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18399000baZ1London: Chapman and Hall 1839. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Early edition. Octavo 8vo. English novel; xvi 624 pages; 21.5cm; full pebble grained leather binding rebacked; on front board in gilt: engraved signature of the author; on back board: gilt lion device; top edge gilt. On page 123 correct "sister" for "visiter"; on page 160 "latter" not corrected to "letter". Mounted in is a one page autograph letter signed January 1847 from Charles Dickens to Percy B. St. John author of The French Revolution of 1848; the letter reports that Dickens is not acquainted with certain prominent Fre. Chapman and Hall Hardcover books
187911679.2London 1879. 1st edition Eckel p. 162; Gimbel B80. #172 / 250cc. Issue without plate. Geen half-morocco binding by Woolstengroft with marbled boards & eps and original grey printed front wrapper bound-in. Some scuffing to binding leather. A VG - VG copy. 45 pp of text. Binder's blanks at rear of volume. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/>A play written by Dickens' ca 1838 for his good friend Macready though not performed at the time with the story eventually being reworked by Dickens for inclusion in the 'Pic-Nic Papers' 1841. hardcover books
185932705New York 1859. Early if not 1st US publication of this Dickens' letter reprinted from Yates' 1859 privately-printed pamphlet cf. NCBEL III 830 & 1083. Disbound. Splitting along vertical fold. Horizontal fold-line. Some edge rash and expected yellowing to paper. A VG copy. Dickens letter occupies 4-1/2 column inches above the fold on the front page. Entire newspaper 8 pp in length 6 columns per page. Elephant folio. 22-1/4" x 15-1/4" <br/><br/>A contemporaneous publication of Dickens' 24 November 1858 letter to Thackeray attempting to mediate the Garrick club brouhaha that sprung up between Thackeray & Edmund Yates a Dickens' protege of sorts. As a result of this conflict Dickens & Thackery became estranged not speaking again until shortly before Thackeray's death in 1863 cf. Johnson TRAGEDY And TRIUMPH pp 931 - 936. unknown books
195728343.1New York: Limited Editions Club 1957. 1st edition thus Newman & Wiche 274. #66/1500 cc. SIGNED by the Illustrator. Rose-red cloth bindings printed paper title labels to spine. Slipcase. Spines lightly sunned. A NF set in a VG slipcase which shows some sunning & wear at the extremities. Associated LEC ephemera laid-in. 2 volumes xv 1 396; 12 397 - 798 2 pp. With illustrations by Henry C. Pitz. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
19666914.1New York: The Limited Editions Club 1966. 1st edition thus Cronenwett 474; Newman & Wiche 380. #86/1500 cc. SIGNED by the illustrator. Rough weave buckram cloth spine with slate blue paper wrapped boards. Light blue topstain. Slipcase. A Fine copy in a Nr Fine slipcase. xiii 1 279 3 pp. Printed by the Spiral press. Illustrated by Charles Raymond. Royal 8vo. 10" x 6-3/4" <br/><br/>An interesting edition nicely illustrated by Raymond. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
19752714.2Avon CT: Limited Editions Club 1975. 1st edition thus. SIGNED / Limited edtion #376 / 2000 cc. Tan quarter leather binding with pictorial boards. Slipcase. Page flaw to lower margin of leaf with pp 83-84 otherwise Nr Fine. Slipcase - Nr Fine. xv 3 272 2 pp. Illustrated by Raymond Houlihan. 8vo. 10" x 6-7/8" <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover books
183946280New York: Wm H. Colyer 1839. 1st edition thus Gimbel A35 with only 2 plates; Smith American 3 p. 113; Wilkins pp. 15-16. Later maroon cloth spine later printed title label & drab boards after the original. Binding - VG with the bookplate of noted Dickens collector William Glyde Wilkins. Textblock - VG usual foxing & browning to paper. iv 13 - 296 pp. Frontispiece engraved t.p. plus two inserted plates per Smith's note 1. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>An early US edition with the text coming from Bentley's Miscellany. Wm H. Colyer hardcover books
196544364New York: Artcraft Litho. & Ptg. Co. Inc 1965. Cf. Bolton 176. Full color paper wrappers stapled with artwork by "Nappi". Some modest wear. Age-toning to white wrappers most noticably at the edges. Very Good. Unpaginated though 12 pages with the center leaves as fold-outs forming a 4-page center spread. Laid-in a printed b/w sheet detailing 2 additonal actors Roy Castle & Peter Bull not found in the regular printed text. Photographic illustrations of all major actors. 12" x 9" <br/><br/>"Pickwick is a musical with a book by Wolf Mankowitz music by Cyril Ornadel and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens it is set in and around London and Rochester in 1828. This stage production produced by Bernard Delfont which premiered in the West End in 1963 with Harry Secombe in the lead role and choreography by Gillian Lynne. The musical opened on 3 June 1963 at the Palace Theatre Manchester prior to the West End premiere on 4 July 1963 at the Saville Theatre and closed on 27 February 1965 following 694 performances. . The Broadway premiere produced by David Merrick was at the 46th Street Theatre on 4 October 1965. It closed on 18 November after 56 performances. The New York production was directed by Peter Coe choreographed by Gillian Lynne and featured Harry Secombe as Pickwick Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Bardell Roy Castle as Sam Weller Nancy Haywood as Isabella Michael Logan as Mr. Wardle and Peter Bull as Sgt. Buzfuz. One of the better known songs from the score is 'If I Ruled The World'". Wiki. This promotional brochure from the New York production is quite scarce. Artcraft Litho. & Ptg. Co., Inc unknown books
184236792St. Petersburg: Published by Hauer and Co 1842. 1st printing thus. Modern tan half calf over period marbled paper boards. Period black leather title & volume labels to spine. Eps renewed. Modest extremity wear. Period pos of one "G Harris" to preliminary blank. A Very Good set. 4 volumes of an eventual 6: 2 xvi 572; 2 xv 1 blank 615 1 blank 2 572; 2 580 pp. Subscriber lists found at beginning of Vols I & II. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/>Very rare contemporaneous periodical appearance Vols I & II of Dickens' fifth novel & first historical tale which culminates in the Gordon riots of 1780 with the story having a background theme opposing capital punishment a lifelong stance taken by Dickens. Volume IV publishes 3 extract selections from Dickens' AMERICAN NOTES or as the Editor states "we merely offer ourselves as tasters -- extracting from this eagerly-expected book as copiously as time and space will allow ." And while our listing herein focuses on this Russian appearance of Dickens the first we note much else of English & American Letters appearing in these 4 volumes such as a portion of Cooper's DEERSLAYER 'Death of the Red Man' early in Volume 1. OCLC reports just 4 institutional holdings of which only 1 is in the US U of Mich. Published by Hauer and Co hardcover books
191244473London: Chapman & Hall Ltd 1912. 1st edition Gimbel H446; Miller p. 108. Green cloth binding. TEG. Dust jacket. Foxing in a VG volume with a much worn & chipped albeit quite rare jacket which has a chunk taken from the base of the spine & lower left quadrant of the front panel Fair - Good only. 193 1 blank pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall, Ltd hardcover books
185937179London: Printed for Private Circulation by Taylor and Greening 1859. 1st edition NCBEL III 830 & 1083. PRESENTATION copy from the author INSCRIBED at the top of the t.p. 'Edward Bradley / from the author". Late 19th C. 3/4 blue morocco binding with marbled paper boards & eps. Elaborate gilt decorated spine. TEG. Modest binding wear at extremities. Bookplate. A handsome VG copy. 15 1 blank pp. Binder's blanks at rear of volume. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>The notorious quarrel between two of England's most popular authors began with Yates' critical review in Town Talk of Thackeray's English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century. Thackeray as might be expected was a bit affronted at what he viewed as a slanderous insult by this fellow member of the Garrick Club; believing much of Yates' information came from club meetings he took his grievance to the club committee. The committee sided with Thackeray and instructed Yates to apologize; Yates refused & was forcibly barred from club premises subsequently bringing charges against the club Secretary. Dickens absent from London as this brouhaha was brewing returned to find all in full force. He offered to mediate though primarily siding with Yates which Thackeray viewed as treachery. The ill feelings between the two did not abate for years until shortly before Thackeray's death in 1863. Herein Yates recounts the history & evidence of the disagreement with not unexpectedly a bias to his own case. This copy presented to Edward Bradley presumed to be the Victorian novelist who wrote under the pen name Cuthbert M. Bede. Known in Wise facsimiles cf Todd 425c the first edition as here just twice at auction in the last 30 years the last being 1977. A rare piece of Dickensiana; the first time we've ever been able to offer the item. Printed for Private Circulation [by Taylor and Greening] hardcover books
1974697.7Oxford: Clarendon Press 1974. 1st printing. Red cloth binding. Red & pale yellow dust jacket. NF push to text block/VG some minor wear & soiling with chip to left base of front panel. xxv 3 692 pp including Index. Frontis a map & playbill reproductions. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>The most complete edition of Dickens' letters 772 herein with 264 first published. Clarendon Press hardcover books
19322140London: Picadilly Press 1932. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 787. Original publishers green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. TEG. Prior owner stamp to Vol I ffep. A Nr Fine set. 2 volumes 496; 492 pp. Facsimiles of all original illustrations including adverts. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/> Picadilly Press hardcover books
192110101London: Henry Sotheran & Co 1921. 1st edition thus. Limited to 275 cc. Grey paper-wrapped boards with paper spine label. VG sp wear & chipping. 59 pp including a 1 pg advert at rear frontis 8vo. <br/><br/> Henry Sotheran & Co hardcover books
185429691.1New York: P. D. Orvis 75 Nassau Street 1854. 1st edition thus Gimbel E136 who incorrectly notes an end date of 7 October 1854. Not in Edgar & Vail nor Wilkins. Original pale green printed wrappers. Slight cock. Modest wear. A VG copy. 2 181 - 258 pp. Text in triple column. Illustrated with 40 wood engravings. 4to. 11-3/4" x 9-1/8" <br/><br/>This part contains the 5 weekly September issues with that portion of Hard Times begining with Chapters XXV in the September 2nd issue and the work concluding with Chapter XXXVII in the September 30th issue. The Journal also contains a number of articles on Chess authored by Stanley. P. D. Orvis, 75 Nassau Street unknown books
1910819.8Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st edition 1st issue. Limited to 483 cc. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. VG some soiling to spine/corners slightly bumped. 90 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>A Bibliophile Society publication from the collection of Mr. Smith. The Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1910819.5Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st edition 1st issue. Limited to 483 cc. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. A Nr Fine copy. 90 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1910819.6Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st edition 1st issue. Limited to 483 cc. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. Slipcase. A Fine copy in a Nr Fine slipcase title label with some minor abrasion to upper left corner. 90 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1910819.1Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st edition 1st issue. 483 cc. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. VG some soiling to spine/corners slightly bumped. 90 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>A Bibliophile Society publication from the collection of Mr. Smith. The Bibliophile Society hardcover books
1910819.9Cambridge: The University Press 1910. 1st edition 2nd issue. For Mr. Smith's private distribution. Special full vellum binding with text "printed on different paper parchment-like and are without the Bibliophile titles and seals.". Boards slightly splayed with some smudges to front board. Nr Fine. xi 1 blank 90 pp. Printed in french-fold fashion. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. <br/><br/> The University Press hardcover books
191231850.2London: Published by A. & F Pears Ltd 1912. Ca 1912 cf. Gimbel B155 Chimes; B165 Cricket; B179 Battle of Life; B186 Haunted Man; Hearn p. 178 for the set. Each volume bound in cloth different color for each title with black & gilt stamping and an oval color pictorial paper onlay to the center of each front board. All volumes except Carol with printed white paper dust jackets with wood engraving to front panel engraving different for each volume. Modest wear to the bindings bit of a slant some foxing here & there. Overall books VG - VG with Haunted Man showing some fraying to backstrip crown. The jackets are edge worn & soiled with Haunted Man being the worse for wear with the spine panel lacking 1-1/2" at top so Good with the others About VG - VG. 5 volumes 139 1; 147 1; 160; 144; 140 pp. Adverts begin & conclude each volume. 'Cricket' illustrated by L. Rossi with 22 drawings; the remaining 4 titles illustrated by Charles Green with ~ 30 illustrations per volume. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>While we've had this set a few times over the years this the first occasion where the jackets were present. In that context & state they're quite uncommon. Published by A. & F Pears Ltd hardcover books
18824968.1London: W. H. Allen & Co 1882. 1st edition NCBEL III 815. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine professionally rebacked with original spine panels laid-down. Pale yellow eps. Spine panels darkened. Bookplate of "C. M. Ingleby L.L.D. Valentines." the noted 19th C Shakespearian scholar. A VG set. 2 volumes 406; vi 2 420 pp. Index in Volume II. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-5/8" <br/><br/>A scarce set as the print run was withdrawn from the trade due to copyright issues on No Thoroghfare and not republished until 1885. W. H. Allen & Co hardcover books
18849289.1London: Chatto & Windus 1884. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 780. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG sp darkened/some fraying at spine ends/some foxing. 378 pp including index 32 pp Oct 1883 publisher advert at rear 8vo. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books
18849289London: Chatto & Windus 1884. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 780. Large paper copy #9/50. Green cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine. VG unopened/eps foxed. 378 pp including Index. 4to. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books
18707159.1New York: Harper & Bros 1870. 1st edition NCBEL III 828. Original green publisher's cloth with gilt spine lettering professionally recased. Gilt lettering to spine & front board. A Very Good copy. viii 9 - 147 pp double column. 2 pp publisher advert prior to text and 4 pp publisher advert at rear dated July 1870. Wood engraving frontispiece of Dickens. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/>Issued shortly after Dickens' demise and expands on a 10 June piece from the Daily Telegraph. Quite uncommon. Harper & Bros hardcover books
