden gefallen würde. Dickens kam schließlich auf die Idee dass eine elegante Ausgabe das Ansehen seiner Werke erhöhen könnte. Eine Schwierigkeit bestand darin dass die Rechte an den Werken zwischen Chapman and Hall und Bradbury and Evans aufgeteilt waren. Folglich enthielten die Bände die Aufdrucke beider Verlage. Mit einer Widmung an Forster erschien die Library Edition 1858/9 in 22 Bänden zu 7s 6d pro Band. Zu den Titeln gehörten Pickwick Nickleby Chuzzlewit Old Curiosity Shop Reprinted Pieces Barnaby Rudge Hard Times Sketches by Boz Oliver Twist Dombey Copperfield Pictures from Italy Bleak House Little Dorrit und Christmas Books. Die einzigen Illustrationen waren die Frontispizbilder. Zwischen 1861 und 1874 wurde diese Ausgabe in 30 Bänden neu aufgelegt wobei Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations Our Mutual Friend The Uncommercial Traveller A Child's History of England Christmas Stories und Drood hinzugefügt wurden. Die Neuauflage enthielt die Titelbilder sowie zusätzliche Illustrationen von Künstlern wie Marcus Stone John Leech und Clarkson Stanfield und wurde als Illustrierte Bibliotheksausgabe bekannt. Chapman and Hall erkannten das anhaltende Verkaufspotenzial von Dickens' Werken und veröffentlichten 1873 einen Prospekt für die zweite illustrierte Bibliotheksausgabe die wie sie behaupteten alle Werke enthielt die der Schriftsteller erhalten wollte. Diese erste gut gedruckte Ausgabe mit speziell gegossenen Lettern und besserem Papier als bei den vorherigen Ausgaben wurde zwischen 1873 und 1876 in 30 Bänden veröffentlicht und zu einem für die damalige Zeit hohen Preis von 15 Pfund verkauft" Oxford Companion to Dickens. 010 London, Chapman and Hall , 1874–76 unknown
1915032355London: William Heinemann 1915 4to. original decorated full vellum gilt teg rest uncut some toning and spotting lacks silk ties tiny chip at headcap else clean & bright throughout; pp. xvi last blank 148 last colophon with frontispiece and 11 other colour tipped-in plates tissue-guarded black and white drawings in text. No. 369 of a limited edition of 525 copies signed by the artist. 'Arthur Rackham'. A very good copy. Signed by Artist. First Deluxe. Hard Cover. VG. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. William Heinemann hardcover
1846133191846. a remarkably fine set Wholesale Retail and for Exportation. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne beginning with the 6th part: With Illustrations engraved on Wood by J. W. Orr from designs by H. K. Browne. New York: Wiley and Putnam beginning with the 18th part: John Wiley 1846-1848. Twenty monthly parts in nineteen in the original brownish-grey wrappers printed in black.<br/><br/> First American Edition in the original parts. The English parts ran from October 1846 through April 1848 and each Wiley & Putnam part was issued immediately after its English counterpart. As Wilkins observes "At the bottom of the first page of each number was printed 'The Illustrations for this Number will be given with the Next' the text probably being set in type as soon as the English number was received and printed at once without waiting for the engraving of the plates for that number so that the plates were always one number behind the text. The Phiz plates were redrawn and engraved on wood by J. W. Orr and it is remarkable how closely the spirit of the original etchings was reproduced in wood engravings." The Wiley & Putnam parts contain a total of 36 plates two in each part except for the first; not included were the four plates that accompanied the English 19/20th part because of the one-month lag in reproducing the engravings . Part I includes a title page and the final part includes the other preliminaries necessary to facilitate the binding of the parts into two volumes 38 plates are listed in these preliminary leaves: the final two were later available upon application to the publisher. Two other American publishers also issued DOMBEY in parts. Bradbury & Guild of Boston issued a very similar set of parts likewise with 36 plates running a month behind in wrappers that were exact facsimiles of the English ones. Priority between this issue and the Wiley & Putnam one is unknown as it probably was measured in hours not days. Lea & Blanchard of Philadelphia also issued parts but not as quickly: they waited for plates to be engraved so that all 40 could be included they advertised it as "the only edition which presents the plates accompanying the text to which they refer." This is A REMARKABLY FINE SET. Most of the parts are virtually flawless other than trifling wear at the very tips of the spine; Part I has a chip in its rear wrapper and Parts XV and XVII have minor wear at the spine but overall the condition of this set is amazing. The rarity of American Dickens in parts can hardly be over-emphasized; it is no exaggeration that one encounters hundreds of English sets in parts for every single American set of parts. Housed in a morocco-backed slipcase bearing the wrong date and inner chemise. Podeschi Yale A104; Wilkins p. 25. unknown books
18503315London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. First edition. Near Fine. H.K. Browne. Bound by Bayntun in full red polished calf Dickens' portrait stamped in gilt on the front board blue and green morocco spine labels all edges gilt marbled end papers. Tipped in to the first blank is an envelope signed by Charles Dickens. Internal contents are in excellent condition clean and bright. Slight wear to the outer joint of the front board still holding well. A lovely copy of one of Dickens' best and his most autobiographical novel. <br/><br/>"David Copperfield has always been among Dickens' most popular novels and was his own 'favorite child.' The work is semi-autobiographical and although the title character differed from his creator in many ways Dickens used him to relate early personal experiences that had meant much to him -- his work in a factory his schooling and his emergence from parliamentary reporting into successful novel writing" Britannica. Like many of Dickens' novels David Copperfield uses an individual tracing his widening system of relationships as he moves through life to explore the interconnectedness of humans the way race gender and class can affect their paths and the degree to which we have free-will. Near Fine. Bradbury & Evans unknown books
183734951N Y: Richard Bentley. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1837-54. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 6" x 9"; This is a run of the first 33 volumes of this important 19th-century literary journal plus volume 35. Here many works by famous authors such as Oliver Twist which sold at auction for $3625- for a Bentley's copy Joseph Grimaldi and others appear in print for the first time. Poe's Duc Dd L'Omelette appears as a first appearance but Fall of the House of Usher is not however a first appearance and indeed may be a pirated edition. Bentley's Miscellany was an English literary magazine started by Richard Bentley. It was published between 1836 and 1868. Already a successful publisher of novels Bentley began the journal in 1836 and invited Charles Dickens to be its first editor. Dickens serialized his second novel "Oliver Twist" but soon fell out with Bentley over editorial control calling him a "Burlington Street Brigand". He quit as editor in 1839 and William Harrison Ainsworth took over. Ainsworth would also only stay in the job for three years but bought the magazine from Bentley a decade later. In 1868 Ainsworth sold the magazine back to Bentley who merged it with the Temple Bar Magazine. Aside from the works of Dickens and Ainsworth other significant authors published in the magazine included: Wilkie Collins Catharine Sedgwick Richard Brinsley Peake Thomas Moore Thomas Love Peacock William Mudford Mrs Henry Wood Charles Robert Forrester sometimes under the pseudonym Hal Willis Frances Minto Elliot Isabella Frances Romer The Ingoldsby Legends and some of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. It was also the first place to publish cartoons by John Leech who became a prominent Punch cartoonist. Editors: Albert Richard Smith - Albert Richard Smith was an English author entertainer and mountaineer. Charles Dickens - Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime and he remains popular having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic novels and characters. Many of his writings were originally published serially in monthly installments or parts a format of publication which Dickens himself helped popularize at that time. Unlike other authors who completed entire novels before serialization Dickens often created the episodes as they were being serialized. The practice lent his stories a particular rhythm punctuated by cliffhangers to keep the public looking forward to the next installment. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print. Dickens' work has been highly praised for its realism comedy mastery of prose unique personalities and concern for social reform by writers such as Leo Tolstoy George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton; though others such as Henry James and Virginia Woolf have criticised it for sentimentality and implausibility. William Harrison Ainsworth - William Harrison Ainsworth was an English historical novelist born in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers at that time manager of the King's Theatre Haymarket. Ebers introduced Ainsworth to literary and dramatic circles and to his daughter who became Ainsworth's wife. Ainsworth briefly tried the publishing business but soon gave it up and devoted himself to journalism and literature. His first success as a writer came with "Rookwood" in 1834 which features Dick Turpin as its leading character. A stream of 39 novels followed the last of which appeared in 1881. Ainsworth died in Reigate on 3 January 1882. An approximately 100 pound treasure trove of famous authors and artists. INCLUDES Dickens Charles. Oliver Twist; or the Parish Boy's Progress by Boz With Other Tales and Sketches from Bentley's Miscellany and the Library of Fiction. Philadelphia: Carey Lea and Blanchard 1837.1st appearance of of Oliver Twist in America . Richard Bentley hardcover
18382091202133206332--Richard Bentley 1838. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 books in total --Richard Bentley paperback
