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1905925Y27DLondon: Chapman and Hall 1905-1906. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". George Cruikshank; Phiz; . The complete Biographical Edition of this Charles Dickens collection profusely illustrated and bound in attractive signed half calf by Bayntun. The Biographical Edition. Complete in nineteen volumes. An attractive and bright set of works from one of the most prominent novelists of the Victorian era Charles Dickens. With each volume accompanied by biographical introductions. Uniformly bound in very smart half calf signed by Bayntun with marbled endpapers.Each volume is profusely illustrated throughout including work from artists such as George Cruikshank and Hablot Knight Browne Phiz both of whom became well known for their illustrations in Dickens' works. With a frontispiece vignette title page and an array of plates and in-text illustrations throughout. As well as famous novels such as 'Oliver Twist' and 'Great Expectations' this set features some of Dickens' non-fiction works such as his travelogue describing his journey through Italy and its famous sights 'Pictures from Italy' and 'American Notes' a critical portrait of the young American nation as observed by Dickens during his travels through the U.S.The entirety of the set comprises the following:Vol. I: Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People Vol. II: The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club Vol. III: The Adventures of Oliver TwistVol. IV: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Vol. V: The Old Curiosity Shop Vol. VI: Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty Vol. VII: The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit Vol. VIII: American Notes: Pictures from Italy and a Child's History of England Vol. IX: Christmas Books and Hard Times Vol. X: Dombey and Son Vol. XI: The Personal History of David Copperfield Vol. XII: Bleak House Vol. XIII: Little Dorrit Vol. XIV: Christmas Stories from "Household Words" and "All the Year Round" and Other StoriesVol. XV: A Tale of Two Cities Vol. XVI: Great Expectations and The Uncommercial Traveller Vol. XVII: Our Mutual FriendVol. XVIII: Edwin Drood and Reprinted Pieces Vol. XIX: Collected Papers Uniformly bound in signed half calf by Bayntun. Externally very smart with fading and a few small marks to the spines. The odd light mark to the boards and minor shelf wear. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed Chapman and Hall hardcover
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, First Issue, with 2 engraved frontispieces (one a portrait; original tissue guards present) and 11 engraved plates (all original tissue guards present), some occasional, light and wholly inoffensive age-staining; handsomely bound in contemporary full light tan calf, sides with triple frame border enclosing at four corners a floral spray, back with five raised bands, second and third compartments with red and green leather labels framed and lettered in gilt, all other compartments elaborately tooled in gilt, gilt tops, marbled endpapers, uncut, very neatly rebacked with old backstrips laid down, a fresh, crisp and most attractive copy. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF LORD ROSEBERY AND BEARS HIS RED 'DURDANS' BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWNS. ALSO PRESENT ARE CHARLES DICKENS CENTENARY TESTIMONIAL BOOKPLATES ON FRONT PASTE-DOWNS. With half-titles, misprint '128' for '182' (Embellishments, vol. I; plate 5), last plate without grotesque border, and undated 36pp publisher's catalogue bound in at end. Archibald Primrose (1847-1929), 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl of Midlothian, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1894-5. AN OUTSTANDING AND MOST DESIRABLE COPY, COMPLETE IN EVERY RESPECT AND WITH NOTABLE PROVENANCE. Eckel, p.152.
186524367London: Chapman & Hall 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Orig./blue/green pictorial wrappers. Near fine in green chemises in matching three quarter green cloth and brown morocco drop down case. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. In original blue/green wrappers. All latter correct with all ads called for by Hatton & Cleaver present save for the rare "The Economic Life Assurance Society" following plates in Pt. 14. First issue of wrappers without the imprint at foot of front wrapper of Pt.1 in advertiser of Pt.10. Hatton and Cleaver note "In a few copies seen p13 misprinted "31." Our copy has this misprint. Plates clean and good to fine text wrappers bright without repair. Pt.15 text unopened. Practically all spines expertly and invisibly repaired. This title has more of the Advertiser ads than any other works by Dickens having 320 pages and 89 inserts and slips in the rear of the parts. Truly in excellent shape and a pedigree from the Hatton & Cleaver collection. Armorial bookplate on chemise interior of Charles L. and Sandy Parkhurst. Dropdown case by Morrell London. Chapman & Hall hardcover
185382586Bradbury & Evans | London 1853 | 13.50 x 21.50 cm | relié
1910846M24London: Chapman & Hall 1910-1911. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Phiz; Fred Walker; George Cruickshank; George Cattermole; Marcus Stone; et al. A centenary edition of the works of Charles Dickens in a smart thirty-six volume set with numerous illustrations. The centenary edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding.A stamp depicting Charles Dickens is adhered to the front paste down of Pickwick Papers: Volume I and loosely inserted to this volume is a signed letter from 1929 presenting this collection to an employee of The Scottish Widows' Fund & Life Assurance Society. This centenary edition of the works of Charles Dickens. The majority contain various prefaces from the first and other editions. The contents of the majority of these works are from the revised editions of 1867 and 1868 and are illustrated with frontispieces a title page vignette to each Volume I and 37 plates reproductions of the original illustrations by Phiz and other well-known artists unless otherwise stated below.Included in this collection of works are: Dombey and Son; Martin Chuzzlewit; David Copperfield; Bleak House; Little Dorrit; Nicholas Nickelby 40 plates; A Tale of Two Cities 16 plates; Miscellaneous Papers 19 plates; Great Expectations 8 plates; Edwin Drood and Master Humphrey's Clock 34 illustrations; Oliver Twist 24 plates; Pickwick Papers 43 plates; Hard Times 4 plates; The Uncommercial Traveller 8 plates; Sketches by Boz 56 plates; American Notes and Pictures from Italy 8 plates; The Old Curiosity Shop 75 illustrations; Barnaby Rudge 76 illustrations; Our Mutual Friend 40 illustrations and A Child's History of England 8 plates.Also included are:Christmas Stories with 15 plates from the works "Household Words" and "All the Year Round" with the additional five stories: A Christmas Tree The Poor Relation's Story The Child's Story The Schoolboy's Story and Nobody's Story.Christmas Books containing A Christmas Carol The Chimes The Cricket on the Hearth The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. Illustrated with a frontispiece and an engraved title page to each story and 65 illustrations.Reprinted Pieces including The Lamplighter To be Read at Dusk and Sunday under Three Heads. Illustrated with 8 plates.A book of Illustrations from Dickens's Works containing 81 plates.All collated and complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart though many have faint marks to the spine. Fading to the rear board of Dombey and Son: Vol I. Marks to the rear board of Martin Chuzzlewit: Vol I and front board of Hard Times. Front hinges are starting to Martin Chuzzlewit: Vol I Our Mutual Friend: Vol I and David Copperfield: Vol II but holding firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Chapman & Hall hardcover
184824330<p>London: Bradbury and Evans 1848. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green pictorial wrappers. Near fine in green/blue chemises in matching Fine cloth slipcases. Hablot .K. Browne. 22 x 14 cm. 20 parts in 19 illustrated with forty plates by Hablot K. Browne Phiz. Perhaps most notable the illustrations usually darkened and foxed are generally clean the text as well. 12 line errata slip in part 5 the "Dombey & Son Advertiser" in all parts and other inserted advertisements. First issue of part 14. with "if" omitted from line 9. page 26 but page 431 numbered. The other misprint noted by Hatton & Cleaver are present: part 11 page 324 "Capitan" for "Captain." ECKEL. pp. 74-76. "Under his contract with Bradbury & Evans his profits were 75 per cent so this netted him for the first six months 2200 pounds.financial worriment ceased." Dickens approached this work with more careful planning than his earlier novels. Some critics place it as the first of the later novels. HATTON & CLEAVER. pp.223-250. YALE/GIMBEL. A102. Bookplates in chemises overall bright and very fresh set.</p> Bradbury and Evans hardcover
183949367London: Chapman & Hall 1839. First Edition. Hardcover - as published. First Edition; First Printing. Good Frontis & 39 plates Illus. by Phiz. Three quarter brown leather marbled boards black label w/ gilt letters which is chipped & missing the AS from Nicholas. Eight gilt bands on the spine 624pp. General rubbing and wear the head of the spine is chipped and worn. The hinges have been repaired with cloth tape. The rear hinge is weak. Gray end-papers are not original to the binding which remains tight. Moderate foxing throughout. No additional dates. Has the following first state points of issue - "vister" for "sister" on page 123 line 17. "Flys" for "Flies" on page 245 line 10. "visiters" instead of "visitors." page 272 line 2. "incontestible" should have been "incontestable" on page 297 line 22. and finally an uncorrected "suprise" instead of "surprise" on page 856 line 24. Page 323 has a one-and-a-half inch tear. The last illus. and the rear end-papers are more heavily foxed than the rest. Frontispiece reads; Chapman and Hall 186 Strand. MDCCCXXXIX First published in one volume on Oct. 23rd 1839 before the publishers moved to Piccadilly. The first four plates bear the publisher's imprint on the bottom of the page. . Chapman & Hall hardcover
184603029The Adventures of Oliver Twist; or The Parish Boy's Progress Bradbury & Evans 1846 first revised and first one volume English edition a fine rebound copy in a full leather Riviere binding with raised spine consisting of 6 compartments 2 text and 4 decorative all in gold-gilt double ruled gold-gilt along the margins of both front and rear covers edges of boards finely decorated marbled-end-papers and gold-gilt page edges all around. Furthermore this copy exhibits hardly and foxing and the twenty-four illustrations on steel by George Cruikshank are all quite nice. A most handsome and desirable copy. Bradbury & Evans hardcover
183983139London: Chapman and Hall 1839. Fine. Chapman and Hall London 1839 14 x 21.50 cm relié Rare first edition illustrated with 40 plates by Phiz H. K. Browne including a frontispiece portrait of Dickens with his signature. The printing contains all the errors of the first issue except the first point: P. 123 ""sister"" corrected to ""visiter"". P. 245 l. 10 ""flys"" for ""flies"" uncorrected. ""Visiters"" instead of ""Visitors"" p. 272. l.2. ; P. 297. l.22 ""incontestible"" instead of ""Inconstable"" ; P. 586. l. 24 ""suprise"" for ""surprise"". All illustrated editions of Dickens were the result of close collaboration between the author and the illustrator. Contemporary English half black glazed calf binding with corners. Spine with false raised bands decorated with cold grotesque ornaments and long tools on the false bands. Burgundy calf title label. Traces of rubbing to headcaps joints bands and corners as well as on the boards. Text paper clean and fresh the engravings showing browning in frame within the margins. Plate 13 p.196 clumsily cut at right margin. Good copy. The author's third great novel and a typically Dickensian work with its humor multiple characters deus ex machina and social and societal satire. The latest film adaptation dates from 2002 and the work had a theatrical adaptation by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980 in an 8-hour version. Chapman and Hall hardcover
184034502London: Chapman and Hall 1840 1841. 3 volumes bound in one. First Edition in book form of the the three volumes of the work. With 198 drawings by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. Royal thick 8vo bound in handsome period three-quarter black polished calf over marbled paper covered boards the backing and corner-pieces tooled in gilt the spine with gilt filleted double bands with gilt stippled chain trim diced in blind one compartment with gilt lettering. iv 306; 306; 426 pp. A pleasing and handsome copy the binding strong and in good order with a bit of normal wear at the extremities very well preserved inside and out A PLEASING AND HANDSOME COPY OF MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK which was initiated as an experiment on Dickens’ part. Originally he intended the work to be a miscellany which would contain a continuous narrative linked by reminisces of the narrator Master Humphrey. He outlined his goals in a preliminary letter to Chapman and Hall: “To introduce a little club or knot of characters and to carry their personal histories and proceedings through the work; to introduce fresh characters constantly; to reintroduce Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller; xxx to write amusing essays on the various foibles of the day as they arise; to take advantage of passing events; and to vary the form of the papers by throwing them into sketches letters from imaginary correspondents and so forth so as to diversify the contents as much as possible.†Dickens would use ideas from the outline of this form in several succeeding books. <br> As the originally-conceived miscellany MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK failed to gain a substantial readership so the project was quickly abandoned the story transformed into a serial and the character of Master Humphrey himself abandoned as a narrator in the midst of THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. According to Eckel the work was published in four distinct forms over the course of its creation: in 88 weekly parts 30 monthly parts a three-volume edition and in separately bound volumes of the two stories "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Barnaby Rudge." <br> "In the latter form" he states "all the extraneous 'Clock' matter had been expunged but was retained in the other forms of publication." The three volume issues have become scarce indeed and especially so in such a pleasing and honest state of preservation. Chapman and Hall hardcover
1839ST16660aPhiladelphia: Lea & Blanchard; New York: Harper & Brothers 1839-42. Various Editions as described below. 16 pp. ads 2 leaves 13-212 pp. 8 leaves inserted ads; viii 13-403 1 pp.; 92 pp. 2 leaves ads. Three separately published works. <br/> Oliver Twist in publisher's purple-brown cloth smooth spine with gilt title and depiction of Oliver; "Nicholas Nickleby" in original tan paper boards backed with dark brown buckram smooth spine with paper label; "American Notes" in original brown paper wrappers printed in black in modern green buckram chemise and slipcase red morocco label. Oliver Twist with 24 plates by Cruikshank; "Nicholas Nickleby" with two plates by Phiz Hablot Knight Browne. Oliver Twist with the ex libris of W. Miller/ Dickensiana to the front pastedown additionally with the pencilled ownership inscription "J. B. Finlay Esq. Woodlea Saratoga Springs New York 1864" and an additional ink ownership inscription "Beekman Finlay" to the front flyleaf. "Nicholas Nickleby" with illegible early ink inscription to the front flyleaf. "American Notes" with the early ink ownership inscription of Marshall Whittemore and the pencilled inscription of M. A. Lebbette to the title. Oliver Twist: Wilkins p. 15; Podeschi A31. "Nicholas Nickelby": Podeschi A43; Wilkins p. 17. "American Notes": Podeschi A67; Wilkins p. 24. Bindings rather sunned; "Notes" with the wrappers a bit chipped and soiled "Notes" also rather foxed internally because of poor paper quality though the other two works generally quite clean scattered light stains plates with overall mild toning other trivial defects but all still perfectly acceptable in their solid unrestored original bindings.<br/> <br/> This is a pleasing group of three early American Dickens printings all in their original publisher's bindings and well preserved when considering the poor state of bookmaking in the United States at the time. Of "Oliver" one of the author's most famous works Day says "the novel's lasting achievement is the symbolic power of the dark underwolrd of the poor. The pitiful figure of Oliver holding out his little bowl and asking for more is an ineradicable symbol of all the needy children in the world pleading for sustenance. In such universalizing lies the magic of Dickens." The work first appeared in America in two volumes published by Lea & Blanchard previously Carey Lea and Blanchard in 1838-39. Our single volume edition followed shortly in 1839 initially in a state containing only two frontispiece etchings and shortly after with the full 24 as here. This copy which retains the original ads before and after the text is from the library of an important Dickens scholar: William Miller was a founding member of the Dickens Fellowship and helped create their journal "Dickensiana." He published a Dickens bibliography "The Dickens Student and Collector" in 1946 and had a large collection of Dickens' works and related ephemera particularly focusing on musical adaptations of Dickens' works. Our copy also belonged to John Beekman Finlay 1810-69 an early president of the First National Bank of Saratoga Springs and a justice of the peace. "Nicholas Nickleby" written during the same period as "Oliver" follows the eponymous character's attempts to get by and to protect his virtuous sister Kate from poverty suitors with evil motives and the pair's cartoonishly cruel uncle Ralph. Day writes that while the plot is "rather hopeless" in this novel "Dickens creates some of the most extraordinary scenes in English literature" with deliciously comic and highly theatrical juxtapositions of character and scene. Originally released in 20 parts by Lea & Blanchard from 1838-39 the present version is the first complete edition released in the United States. Apparently two concurrent states were released one with all 39 of the Phiz illustrations and the second as in our copy with two frontispiece illustrations only. The third work here is probably the most unfavorably received of all of Dickens' books particularly in the States. "Notes" reflects the hearty dislike the author developed for America during his tour there in the winter and spring of 1842. He was disgusted with the Americans' rough-hewn lack of sophistication and especially with the toleration of slavery and the book clearly shows his antipathy. Ours was one of three editions released in November of 1842; there is some disagreement about which of these is truly the first American edition but they all were issued within a few days of each other. Lea & Blanchard; New York: Harper & Brothers unknown
1858031475UK 1858. First Edition . Paper. Very Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. An Original Handwritten and Signed Paper Slip from Writer Charles Dickens Whilst Staying in Ireland at a Dublin Hotel in 1858. This would have been during one of his book tours/reading. Charles John Huffam Dickens 1812 - 1870 was an English novelist journalist short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today. Size is 155mm x 110mm. In good condition. Ref 19351 <br/> <br/> unknown
1896AQ33653London: Published for the Proprietors by J. Smith 1896. 122 2 123-308pp 10pp. With 20 engraved maps and plans in the text and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary brown. morocco lettered in gilt to spine A.E.G. marbled endpapers. Original publisher's upper wrapper bound in. A trifle rubbed and dulled. Bookplate of Guild of Women-Binders member Mary Simpson Sorley to FEP inked inscription to front blank fly-leaf: 'To Marjorie Purdy in memory of Mary Simpson Sorley. June 1947' stamp-signed monogram of Guild of Women-Binders member Florence de Rheims to rear turn-in. 'The objects aimed at in this book which follows naturally on the original Dictionary of London have been to give practical information to oarsmen anglers yachtsmen and others directly interested in the river; to serve as a guide to the numerous strangers who annually visit the principal places on its banks; to furnish a book of reference for residents; as well as to provide in a concise form a useful handbook for those connected with the port of London and its trade.' The final edition of a singular guide to the Thames and environs compiled by Charles Culliford Boz Dickens 1837-1896 eldest son of the novelist first published in 1879. The Guild of Women-Binders was established by bookseller and antiquary Frank Karslake 1864-1917 in 1898 to promote the work of female artisans. In addition to selling the work of established binders such as Florence de Rheims the society provided training opportunities. The Guild - which Tidcombe highlights was nothing of the sort but merely a business opportunity operating for Karlake's profit Tidcomde Women Bookbinders 1880-1920 - ceased activities in 1904. . 8vo. Published for the Proprietors by J. Smith unknown
1860162424London: St Luke's Hospital 1860. The Suzannet copy First edition first issue the superlative Suzannet copy with his bookplate to chemise and sold in his 1971 sale lot 123. The Dickens collection of Comte Alain de Suzannet 1882-1950 ranks as one of if not the finest Dickens libraries ever assembled. His books are renowned for their quality and much sought after. The sketch was first published in Household Words 17 January 1852 and is here published as a pamphlet by the management of St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics as a means of soliciting donations. The first issue is distinguished by a period after "tree" on the front wrapper and the final text paragraph being in regular type; for the second issue the period was replaced by a comma and the final paragraph was printed in bold. It has long been a desirable element of any comprehensive Dickens collection though is very elusive in collectable condition and few surviving copies can be as fine as this copy. Octavo 20 pp. Original pale purple wrappers printed in black. Housed in red cloth chemise within red half morocco box. Central crease else a fine copy. Eckel p. 188; Gimbel B216. hardcover
184661154complete set of 20 numbered parts in 19 as issued continue pagination of pages 1-624 plus the 'Dombey & Son Advertiser' in each part 40 plates through the 20 parts 2 in each part plus slip in adverts throughout including The Music Book and Rowland Bradshaw coloured ads in parts 1 & 2 small Punch add in parts 2 & 3 Richard's Daily Rememberance advert 4 with red text in part 3 small Man in the Moon advert in part 4 Cheap Editions of the works of Charles Dickens 4 in parts 6 & 7 Dankin and Company advert 2 with blue text in part 9 Maps Guides and Charts small advert in part 10 advert for Lett's Diary's in part 15 with 12 of 18 parts 2 small catalogues in part 17 etc. Parts 19 & 20 contain the title page and prelims at the rear xvi which would be used if binding all the parts together Published by Bradbury & Evans paperback
1840160206London: Chapman and Hall 1840-41. The pinnacle of Dickensian Gothic" - Ray First edition in book form in the original cloth. Ray notes that Phiz H. K. Browne "is in excellent form" and that George Cattermole's "wonderful clutter of antiquarian or architectural detail is well suited to Dickens's chosen subjects". Master Humphrey's Clock was a publishing experiment on Dickens's part unique in his canon of issuing two novels together: The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. The publication was issued in three forms in weekly parts monthly parts and the present book form copies in cloth upon completion. 3 vols tall octavo. With 3 wood-engraved frontispieces and prolific wood-engraved illustrations in the text the majority by Hablot Knight Browne Phiz with contributions by George Cattermole Samuel Williams and Daniel Maclise. Original purplish vertical-ribbed cloth spines lettered and decorated in gilt covers elaborately blind-stamped front covers with gilt clock motif yellow coated endpapers edges speckled red. Housed in custom quarter morocco slipcase with chemises by James Macdonald Co. of New York. Bookplate of Richard Manney his sale Sotheby's New York 11 October 1991 lot 84. Light sunning to spines slight edgewear and rubbing rear outer hinge of vol. II repaired at foot contents with light finger-soiling and a few page corners creased; a very good copy. Eckel p. 67 ff; Ray The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914 60; Smith I 6. hardcover
1841166964Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1841. Master Humphrey in America First US edition in book form of both works. Both were first published together in Britain as Master Humphrey's Clock. They have been gathered here by a collector in the same spirit the custom-made box reading "Master Humphrey's Clock: 1st US edition". Master Humphrey's Clock was first published in Britain in both weekly and monthly parts from April 1840 to December 1841. In the US Lea & Blanchard also published it in monthly parts under the same title. The Old Curiosity Shop half of the duo was issued from April 1840 to March 1841 and on its completion they published it in the present format a separate book form volume on 9 March 1841. This copy is from the collection of the bibliographer Walter Smith and is illustrated in his bibliography pp. 156-160. Smith identifies numerous variants of the edition and describes the features of this copy specifically calling it a "further variation" on p. 163 without priority of issue. Barnaby Rudge was issued from March to December 1841. On completion it was published in the present separate book-form volume on 20 December 1841 with the title post-dated 1842. It was published simultaneously in cloth and in boards. Two works octavo. Illustrated throughout. Original cloth spines lettered with vignette in gilt. Housed together in brown cloth box. Recent bookplate of collector Peter Russell mounted to inside cover of box; contemporary bookplate of Frederick William Barry to front pastedown of Barnaby Rudge. Very minor sunning and rubbing to cloth contents a little spotted. Very good copies. Walter Smith First American Editions pp. 159-164 & 184-6. hardcover
1840166950London: Chapman and Hall 1840. From the library of a famous Dickens bibliographer First edition the copy of the bibliographer Walter Smith photographed and described in his bibliography of Dickens and inscribed on the front free endpaper in pencil "purchased from Harry Levinson Walter E. Smith". The book is "a collection of eleven sketches plus an 'urgent remonstrance' and a conclusion archly ridiculing contemporary types in response to the announcement by Queen Victoria of her intention to marry Prince Albert. the sketches were not collected in any edition of Dickens's works during his lifetime" Schlicke p. 546. It was the final in a series of sketches - Sketches of Young Ladies was published by Edward Caswell in 1837 which Dickens followed with Sketches of Young Gentlemen in 1838. Octavo. With 6 steel engravings by Hablot Knight Browne Phiz. Original green boards printed in black plainly rebacked to style. Elaborate black quarter morocco box with floral cloth sides and interior. Recent bookplate of collector Peter Russell mounted to inside cover of box. Slight superficial cracking to joints plates a little foxed. A very good copy. Eckel p. 106; Smith II 2. Paul Schlicke ed. The Oxford Companion to Charles Dickens 2011. hardcover
1843176410London: Chapman and Hall 1843-4. Immeasurably the best of my stories First edition from the parts in a striking art nouveau style binding by William Worsfold 1856-1929 who established his premises at Frith Street in Soho around the year 1889 and remained there for over three decades. Dickens was proud of Chuzzlewit: in a November 1843 letter he described it as "a hundred points immeasurably the best of my stories" Hartley p. 126. It was first published in monthly parts between January 1843 and July 1844 and is the last of Dickens's picaresque novels. Ackroyd Dickens's biographer believes it marked "a great change in Dickens's conception of moral characteristics. For the first time Dickens begins to explore the contradictions and difficulties of the contemporary human world; these are no longer figures defined by a single characteristic or animated by the wilful principle of a 'humour' but ones who are seen to change with the changing world to live and grow" Ackroyd p. 392. Octavo 209 x 130 mm. Engraved frontispiece and vignette title page £ sign transposed no priority 38 plates by H. K. Browne Phiz. Covers of original serials bound at the end. Twentieth-century brown morocco by Worsfold spine lettered in gilt and gilt-stamped with trefoils and Aldine leaves gilt frames with trefoil at corners to covers and turn-ins marbled endpapers top edge gilt other edges untrimmed original wrappers bound in at rear. Book label of "Blatner" possibly Adam Blatner psychiatrist and book collector 1937-2021 on front pastedown. Spine lightly sunned couple of scratches on rear cover offsetting from turn-ins to endpapers: a very good copy. Smith I7. Peter Ackroyd Dickens 1990; Jenny Hartley ed. The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens 2012. unknown
185051241London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. First edition early issue 8vo xvi 624 pp. Frontispiece engraved title and 38 plates some mostly marginal foxing to the plates. Original cloth rebacked retaining almost all of the original rather browned backstrip. Smith I 9 with all but two of the points listed correct. London: Bradbury & Evans unknown
25304London: Chapman and Hall. 1837. First edition early issue. First edition early issue. Contemporary full green morocco possibly a presentation or publisher's 'super deluxe' binding decorated in gilt to the upper and lower boards. Four wide gilt ruled raised bands gilt decorated compartments and titles in gilt to the spine. Gilt decorated board edges and inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Bound from the parts. Engraved frontispiece vignette title and 41 plates 43 in total as called for. First state of engraved title page Veller and the two suppressed plates by R. W. Buss present facing pages 69 and 74. All 7 Seymour plates are present as called for and the Phiz plates are in the earliest state page numbers without publisher's imprint. A very good copy indeed the binding square and firm with minor wear to the extremities small nick without loss to the upper left corner of the front board. Tiny retailer's label 'G. Simms Manchester' to the upper left corner of the front pastedown the ownership name of 'L. Garnett' in ink to the front endpaper and a pencilled name 'C. Garnett Esq' to the head of the title page. The plates are spotted and darkened at the edges to various degrees; the text pages with just the odd spot of foxing to the margins are otherwise clean throughout. An attractive entirely unsophisticated example of Dickens' first novel in the earliest state containing the suppressed Buss plates and six of the seven Hatton and Cleaver first issue points within the text that of p.25 noted as present in only one copy. First published in 19 monthly parts over 20 months between March 1836 and October 1837. Smith: Dickens in Original Cloth Vol. I 3; Hatton and Cleaver: A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. London: Chapman and Hall. 1837 hardcover
1880186058London: Chapman and Hall Ltd 1880. An attractive set Illustrated Library Edition later impressions comprising an attractive example of what Dickens called "the best edition of my works". Dickens's publishers launched the Library Edition of the author's works in 1858. It soon ran into problems and was "a commercial failure" Parrott p. 11. It then "gained a new lease of life" Parrott p. 12 as the Illustrated Library Edition launched in 1861. This became "an attractive and desirable set of books which achieved acceptance and popularity on both sides of the Atlantic" Parrott p. 19. The original volumes were published until 1874. A new edition with reset type and larger pages was announced in 1873 and published until 1876. It was "bound in bottle-green cloth lettered in gilt and decorated in black". This was "reprinted in this format several times down to the 1890s but only the first printing was dated" Parrott p. 105. 30 vols octavo. Illustrated plates throughout by among others George Cruikshank Hablot Knight Browne Phiz George Cattermole Marcus Stone Sir Edwin Landseer John Leech F. Walker Maclise Standfield Doyle and Tenniel. Original green cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt with decoration in black rear cover with decoration in blind. Extremities a little bumped in places occasional spotting and browning: a very good set. Cf. Parrot ILE1-ILE30; cf. Podeschi D72. hardcover
1915RACKHAMA025054Heinemann London. 1915. First edition. First issue with the frontispiece tipped onto green paper. Octavo. pp xii 147. Twelve colour plates with captioned tissue guards as well as other illustrations in black and white; pictorial endpapers printed in grey. Mauve pictorial cloth gilt.1923 prize inscription in Swedish on front free endpaper. Very good indeed in the dustwrapper which is split along the length of the front joint a bit darkened at the spine and has a shallow chip at head of spine. Heinemann, London. hardcover
188160566London: Chapman and Hall Limited 1881. Thirty volumes in 60 edition de luxe limited to 1000 copies this a slightly mixed set with first two volumes number 482 and the rest numbered 14; large 8vo; facsimiles of original wrappers vignette and engraved title pages illustrated by Cruikshank plates throughout four in the Christmas volumes hand colored; half burgundy morocco over marbled boards gilt decorated spine in six compartments gilt title in two; t.e.g.; spines and edges occasionally scuffed; upper free endpaper of vol. 1 loose five plates loose and a couple others starting; small dent to lower board of vol. 15 closed tear to top edge of about 20 pages of vol. 47 very good overall. Chapman and Hall Limited unknown
1842595246Boston: Henry Prentiss 1842. Softcover. Good. First edition thus. Lithograph by Thayer & Co. Folio. 6pp. Wrappers. Rear wrapper which serves as pages five and six is detached but present notched and worn along the spine from once being bound within an album light foxing and offsetting throughout a complete and good or better copy. For voice and piano. Plate number 225. Above the music it's stated that the words were "adapted to the favourite Scotch Air 'Gramachree.'" The front cover states "The friend and benefactor of poor 'Oliver' 'Nicholas' and sweet little 'Nelly'" underneath a portrait of Dickens. Another version of this song was published the same year by W.H. Oakes also in Boston. The dinner referenced in the title took place in Boston on February 1st 1842 Dickens gave a speech on international copyright law and other literary figures gave speeches as well including Washington Allston George Bancroft and Nathan Hale Jr. The writers Thomas Gill and William English published a 66 page report of the dinner in which many of the printed speeches were revised by the authors themselves. OCLC locates only six holdings of this Henry Prentiss edition and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. Henry Prentiss unknown
