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1840129551London: Chapman and Hall 1840. First edition in book form of this collection of short stories which originally appeared as a weekly periodical of the same name. Large octavo 3 volumes bound in three quarter morocco by W. Pratt with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands marbled endpapers top edge gilt illustrated with frontispieces and almost 200 in-text illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Browne “Phizâ€. In very good condition. From the library of William Waldorf Astor with his bookplates. Master Humphrey's Clock originally appeared in the form of a weekly periodical published between April of 1840 and December of 1841. Entirely written and edited by Dickens the magazine included both short stories and two novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Many of the short stories acted as frame stories to the novels and although Dickens' original artistic intent was to keep the short stories and the novels together he himself cancelled Master Humphrey's Clock before 1848 and described in a preface to The Old Curiosity Shop that he wished the story to not be tied down to the miscellany it began within. Most later anthologies published the short stories and the novels separately. Chapman and Hall were the first to publish them together in 1840 in three bound volumes under the title Master Humphrey's Clock which retains the full and correct ordering of texts as they originally appeared. Chapman and Hall unknown
184096034London: Chapman and Hall 1840. First edition of this collection of short stories which originally appeared as a weekly periodical of the same name. Large octavo 3 volumes bound into one in three quarters morocco by Riviere & Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spine raised gilt bands red morocco spine label double gilt ruled gilt turn ins all edges gilt marbled endpapers three engraved frontispieces illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. From the library of legendary aviator Steve Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities. Master Humphrey's Clock originally appeared in the form of a weekly periodical published between April of 1840 and December of 1841. Entirely written and edited by Dickens the magazine included both short stories and two novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Many of the short stories acted as frame stories to the novels and although Dickens' original artistic intent was to keep the short stories and the novels together he himself cancelled Master Humphrey's Clock before 1848 and described in a preface to The Old Curiosity Shop that he wished the story to not be tied down to the miscellany it began within. Most later anthologies published the short stories and the novels separately. However the short stories and the novels were published in 1840 in three bound volumes under the title Master Humphrey's Clock which retains the full and correct ordering of texts as they originally appeared. Chapman and Hall unknown
184027006London: Chapman and Hall 1840-41. First edition. Octavo three volumes contemporary half morocco gilt titles to the spine. Three frontispieces and numerous woodcut illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne and decorated initials in the text. In near fine condition. Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly serial that contained both short stories and two novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Some of the short stories act as frame stories to the novels so the ordering of publication is important. Although Dickens' original artistic intent was to keep the short stories and the novels together he himself cancelled Master Humphrey's Clock before 1848 and described in a preface to The Old Curiosity Shop that he wished the story to not be tied down to the miscellany it began within. Most later anthologies published the short stories and the novels separately. However the short stories and the novels were published in 1840 in three bound volumes under the title Master Humphrey's Clock which retains the full and correct ordering of texts as they originally appeared. Chapman and Hall unknown
1839132012London: Chapman and Hall 1839. First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands morocco spine labels lettered in gilt marbled endpapers top edge gilt with the steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens in the first state first four plates in later state without imprint page 123 with "sister" 2d state & page 160 with "letter" 2d state. Smith I:5; Eckel p. 64. In near fine condition. The plot the characters the dialogue everything about Nicholas Nickleby "has the feel of theatre; it is as if Dickens saw human life conducted among lights of the stage making it somehow larger and brighter than the reality" Ackroyd 283. Chapman and Hall hardcover
185055623London: Bradbury & Evans 1850. Very good. First edition in book form of one of the classic coming-of-age tales an intimate literary self-portrait. DAVID COPPERFIELD demonstrates Charles Dickens's mastery of literary multitasking: autobiography and timely satire are deftly woven through the story of one man's personal tragedies and triumphs as he elevates his social status. Often ranked "as the finest of his writings" by Dickens lovers Eckel 77 COPPERFIELD's initial sales were comparably low contributing to the title's relative scarcity. First published serially like most of Dickens's novels this is the scarce first book appearance. Possibly a made-up copy with some unevenness to the gatherings and all but one point correct for a first issue "screamed" for "screwed" on p. 132 which Smith says is only found "in early copies". A handsome copy. Octavo 8.5'' x 5.25''. 20th-century half blue calf marbled paper boards raised bands gilt- and blind-stamped spine brown spine label. Marbled edges and endpapers. Illustrated by Phiz with engraved frontispiece pictorial title page and 38 full-page plates 40 total. xvi 624 pages. Ink gift inscription dated 1904 to early blank; prior owner letter and envelope dated 1883 laid in. Touch of sunning to spine soil to top edge. Plates foxed with infrequent lighter foxing to text. Firm and bright. Bradbury & Evans unknown
18406316<p>Chapman & Hall 1840-1841. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. VGC.Chapman and Hall.Three volumes.Vol I MDCCCXL1840 Vol II & Vol III MDCCCXLI1841.First impression of the first edition of the original parts of Charles Dickens's famous work 'Master Humphrey's Clock.Master Humphrey's Clock The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge.The highly rare 'Time' plate present to Volume II in place of the title page and vignette. Large format hardbacks bound in buckram over cloth boardswith gilt edges to the spinesa couple of small nicks and dent on the edges of the covers and spines in VGC no Dj cover as issued.Illustrated with b/w plates.Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot BrownePhiz.Nice and clean pages but tainted on the outer edgessome foxing markscreasesnicks and ink marks on the edges of the pagessmall tear on the edge of page 241 in vol IIprevious owner's name and date written inside the front endpapers for all 3 volumessmall bookshop sticker inside the edge of the front coversname written on the edges of the title page in vol I & III.The 3 volume set is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear.1038pp including Preface.A collectable and scarce three volume set.Heavy booksapprox 2.8 Kg.Photos available on request.</p> Chapman & Hall hardcover
193134084London: by George W. Jones for the Limited Editions Club 1931. First Edition of the Rackham illustrated printing LIMITED EDITION one of only 1500 numbered copies AND SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM. With numerous illustrations both full page and within the text and other decorations in black and white by Arthur Rackham Rackham decorated titlepage printed in black and gold. 4to publisher's original tan polished linen gilt lettered on the spine and with a Rackham designed pictorial decoration in black and gilt on the upper cover pictorial endpapers printed in gold in the publisher's original pictorially decorated slipcase printed in red and gold on tan paper. xxxv 130 pp. A very fine copy the book is near pristine fresh and bright as can be. The original slipcase near fine with a little toning and faint spot a little rubbing to the paper at the corners and edges but still strong solid and very attractive. FIRST EDITION AND LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR ARTHUR RACKHAM. This was Dickens’ second installment in the “Christmas Books†series and his labors in creating THE CHIMES were “very arduous†in order to make it a worthy successor to A CHRISTMAS CAROL. It is also the second Christmas installment to receive Rackham's masterly touch. Rackham has very graceful adapted his 20th century style to wonderfully compliment that of the 1845 original.<br> A very fine copy of a delightfully illustrated book. by George W. Jones for the Limited Editions Club unknown
184459583London: Chapman & Hall 1844. First Edition second state. 8vo pp. 622.This lacks the errata slip.This is the second issue with the corrected L100 appearing on the signpost in the first issue it is erronously printed as 100L. Bound in full tan calf by Root and company with five raised bands and labels in black and red gilt dentelles all edges gilt a little rubbing at the extremities but a very good clean copy. This is the first book edition after its original appearance in monthly parts. Eckel A72. from Wikipedia: " considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised between 1842 and 1844. While he was writing it Dickens told a friend that he thought it was his best work but it was one of his least popular novels Chapman & Hall unknown books
183918051101London: Chapman and Hall 1839. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Browne Hablot K. 'Phiz"; Meadows Kenney. First printing mixed state octavo size 707 pp. This was writer Charles Dickens' 1812-1870 third novel widely anticipated and loved. He is often considered the greatest of the Victorian era novelists blending drama and comedy into compelling stories. In this novel Dickens explores the social issues that his works are known for such as harsh boarding schools the privilege of royal title and wealth social customs of the day and the plight of the working class. The plot focuses on the hardships courageously navigated by young Nicholas Nickleby after his father passes away. <br/><br/>The extra illustrations provided were drawn by Joseph Kenny Meadows 1790 - 1874 best known for his drawings published in Punch magazine. He was a friend of Charles Dickens and several other writers of the period. These caricatures add a visual element to the characters depicted by Dickens n.b. above information from Wiki. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Half red morocco leather over marbled paper boards six compartments on spine five with gilt title and author in gilt to one compartment embossed decorative and gilt borders to front and rear boards all edges marbled frontis of a young Charles Dickens supplied thirty-nine plates by Hablot K. Browne "Phiz" and twenty-four plates of various characters in the novel by Kenny Meadows the extra plates. This is a mixed state in that two of the first four plates have the Chapman and Hall imprint further the correction on p.123 has been made but "latter" for "letter" still appears on p.160 line 43. Octavo size 8 1/2" by 5 1/2 " iii-vii viii-xvi 1 2-624. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Overall very good internally this volume is quite clean the text block is square the hinges are sound and the gilt on the spine is bright. Rubbing to front and rear joints corners rubbed rubbing and slight loss to marbled papers on front and rear board both front and rear hinge have been professionally repaired prior owner bookplate with inscription of "To David from Dad" vintage bookseller stamp and prior owner notes in pencil to the front pastedown offsetting from turn-ins to front and rear endpapers 1/8" tear to margin of frontispiece not affecting the image lacking the half-title hence our pagination begins with romanet iii slight damage to the foredge of plate between pages 174 and 175 not affecting the image the images have slight toning and foxing which is common. Even with these few flaws a better than very good copy with extra illustrations by an artist whose work complements that of Phiz and adds interest to the story.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Podeschi A41 Eckel p. 64.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
185722758London: Bradbury and Evans 1857. First edition first issue with the points as called for including: the three line errata on page xiv "William" for "Frederick" on page 317 line 27 B2 instead of BB2 on pp. 371 lacking errata on page 467 and "Rigaud" for "Blandois" on pp. 469 470 472 and 473. With 40 engraved illustrations by H.K. Browne Phiz including the frontispiece and vignette title-page. 8vo handsomely bound in contemporary three-quarter dark plum-brown calf over textured cloth boards the spine with gilt tooled lightly raised bands ruled in gilt compartments richly gilt in ornamented panel designs and with a red morocco label lettered and ruled in gilt. xiv 623 pp. A very nice copy much better then one would typically find in contemporary bindings the leather with only very minor rubbing and mellowing sturdy and strong with firm hinges internally solid the text very clean. A bit of minor and all but inevitable spotting to the plates a bit more so to the frontis but still less then is common. FIRST EDITION WITH EARLIEST ISSUE POINTS IN A HANDSOME BINDING OF UNCOMMON PLUM-BROWN CALF. Little Dorrit was published in 19 monthly installments each two illustrations by Phiz. Each installment cost a shilling with the exception of the last a double issue which cost two shillings. It is a work of satire on the shortcomings of the government and society of the period.<br>Much of Dickens' ire is focused upon the institutions of debtors' prisons—in which people who owed money were imprisoned unable to work until they repaid their debts. The representative prison in this case is the Marshalsea where the author's own father had been imprisoned. Bradbury and Evans hardcover
184530345London: Chapman and Hall 1845. First edition First Issue with the publisher's imprint within the border of the engraved vignette title complete with the initial ad leaf and half-title. Engraved frontispiece and title-page 11 other illustrations by John Leech Richard Doyle and others. Small 8vo handsomely bound in full dark blue-green crushed levant morocco by the French binder S. David showing the refinement and delicacy associated with the best traditional bindings of the ages. The spine with raised bands one compartment lettered in gilt fine French marbled endleaves binding edges gilt tooled the turnovers with gilt roll tooling at the borders surrounding triple gilt fillet rules surrounding another roll tooled inner border gilt all edges gilt the original cloth covers bound in at the front and rear. viii 175 pp. A very bright handsome and well preserved copy. RARE FIRST EDITION IN A REFINED AND HANDSOME BINDING BY THE FRENCH BINDER S. DAVID. This was Dickens’ second installment in the “Christmas Books†series and his labors in creating THE CHIMES were “very arduous†in order to make it a worthy successor to A CHRISTMAS CAROL. He wrote to one of his friends that he believed he had “written a tremendous book and knocked the ‘Carol’ out of the field. It will make a great uproar I have no doubt.†It exceeded the CHRISTMAS CAROL in initial sales and is a charming tale. <br> This is a pleasing copy in fine binding and an altogether delightful piece of Dickensiana. Chapman and Hall hardcover
188530499London: W. H. Allen & Co. 1885. 2 volumes. LIMITED EDITION one of only 150 large paper numbered copies and the first issue other than the immediately suppressed issue of 1882. Each page of text printed within a lovely frame with elaborate corners. Large Paper 8vo 26.6 x 18.5 cm handsomely bound in navy blue morocco over cloth covered boards the spine with double-gilt ruled bands trimmed in blind and gilt lettering back strip gilt ruled. 406; 420 pp. A fine copy internally very fresh and clean with only the lightest hint of mellowing at the far edges the bindings pristine and beautifully preserved. A LARGE PAPER COPY OF THE SCARCEST ISSUE OF DICKENS' COLLECTED PLAYS AND POEMS ONE OF ONLY 150 NUMBERED COPIES. The only earlier edition was the issue of 1882 which was immediately withdrawn from the trade and suppressed. The suppression was due to 'No Thoroughfare' which was co-authored by Wilkie Collins being included without proper copyright permission. In spite of the suppression that issue is still more commonly found in antiquarian markets than this the preferred Large-Paper limited issue. W. H. Allen & Co. hardcover
183733514London: Chapman and Hall 1837. First Edition in Book Form with "S. Veller" on page 34 pages 400 and 432 with "his" and an unbroken "f" in the headline. The plates in early state with page numbers rather than the later issued plates with captions under the illustrations. Engraved frontispiece and title-page and with forty-three engraved illustrations by R. Seymour and H. K. Browne ‘Phiz’. 8vo bound in contemporary cloth lettered in gilt on a red morocco label on the spine. xiv 609 pp. A handsome copy with some expected wear to the extremities. The plates with the typical browning or melowing. HANDSOME FIRST EDITION. “Pickwick was issued when Dickens’ name was just beginning to excite the attention of prescient publishers and be recognized by readers in search of entertaining novels . The publication of PICKWICK which ran through twenty numbers made for all time an English classic--a book representative of its age exhibiting the life and the ideals of an important class of English folk on the threshold of the Victorian era.<br> Now over a century and a half later PICKWICK holds its assured place in the literature of our tongue and among all its author’s works seems to have the best chance of achieving what is known as immortality. The book was an improvisation. Dickens was led by his genius and by the indulgence of his jocuse fancy into picturing all the popular life which his varied experience in and out of London had made familiar to him. And it is a book that appeals throughout life--to the child and to the person of late years.’ Gissing Like others of Dickens’ creations it is a masterpiece.<br> This is a pleasingl copy in contemporary state. Chapman and Hall hardcover
46111London : Chapman and Hall 1880. Thirty volumes bound in fifteen small octavo 150 x 105 mm; contemporary uniform bindings of half navy calf over marbled papered boards very lightly rubbed spines in compartments with gilt decoration and contrasting red and brown leather title-pieces lettered in gilt gleaming and bright; marbled edges and endpapers; bindings nice and firm internally excellent throughout some occasional spotting to the edges and insignificant foxing to some of the preliminary leaves but no handling marks underlining or previous owners' inscriptions; a handsome set in fine condition of Dickens' complete works issued a decade after his death. hardcover
184484644London: Chapman and Hall 1844. Fine. Chapman and Hall London 1844 14 x 21.50 cm relié First edition first issue illustrated by Phiz Hablot K. Browne with 40 figures including a frontispiece and an engraved title with vignette. On the frontispiece 100L on the telegraph pole and 7 people in the mail coach. Errata with 14 lines of text and a blank verso. The plate facing page 70 was unfortunately not inserted in the volume. As with all his editions Dickens worked closely with the illustrator. Contemporary half glazed havana calf binding with corners. Richly decorated spine with raised bands multiple roulettes. Red shagreen title label second black shagreen title label. Combed edges. As with all Dickens editions the text is perfectly fresh and without foxing and all illustrations with browning or entirely browned due to tissue guards and the difference in paper acidity. Small dark stains on the leather of the boards. Handsome copy well bound condition quite rare for a contemporary binding of a Dickens novel. According to the author himself his finest work ""a hundred points immeasurably the best of my stories"" letter to John Forster 2 November 1843. Undoubtedly among all the author's picaresque novels his most humorous and satirical in an even more mature conception of novelistic material and character complexity. The novel also contains a very dark and tragic part. It was judged upon reception as anti-American Dickens having transposed into this work his feelings about American society. He had made a journey to the United States in 1842. The young nation is indeed written as arrogant and self-satisfied entirely devoted to money. The novel was adapted for silent cinema in 1912 and 1914 and recently for the BBC as a series. Chapman and Hall hardcover
184279026Paris: Léon Curmer 1842. Fine. Léon Curmer Paris 1842 13.50 x 20.50 cm 10 livraisons en 8 volumes brochés sous chemise et étui First printing of this important Romantic publication issued in 10 parts in 8 volumes. Literary contributions by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann ""Le conseiller Krespel"" Charles Dickens ""Le baron de Grogzwig"" Matthias Emmich ""Geneviève de Brabant"" Sâvitrî ""Episode du Mahabharata"" Homer ""Le combat des rats et des grenouilles"" Gottfried August Bürger ""Lénore"" Paul Gavarni ""Madame Acker"" Marie de France ""Lai des deux amants"" and ""Lai du Bisclaveret"" Ludwig Tieck ""La réconciliation"" Henri Blaze ""Rosemonde"" correctly containing 34 pages which identifies the first printing as opposed to the second which contains only 24. This collection is illustrated with 10 frontispieces drawn and etched by Penguilly Jacque Trimolet Jeanron Féart and Daubigny as well as 62 in-text engravings including 57 woodcuts and 5 etchings by Louis Soyer Lavieille Guilbaut. Our copy is complete with the plate not listed in the table for Sâvitrî and the vignettes for ""Rosemonde"" and ""Madame Acker"" which are sometimes lacking. Handsome copy in green part wrappers to which we add the general cover. The whole is presented in a half blue long-grain morocco chemise spine with four raised bands set with gilt garlands enriched with red mosaic morocco pieces spine also decorated with gilt quadruple compartments embellished with red mosaic morocco pieces gilt date at foot marbled paper boards pebbled paper endpapers and pastedowns slipcase with blue morocco borders marbled paper boards pebbled paper interior signed G. Mercier and dated 1923. Three bookplates pasted on the pastedown including that of Maurice Robert. One joint of the chemise and slipcase slightly rubbed at foot small marginal tears on some green covers. Rare and handsome copy of this work one of the most important of the 19th century according to Carteret. Léon Curmer hardcover
1840283898London: Chapman & Hall 1840. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated by George Cattermole and H.K. Browne. 3 vols. 4to original purple-brown vertical ribbed cloth decorated in blind with elaborate leaf designs & a gilt clock on each volume pointing to the hour that corresponds to the number of the volume; marbled end-papers & edges. London: Chapman & Hall 1840-41. First Edition in book form.<br/><br/> Aside from wear at the extremes of the spine and at the corners this is a bright solid set. The plates are clean with none of the usual foxing.<br/><br/> Chapman & Hall unknown books
183767068With Forty-Three Engraved Plates DICKENS Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman & Hall 1837. First edition in book form of one of Dickensà greatest works mixed issue. Thick octavo 8 1/8 x 5 1/16 inches. xiv 1 directions 1 errata 609 1 blank pp. With forty-three illustrations including frontispiece and vignette title-page. With the seven plates by Seymour and the remaining ones by Phiz. Originally issued in 20 parts from April 1836 to November 1837. With half-title "Directions to Binder" and errata leaf. Includes marginal note on page 9 that was suppressed in later issues. Modern full brown morocco by Bayntum-Riviere gilt-stamped with a portrait of Dickens on front cover. Spine stamped in gilt with five raised bands. All edges gilt gilt-turn-ins. Housed in a brown cloth open end slipcase. A fine copy with clean plates. "From a literary standpoint the supremacy of this book has been. firmly established. It was written by Dickens when he was twenty-four and its publication placed the author on a solid foundation from which he never was removed. It is quite probable that only ShakespeareÃs Works the Bible and perhaps the English Prayer Book exceed "Pickwick Papers" in circulation" Eckel 17. "Never was a book received with more rapturous enthusiasm than that which greeted the Pickwick Papers!" Allibone I:500. Pickwick would be the first volume in which Dickens was acknowledged as the author rather than using his pen name "Boz." Gimbel A15. Hatton and Cleaver. Smith I:3 Dickens. HBS 67068. $1350 Chapman & Hall hardcover books
1840158661840. With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. London: Chapman and Hall 1840/-41/-41. Original blind-stamped purple-brown cloth with gilt-decorated spines and front covers.<br/> <br/> First Editions in book form of THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP all of Vol I plus pp 1-223 of Vol II and of BARNABY RUDGE pp 229-306 of Vol II plus all of Vol III. After NICHOLAS NICKLEBY Dickens decided that all his future novels would be issued as loosely-connected tales presented by one Master Humphrey; furthermore serialization would be weekly and with illustrations printed within the text rather than on separate plates. MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK was initially issued in 88 weekly parts each being one folded leaf with no stitching -- with every four or five parts also grouped into 20 monthly parts stitched within wrappers; the three volumes in cloth were accordingly published separately at intervals of about seven months. Simultaneous with the publication of Vol III MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK was divided and issued as two separate one-volume novels -- at which time Dickens gave up on the experiment and reverted to the old formula monthly serial parts with separate plates for MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT and subsequent novels. This set is in the primary and usual binding with the gilt front cover clock whose hands point to the appropriate volume number. Subscribers to serial parts could have them bound into this "original publisher's cloth" at a multitude of places so variations of endpapers and edges are many. We have seen copies of MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK with several variations of endpapers: light coffee-brown plain white pale yellow and as here white with blue and red marbling. As with some but not all copies with marbled endpapers this copy has the same marbling on the page edges -- perhaps the most sought-after variant. The condition of the volumes is near-fine the only notable defect being very slight wear at most of the spine ends; there is minor fading at the top of the Vol III front cover where a shorter book undoubtedly once stood but the spines themselves exhibit less than the usual amount of fading. The delicate endpapers are intact and there is scarcely any foxing within. Each front paste-down bears a 1912 Dickens Centennial stamp that collectors -- led very publicly by the Royal Family -- were encouraged to put into their Dickens books; priced at a penny each the purchase of these stamps provided income to some Dickens descendants who it had come to light were eking by on tiny government pensions since Dickens's works were no longer providing copyright income. Smith I pp 44-57. unknown
1865327108London: Chapman and Hall 1865. Hardcover. Near Fine. First book edition. Illustrated by Marcus Stone. Two volumes. Early half calf and marbled papercovered boards raised bands black and red calf spine labels spine elaborately gilt. Bound without ads. Neat contemporary owner's name in each volume considerable wear to the edges of the boards a little spotting on the calf still a handsome and pleasing near fine set. Chapman and Hall hardcover
183767068London: Chapman & Hall 1837. First edition in book form of one of Dickens' greatest works mixed issue. Thick octavo 8 1/8 x 5 1/16 inches. xiv 1 directions 1 errata 609 1 blank pp. With forty-three illustrations including frontispiece and vignette title-page. With the seven plates by Seymour and the remaining ones by Phiz. Originally issued in 20 parts from April 1836 to November 1837. With half-title "Directions to Binder" and errata leaf. Includes marginal note on page 9 that was suppressed in later issues.<br> <br> Modern full brown morocco by Bayntum-Riviere gilt-stamped with a portrait of Dickens on front cover. Spine stamped in gilt with five raised bands. All edges gilt gilt-turn-ins. Housed in a brown cloth open end slipcase. A fine copy with clean plates.<br> <br> "From a literary standpoint the supremacy of this book has been. firmly established. It was written by Dickens when he was twenty-four and its publication placed the author on a solid foundation from which he never was removed. It is quite probable that only Shakespeare's Works the Bible and perhaps the English Prayer Book exceed "Pickwick Papers" in circulation" Eckel 17. "Never was a book received with more rapturous enthusiasm than that which greeted the Pickwick Papers!" Allibone I:500. Pickwick would be the first volume in which Dickens was acknowledged as the author rather than using his pen name "Boz."<br> <br> Gimbel A15. Hatton and Cleaver. Smith I:3 Dickens.<br> <br> HBS 67068.<br> <br> $1350. Chapman & Hall unknown
1890001401<p>London: Elliot Stock 1890. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Limited Edition of 500 unnumbered copies with introduction by F. G. Kitton Frederic George Kitton 1856-1904 first thus. There is also an American Limited Edition of 250 numbered copies signed by publisher. Slim 4to viii pp67 printed on one side unpaginated. Hardcover issued without DJ. Publishers binding of grey cloth spine with gilt titles over dark grey paper covered boards with gilt titles to front board. Binding in good condition with some rubbing to spine and edges and some marking to boards. Inside front hinge starting but binding still tight and solid a little foxing throughout with a little toning/aging to pages otherwise very good. A very scarce book indeed. <br /><br /></p> Elliot Stock hardcover
1848149136London: Bradbury and Evans 1848. If man would help some of us a little more God would forgive us all the sooner perhaps First edition in book form following publication in serial form from September 1846 to March 1848. Dombey and Son was the first of Dickens's novels to have an explicitly contemporary setting and is "now recognized as one of the greatest of all his works" ODNB. It is also noted for containing the first published example of "a so-called dark plate which was created by a machine process that tinted the etched plate and heightened its black-and-white contrast". The dark plate in Dombey and Son is "On the Dark Road" p. 547 where "the smooth blending of light and shadow. vividly contrasts it with the other illustrations in the novel and is a fine example of the dark plate process" Smith. The technique was later put to use for ten plates in Bleak House and eight in Little Dorrit. Octavo 214 x 142 mm. Etched vignette frontispiece and 38 plates by Hablot Knight Browne Phiz. Finely bound in full blue morocco titles and compartments richly gilt on spine raised bands tooled in gilt single rules to covers portrait vignette to front signature to rear all gilt turn-ins and edges gilt marbled endpapers. Spine very slightly sunned with a touch of rubbing to head light scattered foxing. A near-fine copy handsomely bound. Smith I 8; Lars Kremers A Comparative Bibliography of the Sheets and Publishers' Cloth Cases of the Demy Octavo Works of Charles Dickens 2013 p. 93-97. hardcover
1848168735London: Bradbury and Evans 1848. The Foyle copy First edition in book form of "one of the greatest of all his works. also the first one to have an explicitly contemporary setting" ODNB from the library of William Foyle and in an attractive Samuel Tout binding. The novel was issued in monthly parts from September 1846 to March 1848 and in book form on completion. Dombey is further noted for containing "the first published example of a so-called dark plate. 'On the Dark Road' p. 547. The smooth blending of light and shadow on this illustration vividly contrasts it with the other illustrations in the novel and is a fine example of the dark plate process" Smith. The technique was later put to use for ten plates in Bleak House and eight in Little Dorrit. Although unmarked as such this copy comes from the collection of William Foyle 1883-1963 the co-founder of the eponymous chain of booksellers. Foyle's grandson acquired a substantial portion of the original collection at the landmark Foyle Library sale in 2000 including the present copy. From 1868 to 1879 Samuel Tout 1841-1902 bound books in Soho London. He then worked in Whitechapel with William Coward continuing on his own after 1880. Tout was also an early member of the staff of Karslake's Hampstead Bindery which opened in Charing Cross in 1898. Octavo 207 x 131 mm. Engraved frontispiece title page and 38 plates by Hablot Knight Browne Phiz. Late 19th-century half morocco by Tout spine lettered and ruled in gilt and with raised bands marbled paper sides and endpapers all edges gilt green silk bookmarker. Nineteenth-century armorial bookplate of Daniel Drew 1850-1914 of Burnley on the front pastedown. Very light rubbing to extremities faint sunning to spine minor foxing to endpapers and contents slight browning to content margins: a very good copy. Smith I 8; Lars Kremers A Comparative Bibliography of the Sheets and Publishers' Cloth Cases of the Demy Octavo Works of Charles Dickens 2013 pp. 251-5. hardcover
1854166974New York: Dewitt & Davenport T. L. McElrath & Co.; Harper & Brothers 1854. Competing American editions Both the first and second US editions of Hard Times the shortest but also arguably the most political of Dickens's novels as well as being the only novel set entirely outside of London. The novel was first published in Britain in Household Words from April to August 1854 and in book form on 7 August 1854. The novel was first published in the US by T. L. McElrath who paid $1500 for the advance sheets of the final parts of the UK edition on 8 August 1854. This copy is in Smith's binding variant B with the front wrapper also naming the published Dewitt & Davenport. The second US edition was published by Harper & Brothers a single day later on 9 August 1854. Harper was unwilling to pay for advance sheets and so used the T. L. McElrath edition to quickly typeset their edition and publish it the following day. The Harper edition was published at half the price and was designed to outcompete the former edition. Smith notes a contemporary newspaper reporting that this "entirely stopped the sale of McElrath's book robbed him of the profits of his enterprise and literally crushed the young rival out of existence" cited in Smith p. 328. 2 copies octavo. Original brown wrappers printed in black. Housed together in custom green quarter morocco box. Recent bookplate of collector Peter Russell mounted to inside cover of box. Wrappers a little worn the first edition with some reinforcement at extremities contents a little spotted second edition with some peripheral staining and minor fire damage to bottom fore corner. Good copies. Smith American Editions pp. 323-8. unknown
