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18443388.2London: T. C. Newby 1844. 1st edition Eckel pp. 146 - 147. Early 20th C. 3/4 green morocco binding with marbled paper boards & eps. TEG. Spine sunned to a mellow golden tan. A handsome VG copy of a book somewhat uncommon on the commerical market. xiii 3 205 1 pp. T.p. printed in red & blue. Last page advert. Frontis engraved by Halbert of marble Dickens' bust by Dexter. 8vo. 6-3/8" x 4" <br/><br/>Written by a dying carpenter who had a literary yearning that was filled by the publication of this modest effort. Dickens contributed advice regarding publishers including Newby who took on the work as well as the 8-1/2 page Preface. T. C. Newby hardcover books
19120081London: Hodder & Stoughton 1912. 1st edition NCBEL III 808. Hardback. VG spine panel sunned. 212 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Hodder & Stoughton hardcover books
1912081.6London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. Presentation copy. Tan cloth with gilt lettering. VG bpt/bookseller label. Tipped in on rear blank is a Drood bibliography 1911 - 1928 pbd by the Dickensian circa 1928. 212 pp including index. Frontis. 8vo. <br/><br/>Inscribed by Nicoll on the ffep to Dr James Moffatt co-author with Nicoll of 'The Expositor's Dictionary of Texts'. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
19120081.1London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. 1st edition. Hardback. VG sp sunned/newspaper article tipped in front prelims. 8vo. <br/><br/> Hodder and Stoughton hardcover books
19810261.3New York: St. Martin's Press 1981. 1st edition. Tan cloth binding gilt stamped lettering to spine. Orange pictorial DJ. DJ spine sunned. A Fine book in a Near Fine DJ. x 131 1 blank pp. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> St. Martin's Press hardcover books
199544489Westport: Greenwood Press 1995. 1st edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding. Pictorial eps. No dust jacket. Spine push. VG. 3 volumes. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Greenwood Press hardcover books
199644487Westport: Greenwood Press 1996. 1st edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding. Pictorial eps. No dust jacket. Spine push. VG. lviii 2 1102 4 pp including Index. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Greenwood Press hardcover books
19285848.2London: Cecil Palmer 1928. 1st edition. Hardback. No dust jacket. VG corner bumped. 93 pp. 47 b&w drawings by Moreland 4to. <br/><br/> Cecil Palmer hardcover books
192932393Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co 1929. Forest green cloth with color pictorial onlay to front board. Yellow topstain. Color pictorial dust jacket which replicates binding design. VG poi to preliminary blank/po name stamp to ffep/VG average wear with closed tear to top edge of front panel/po stamp to front flap upper portion. xiii 1 274 2 pp. Penultimage page an advert. 14 illustrations by Clara M. Burd including a color frontis. 8-3/4" x 6-1/2" <br/><br/> The John C. Winston Co hardcover books
1883337.6Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co 1883. Later edition. Green publisher's cloth binding with gilt lettering. Red edgestain. Minor extremity wear. Bright gilt. A VG copy. 124 pp. Engraved t.p. Facsimile letter as frontispiece. 5-7/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/>"Adah Isaacs Menken was an American actress painter and poet and was the highest earning actress of her time. She was best known for her performance in the hippodrama Mazeppa with a climax that featured her apparently nude and riding a horse on stage. After great success for a few years with the play in New York and San Francisco she appeared in a production in London and Paris from 1864 to 1866. After a brief trip back to the United States she returned to Europe. However she became ill within two years and died in Paris at the age of 33." Wiki. This minor literary effort by the famous actress was dedicated to Charles Dickens. The frontispiece is facsimile of letter from Dickens to Menken thanking her for the honor. J. B. Lippincott & Co hardcover books
186833231.1London - Paris - New York 1868. 1st edition thus Gimbel B295 i.e. with the lithographic plate reproducing Dicken's letter. This copy SIGNED by Dickens in blue ink on the original ffep "Faithfully yours / Charles Dickens flourish". We posit it was signed by Dickens during his 1868 tour of America. Early 20th C. 3/4 green morocco binding with marbled paper boards & eps. TEG. Original publisher's green cloth binding bound-in at rear. Spine sunned to a mellow golden tan. A handsome VG copy. 5 v 141 1 pp. Binder's blanks at front & rear. Frontis of Menken. Facsimile of Dickens' "letter" which is actually comprised of portions from 2 letters Dickens sent Menken cf. LETTERS v. 11. Cuts as head- tailpieces. Sq 12mo. 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/>Dickens knew Menken through her 1864 performances at Astley's during which time she was accepted by the London Bohemian crowd holding 'literary salons' at her suite at the Westminster Palace Hotel. Her aspirations toward literature resulted in this modest volume of poetry which she decicated to "Charles Dickens" a gesture the Inimitable accepted with 'great pleasure'. <br /> <br />This particular copy comes from a prominent Detroit businessman's collection gathered in the 1920s and only now 100 years later coming onto the market. hardcover books
193634449The Doldrums Ormond Beach 1936. 1st Edition Klinefelter 114. Floral papered boards with 3/4 red cloth to spine and corners. Gilt title lettering and logo stamped to front board. Floral decorative eps. TEG. Without glassine dust jacket. Very light foxing to frontis. Withal a VG copy. 10 19 7 blank pp. Untrimmed. One color frontis and one wood cut. One decorative initial letter hand colored. 7-1/4" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> hardcover books
1884706.1London: Walter Scott 1884. 1st edition. Green decorative cloth. VG bpt. 171 pp 16 pp adverts. Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/> Walter Scott hardcover books
191214027.1London: Chapman & Hall 1912. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. VG spine sunned/some wear/bpt. 12 issues. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
19088519.3London: Chapman & Hall 1908. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. Nr Fine sp sunned. 12 issues. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
19088519.1London: Chapman & Hall 1908. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. Nr Fine sp sunned. 12 issues. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
190637835New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons Sole Agents for America and Canada 1906. 1st US issue bound with UK sheets. Original printed green paper wrappers. Age toning to wrappers. Wear to fore-edge. A VG copy. 28 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Thomas Nelson & Sons, Sole Agents for America and Canada unknown books
191012966London: Chapman & Hall 1910. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. VG sp sunned/minor fraying to spine ends. 12 issues. 336 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
192614321London: Chapman & Hall 1926. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. VG lt sunning/faint soiling. 4 issues. 290 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover books
192447134London: Raphael Tuck & Sons 1924. 1st edition "Edition De Luxe" copy #338 SIGNED by Matz Copping & the publisher. Gimbel D198. Publisher's brown leather binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board blind embossed. General wear mostly to extremities. Bookplate to rear paste-down. About Very Good. 146 pp. 30 color plates by Copping. 4 facsimiles. 4to. <br/><br/> Raphael Tuck & Sons hardcover books
19053590.4London: The Dickens House 1905. 1st volume edition. Red cloth binding with Dickens' gilt facsimile signature to front board. Spine panel sunned. Small piece of cloth missing @ base of spine. About VG. 12 issues. 334 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>Green wrappers bound-in @ rear of volume. The Dickens House hardcover books
18872283London: Walter Scott 1887. 1st edition NCBEL III 829. Blue cloth binding. VG cloth dull. 166 xxxiii 9 pp. 12mo. <br/><br/>Small paper edition; contains bibliography by Anderson. Walter Scott hardcover books
1965342.8New York: Basic Books Inc 1965. 1st edition. Purple cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Purple dust jacket with white title lettering to front panel and black title lettering to spine. Slight lean sunning to extremities and PO signature to ffep. Sunning to extremities of dust jacket and light water stain. A VG copy in a VG jacket. 389 3 blank pp including Bibliography and Index. 8-3/4" x 6" <br/><br/> Basic Books Inc hardcover books
19776113NY: MacMillan 1977. 1st US edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. NF/VG pc. 252 pp including index profusely illustrated in b/w & color 4to. <br/><br/> MacMillan hardcover books
18703210.5Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers No. 306 Chestnut Street 1870. 1st edition NCBEL III 828. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping including bust of Dickens to spine. Gilt bright. Modest shelfwear. Bookplate. Prior owner signature to t.p. A VG - VG volume. 15 - 484 6 14 6 pp. The 6 page "Controversy" folows text with 18 pages of adverts following. Last leaf blank. Frontispiece of Dickens. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>The "Controversy" addresses the issue of Dickens' remuneration from American publishing houses. T. B. Peterson & Brothers, No. 306 Chestnut Street hardcover books
