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186948276London: All The Year Round 1869. 1st appearance. 1st published in book form in 1869. Not in Sadleir nor Wolff. Bespoke blue quarter leather binding over blue pebbled cloth boards. Maroon leather title label to spine. Pale yellow eps. General wear to binding. Age-toning and sporadic foxing to paper. Period pos Samuel Poole to ffep. A solid VG copy. Divers paginations. Masthead engraving to each issue. 8vo. <br/><br/>Yates' novel published in 36 sequential weekly issues of Dickens' All The Year Round beginning with the first issue of the New Series Saturday 5 December 1868 and concluding in issue No. 36 7 August 1869. Given the ATYR publication was a miscellany other interesting sketches are found herein such as "The Chinese From Home" 20 March 1869 wherein the editor remarks on fellows found "almost anywhere" in California: "sloping-eyed yellow-complexioned with a shaved head and pigtail carefully secured in a twisted knot behind." Rare piece of Victorian literature not often seen on the market especially in this collected serialized form. All The Year Round hardcover books
187336194London: Printed for the Author at the Chiswick Press 1873. 1st edition. Not in the NCBEL. Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Slight lean. Modest binding wear. Newspaper excerpt tipped in to rear blank. A VG copy. x 180 pp. Numerous blank leaves at rear. Head- tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/>The author has a two page remininscence of meeting Dickens as a young man who at the time was a court reporter and per the author sweet on a young lady named Jane. Printed for the Author at the Chiswick Press hardcover books
187445063London: E. Rimmel 1874. 1st printing presumed. Bolton BL no. 25. Printed self wrappers. A VG copy some age toning and chips at fore-edge some scattered stains no text is obscured. Single leaf folded vertically to form 4 pp. Elaborate pictorial title-page. Folded: 9-3/8" x 7-5/8" <br/><br/>The Gaiety Theatre The Strand London was where Dickens saw his last play in 1869. This production of The Battle of Life was edited for the stage by Charles Dickens Jr. and starred prominent actors John Lawrence Toole 1830-1906 as Ben Britain and Ellen Farren 1848-1904 as Clemency Newcombe. No library holdings found on OCLC: scarce. The play opened on December 26 1873. E. Rimmel unknown books
187944932Boston 1879. 1st printing presumed. Printed self wrappers. Slight age-toning to paper; bit of fore-edge rash to top half of bill overall VG. Single sheet folded once to make four pages. Engraved headpiece and small engravings in text for ads. 11-7/8" x 9" <br/><br/>Apparently this play a crowd favorite at the Boston Museum for Bolton records earlier performances in 1877 & 1878 cf. CH 80 & 83. unknown books
187945062n. p. 1879. 1st printing presumed. Printed self wrappers. One tiny 1 mm chip at the edge else a fine copy. Broadside on thin peach colored paper. 11-1/4" x 5" <br/><br/>A "programme" for a reception of dramatic scenes from "Old Curiosity Shop" "David Copperfield" and Mr. Pickwick. Very scarce indeed no library holdings found. unknown books
187144951Boston 1871. 1st printing presumed ca 1870. Self wrappers. Slight age-toning to paper; a few small tears at edges and one central pin hole that runs through all four pages; overall very good. Single sheet folded once to form four pages. Engraved borderds and illustrations in text. Folded: 10-1/4" x 6-9/16" <br/><br/>A playbill for a production of "No Thoroughfare" at the Boston Theatre with Charles Fechter playing the role of Jules Obenreizer and Carlotta Leclercq in the role of Marquerite. The playbill has many local advertisements and some information about the theatre company in the years 1870 and 1871. Charles Fechter travelled from London to the United States in 1870 and enjoyed a very succesful career in Boston. Critics disaproved of his "Hamlet" also advertised on this playbill but were captivated by his refined style and Continental training Hornblow vol. 2 p. 214. unknown books
18362127.2London: Chapman & Hall 1836. 1st edition Eckel pp 102-103. Original printed wrappers. Chemised and housed in a full green morocco pull-off slipcase. Accompanied by a bound copy of the 1884 Jarvis facsimile. VG some soiling & wear. Over quite a respectable copy of this delicate emphemeral piece. Slipcase - spine sunned to tan otherwise VG. 49 3 blank pp. Trimmed edges. 4 plates. 12mo. <br/><br/>Early in his career while busily at work on PICKWICK Dickens found time to write this political tract under this Sparks pseudonym in support of the working man's freedom on the Sabbath which was being threatened by Parlimentary action. This role of working man's champion was to continue throughout his life. <br /> <br />The first edition of this work in original wrappers is rather uncommon. Chapman & Hall unknown books
18364190bdLondon: Chapman and Hall 1836. First Edition. Duodecimo printed wrappers 49 iii blanks pp. Four plates. Good. At some point the spine was professionally reinforced; even so the front cover has become detached; otherwise clean and tight in cloth chemise and morocco & boards slipcase that shows some wear. Chapman and Hall, 1836. hardcover books
1844012317various: various 1844. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Contempary binding of half leather over marbleized covers of three "bestsellers" of mid-19thC. First Samuel Lever Handy Andy NY: Appleton 1845.380. Second Joseph Holt Ingraham Montezuma the Serf; Or the Revolt of the Mexitili: The Tale of the Last Days of the Aztec Dynasty Volumes 1-2 Boston: H. L. Williams 1945 122; 116. Third. Charles Dickens Boz. Martin Chuzzlewit. Phialdelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1844 320 double-column illustrated by Phiz 10 plates 2 of which are unbound should be 11. Binding split down middle front cover loose. Lightly foxed. Nice artifact of rebinding of popular novels of the period including the first American printing of Martin Chuzzlewit. various hardcover books
18458695New York: Wiley and Putnam 1845. First American Edition. Half calf. Very good. 12mo. 2iv100pp. BOUND WITH: Duff Gordon Lady Trans. and editor. THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS. I. A Soldier of the Foreign Legion. II. The Prisoners of Abd-el-Kader. New York: Wiley and Putnam. 1845. x178pp. BOUND WITH: Dickens Charles. PICTURES FROM ITALY. New York: Wiley & Putnam. 1846. vii1184pp. The three works bound together in cont. half calf ornately gilt spines. Hinges a bit rubbed but quite sound. First American editions of three works published by Wiley and Putnam's "Library of Choice Reading." The first 2 have a half-title identifying the series the Dickens title does not but it does not seem to call for a half-title. The series note was on the original wrappers or cloth. The first two works are both fiction. Wiley and Putnam unknown books
183834870Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1838. 16mo 13.5 cm 5.3". 111 1 pp. <br><br>with Dickens Charles. Sketches of young gentlemen. Dedicated to young ladies. Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard 1838. 108 2 pp.<br>Â Â Â Â First American editions of these two works together as issued in the original publisher's cloth. Young ladies and young gentlemen are humorously categorized under their various types: including for the former Romantic Evangelical Literary Manly Hyperbolical Abstemious and others and for the latter Bashful Military Political Censorious Funny etc. While the first work was often attributed to Dickens when originally published anonymously in 1837 it was actually written by humorist Caswall in a voice very much like Dickens's; the second work first printed in 1838 is => genuine Dickens. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â American Imprints 49619. Publisher's violet cloth; front cover and spine faded to tan the former with a printed paper label somewhat chipped and front cover showing tiny spots of discoloration and pinholes in cloth. Pages age-toned with intermittent mild spotting; a few lower outer corners bumped and middle section with dent to upper outer margin. A copy much read; still both highly readable and => highly entertaining. Carey, Lea, & Blanchard hardcover books
18775472.3New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1877. 1st edition thus. Household edition cf. Gimbel D68. INSCRBIED by the illustrator Nast at the top of the frontispiece. Highly decorative green cloth binding wight gilt & black stamping. Some shelfwear with a bit of black discoloration to the top of the front board. Front hinge starting in bottom 3". A VG copy. 383 3 blank pp. Text double column. Illustrated by Thomas Nast & Arthur B. Frost. 10" x 7" <br/><br/>NB. Not in Bolton though he does record Frost's contribution to the Appleton edition. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover books
18527437.2New York: Cornish Lamport & Co 1852. 1st edition Gimbel H405; VanderPoel B609; Wilkins p 39. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind professionally rebacked. Pale yellow eps. Spine darkened with slight lean. A solid VG copy. 228 pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>The 'Dickens' contributions come from Household Words though only a portion of one article the second chaper of No. 5 'Bank Note Forgeries' is actually by Dickens. See Wilkins for more information. Cornish Lamport & Co hardcover books
1890122094London: Frank T. Sabin 1890-1891. First edition in book form of the most sumptuous presentation of Kitton's collection of Dickens portraits and illustrations which first appeared in serialized parts between 1889-1890. Folio two volumes bound in full buckram with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt containing 31 engraved portraits 30 engraved remarque plates 78 illustrations in the text and 67 'Additional Illustrations'. In very good condition. Frederick Kitton was one of the founders of the Dickens Fellowship and organized a celebrated exhibition of his works in 1903. His library was purchased from his widow by subscription with the aim of establishing a national Dickens library. It was transferred to Dickens House in Doughty street in 1926. Frank T. Sabin hardcover books
1842123046Paris: L. Curmer 1842. First edition of this collection which Carteret considers to be one of the most important illustrated books of the 19th century. Octavo elaborately bound in full red morocco with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands elaborate gilt ruling and stamping to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles elaborately decorated green morocco doublures hand-stitched patterned endpapers all edges gilt with intricate botanical carvings illustrated with eleven frontispiece titles by Trimolet Charles Jacque Penguilly etc. and numerous vignettes throughout the text. In fine condition. Rare and desirable. "This collection of ten short narratives mostly Gothic or exotic from the literatures of several countries is one of the most charming books of the Romantic period" Ray. L. Curmer unknown books
1838643.4London: Richard Bentley 1838. 1st edition 1st issue Eckel p. 140. Original publisher's later-issue brown cloth with elaborate gilt stamping to spine professionally recased. Gilt bright. A solid Very Good set. 2 volumes. Frontis & 12 plates by Cruikshank. 8vo. <br/><br/> Richard Bentley hardcover books
183816003.1New York: William H. Colyer 1838. 2nd US edition 2nd state Conningham 3297; Gimbel B66; Vander Poel B6021. Original paper wrapped boards with red linen cloth spine & printed paper spine label modern reproduction. Abt VG joint cloth starting/2 contemporary po signatures/usual light foxing/faint whiff of tobacco. x 25 - 232 pp. Frontis of Grimaldi lithographed by 'N. Currier'. 12mo. Bound in 6s. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>A scarce Dickens item as well as an early Currier item who opened his own establishment only 3 years prior 1835. William H. Colyer hardcover books
18484154.1London: Bradbury & Evans 1848. 1st edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering/decorations. AEG. Abt VG sp sunned/slt cocked/contemporary bpt of James Ballantyne/rear jt starting at bottom portion. 704 pp. Frontis. 8vo. <br/><br/>Forster dedicated this work to Charles Dickens. Bradbury & Evans hardcover books
1843429031843. Self-wrappers. Some age-toning. Writing clear & sharp. Very Good. Single sheet of light grey stationery folded once vertically to form 4 pages 24 lines ~ 85 words. 7-1/8" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/>D'Oyly writes Harley who was fairly close to Dickens at the time & for whom Dickens wrote The Strange Gentleman asking for an introduction to the rising star of the British literary world. "if you would be so kind as to give me a letter of introduction to Mr. Charles Dickens Boz that is to say provided you can so so without impropriety inserted above trouble for I have long wished to know him both from reading his inimitable works & also what I have heard of him personally." Evidently Harley did so for Dickens writes Harley on 6 April "Thank you very for consulting me in the matter of our friend's note. unidentified by Pilgrim letters editors He must be a rum customer I take it for he had written me before forwarding a book of Poems of his writing: the which I graciously acknowledged. Therefore I should thought he needed no other Introduction. Whatever you desire to do in the matter - do - and be assured it will please me." Pilgrim Letters v. 3 p. 468. Apparently the two did not meet at least in the early 1840s for according to Dickens' Letters 1840 - 1846 there is no correspondence with D'Oyly. unknown books
1839120414London: Chapman and Hall 1839. First edition in book form of one of Dickens' most popular novels. Octavo bound in contemporary three quarters calf morocco spine label gilt titles to the spine raised bands steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens after the painting by David Maclise illustrated with 39 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne "Phiz". In very good condition. "It was the novelist's intention to expose in this story the terrible abuses practiced in the cheap boarding-schools of Yorkshire and in order that he realize their true character he determined to investigate for himself the real facts as to the condition of those notorious seminaries Accordingly at the end of January 1838 he and 'Phiz' started on this memorable journey in bitterly cold weather and visiting several schools in the locality they came into direct contact with the proprietors. One of these was William Shaw the identical schoolmaster who some years previously had been heavily fined for what was represented at the trial as gross maltreatment of his pupils" Kitton Dickens and His Illustrators 75. 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 books
183849663London: W. Marshall 24 Tavistock Street Covent Garden 1838. 1st printing presumed. Early but probably not original plain brown paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Disbound. General wear & soiling to wrappers. Occasional soil & foxing. About Very Good. 12 36 pp. Publisher advert p. 4 advising all that "Marshall's Pocket-Book Business is Removed from 1 Holborn Bars." Contains 11 additional sketches: The Dilemma anonymous 2 pp A Day at Epping anonymous 2 pp We Must Go to Margate This Season anonymous 2 pp My Maiden Speech Carpenter 2 pp Good Shots Attree 2 pp Balloning anonymous 1 pp A Tale of Mystery anonymous 2 pp I'll Have a Gala Night by the author of 'Love for Light Hearts &c' 2 pp Our Festival Day by the author of 'Random Rhymes &c' 2 pp A Progeny of a Punster Harcourt 1 p. Frontis. T.p. vignette. 12 other illustrations 11 full page with contributions by at least 2 other unidentified artists. 12mo. 7" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>Date of printing determined from the dated advert p. 4. <br /> <br />"Boz the Younger" signs in type the first two sketches: "Old Weller's Chapter of Fat and Sam's Visit to see the Goswell Street Cattle Show"; "Sam Weller's Description of the Proclamation of Victoria I." Each one page in length. Given at the time of this publication Dickens was immersed in Oliver Twist & Nicholas Nickleby we feel confident in saying this booklet was an effort to captialize on his burgeoning fame as Boz. <br /> <br />A rather rare early 19th C. illustrated publication; at the time of cataloguing not found in any of the standard Dickens references not found on COPAC with OCLC listing just 3 institutional holdings of only 12 pages. W. Marshall, 24, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden unknown books
189510274London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co 1895. Printed grey wrappers. Gd front wrapper detached at spine/spine wear/internally VG. pp 10 - 14. Mounted photographs of Miss Violet Vanbrugh & Mr John Hare. 8vo. <br/><br/>Other articles & essays by Clement Scott Walter Pollock T. Edgar Pemberton Thomas Barclay Nellie Parker and W. J. Lawrence. Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co 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
180349600London: Printed for Tegg & Castleman at the Marvelous & Eccentric Book Warehouse 122 St. John-Street West Smithfield and Sold by Champante & Whitrow Aldgate; . 1803. 1st Edition. Period full brown tree calf binding with later respining to style. Later eps. Binding - modest wear VG. Text-block - age-toning the occasional smudge. Overall Very Good. 36 pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/>Bentley "commonly known as Dirty Dick was an 18th and 19th-century merchant who owned a hardware shop and warehouse in London and is one person who is considered as a possible inspiration for Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations after he refused to wash following the death of his fiancée on their wedding day." Wiki <br /> <br />Scarce publication OCLC records only 5 holding institutions world-wide. <br /> <br />This title is one of 3 titles bound together into one volume: volume also includes Tavistocks Books inventory IDs 49598 & 49599. The price is for the one volume containing all 3 titles. Printed for Tegg & Castleman, at the Marvelous & Eccentric Book Warehouse, 122, St. John-Street, West Smithfield, and Sold by Ch unknown books
189225494New York: Peter Fenelon Collier 1892. 1st edition. Original printed wrappers. Overall VG avg wear/some foxing. 144 pp. 12mo. <br/><br/>An early scarce work by Charles Dickens' grand-daughter who followed her more famous ancestor's lead by writing/publishing over 10 novels 1890 - 1920. No copies listed on OCLC nor in the British Library Catalogue of Printed Books. Peter Fenelon Collier unknown books
