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18617287New York: Carleton 1861. 1st US edition Edgar & Vail p. 29. Black qtr leather with marbled boards. Gd paper starting to yellow & spot/edgewear with paper worn away at edges with board starting to show/front hinge starting/some dampstaining to lower front of first qtr of text block. Ex-lib with bpt & spine labels. 48 pp double column. 8vo. <br/><br/>These three items bound under one roof though each with a separate title page. The above info given for Dickens. Craik's 'Tales' pbd by by Harper & Bros 1857 probably 1st US; Sala's 'Seven Sons' pbd by Burnham out of Boston 1862 again possibly 1st US. Carleton hardcover books
184245485Boston: Published by Henry Prentiss 33 Court St 1842. 1st edition thus Miller p. 226; Tilton p. 515. Not in Gimbel though see H783 with a similar publication by W. H. Oakes citing music by James G. Meader. White paper wrappers with front cover have an stipple engraved image of Dickens after Maclise surrounded by a floral chromolithographed border by Thayer & Co Boston. Age-toning & light foxing. Evidence of being previously bound. Very Good. Unpaginated though 4 pages. Small folio: 13" x 10" <br/><br/>The referenced dinner was sponsored by a committee of 'Young Men of Boston' who had extended their invitation to the also young but already famous author before he left England. The dinner was held in Papanti's Hall with Josiah Quincy Jr as Chair who was ably assisted by Oliver Wendell Holmes & Nathan Hale Jr; the young James T. Fields was a guest. Also in attendance was "Josiah Quincy Sr the president of Harvard Washington Allston the poet & artist; George Bancroft the Historian & Richard Henry Dana Jr. . Letters were read from Prescott Washington Irving William Ellery Channing Judge Story and others regretting their inability to be there." OCLC records 4 holding institutions. Rare in the trade. Published by Henry Prentiss 33 Court St unknown books
186336863London 1863. 1st printing. Original buff paper wrappers with front wrapper & spine printed in red blue & black. Slight lean modest wear. Faint pos to top margin of front wrapper. A VG copy. 14 96 10 adverts pp. Text double column. Dickens' piece pp 48 - 61. Dickens' piece illustrated with 6 cuts by Crane. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>A very early illustrative effort by Crane Masse informs us that the first book to have Crane illustrations was just a year prior 1862. unknown books
18605074.21London 1860. 1st printing. Printed self wrappers nested not sewn. "Price 2d". 1/2" band of age-toning to top of p. 1 otherwise a VG copy. Pp 73 - 96. Text double column. Advert for 'Great Expectations' to p. 96. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>Contents include "A Day's Ride: A Life's Romance" Chap XV 'Bouquet from the Baltic' 'Poor Margaret' poetry & 'A Beautiful Devil'. unknown books
1838643.5London: Richard Bentley 1838. 1st edition 1st issue Eckel p. 140. Original publisher's pink ribbon-embossed cloth bindings. Yellow eps. Housed in a custom red cloth clamshell case. Spines sun-tanned. Some foxing. Vol I with gutter break prior to the 'B' gathering. A VG set in a worn cloth clamshell case. 2 volumes: xix 3 288; xix 1 blank 263 1 36 pp. Publisher catalogue concludes Vol II. Illustrated with 13 plates by Geroge Cruikshank. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5" <br/><br/> Richard Bentley hardcover books
18685074.26London: Chapman & Hall 1868. 1st volume edition. Black half leather bindings with marbled boards Vols 10 11 & 14-16 with Arabic numerals to spine labels; all other volumes have Roman numerals. Occasional corner wear. Some rubbing to boards. Period pos dated 1860. Occasional spot of foxing. Vol 10 with professionally restored joints. Withal a solid VG set. 20 volumes complete. ~600 pages per volume. Text double column. Christmas Stories included: Vol 2 with "The Haunted House" Vol 6 has "Tom Tiddler's Ground" Vol 8 has "Somebody's Luggage" & Vol 10 has "Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings" Vol 4 lacks "A Message from the Sea". 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/>From the start of his literary career Dickens wished to be an editor. and began such early-on with Bentley's Miscellany. After two more somewhat unsuccessful efforts he succeeded with Household Words which due to personal differences with his publishers gave rise to this final editorial publication All The Year Round. The content was miscellaneous in nature and attracted some of the best writers of the day- Wilkie Collins The Moonstone & The Woman in White Mrs. Gaskell A Dark Night's Work Trollope Is He Popenjoy. not to mention Dickens himself- the periodical contains the first appearance of his two great works- A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. Chapman & Hall hardcover books
189647621London: Printed and Published by William Bradbury 1896. Facsimile Reprint ca 1896. Printed self-wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning faint vertical crease & horizontal fold-lines. Discrete paper repairs. Very Good. 8 pages. Text in 6 columns. Elephant folio. 24-1/2" x 18-1/4" <br/><br/>First appearance in facsimile of a newspaper initially edited by Charles Dickens his resignation coming barely more than a month later 9 February 1846. His "Travelling Letters. Written on the Road" on p. 6 herein would form the first chapter of Pictures from Italy published in May 1846. <br /> <br />Issued by the Daily News on their 50th anniversary. Printed and Published by William Bradbury unknown books
185014697.3London 1850. 1st volume edition. Period green half-sheep binding with green cloth boards. VG some minor scuffing to leather extremities. 2 volumes in 1 vii 1 280; vii 1 280. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>A monthly news supplement to Household Words here found in the annual with a Table of Contents for each year. hardcover books
184135377Paris: Baudry's European Library 1841. 1st edition thus; published the same year as the 1st edition in London. Period black quarter-calf binding with marbled paper boards. Blue marbled paper eps. General wear & rubs to bindings. Leather chipped at spine ends. PO name stamp. A VG copy. 8 367 1 blank pp. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-3/8" <br/><br/> Baudry's European Library hardcover books
18419657Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1841. 1st US edition Edgar & Vail p. 20; Gimbel B110. Red cloth spines with buff paper-wrapped boards. Paper spine labels. VG some wear to labels/lower corners to leaves 5-6 & 6-1 of Vol I are lacking in margin only does not affect text/some foxing. 2 volumes. Bound in 6s. <br/><br/> Lea and Blanchard hardcover books
185241483New - York: G. P. Putnam & Company 1852. 1st edition thus. Not in Gimbel though see D17 for another 1852 Putnam edition of this title. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped spine & boards stamped in blind. Cocked. Wear to binding with sunned spine. Slightly shaken with a few proud gatherings/leaves. Period poi to preliminary blank presenting the book to a local library. Library bookplate. Good. 6 234 pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5" <br/><br/>An uncommon edition of this anthology extracted from Household Words. G. P. Putnam & Company hardcover books
18527699New York: G. P. Putnam 155 Broadway 1852. 1st edition thus Gimbel D17. Publisher's splain brown muslin cloth binding with simple gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Pale yellow eps. About VG sp cloth dull/extremity wear/some foxing throughout. 6 231 1 blank pp. 12mo. <br/><br/>Extracted from 'Household Words'. Japan Bosnia Cairo China the Suez & Catching Elephants are all explored in these essays. This title not listed in Edgar & Vail though Putnam's 'Home Narratives' 1852 & 'Home and Social Philosophy' 1852 are noted. G. P. Putnam, 155 Broadway hardcover books
18347642.1Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Adam Waldie 1834. 1st appearance thus Edgar & Vail p. 15; Gimbel E162. Period maroon half-sheep over green marbled paper boards professionally rebacked with new eps. Usual foxing. A few proud gatherings. Professionally repaired tear on title leaf. Withal a VG copy. 416 pp. Text triple column. Dickens' work pp. 136 - 138. 4to. 11-3/8" x 9-1/8" <br/><br/>Herein we find Dickens' second essay reprinted from London's Monthly Magazine which for a time was billed as his first US appearance in print however we now know this Dickens' second appearance with a US publisher preceded only by appearances in the Albion. A scarce item. Printed and Published by Adam Waldie hardcover books
184131233New York: J. Winchester Publisher 1841. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's green cloth with later cloth tape repair to spine & board corners. Usual foxing to paper. Period pos of William B. Baldwin. Ex-lib with bookplate to front paste-down. Front hinge starting at top. An About VG copy. 2 692 pp. Illustrated with 8 of at least 9 inserted full-page plates. 15" x 10-1/4" <br/><br/>Contains portions of 'Master Humprey's Clock' beginning in the June 1840 issue as well as Marryat's 'Poor Jack'. J. Winchester, Publisher hardcover books
186045828London: Partridge and Co 1860. 1st Edition. Original blue publisher's cloth with gilt stamping to spine & front board. Custom blue quarter-leather clamshell case. Volume with extremity wear & rubs. Bookplate of Samuel Meeks. Slightly shaken. Overall VG. Case with rubs to front joint which is starting at the bottom VG. viii 152 pp. Errata slip tipped-in prior to Contents page. 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/>From the publisher's preliminary note "The writer begs to acknowledge the courtesy of Mr. Charles Dickens who has permitted him to reprint his Contributions to 'Household Words.' He has partially availed himself of this permission by including 'Sleep' 'Unopened Buds' and 'A Lost Treasure' in the present volume and reserves other contributions for a future collection." A pasted-in bookseller slip & handwritten penciled note to the ffep attribute these 3 poems to Dickens however we note from Lohrli these poems were actually written by one unidentified individual by the name of "Harris" presumed author of the this entire volume of verse. OCLC records 3 holding institutions only one in the US. Rare in the trade. Partridge and Co hardcover books
184639274New York: Greeley & McElrath 1846. Early if not 1st US publication of this Dickens' letter reprinted from the London Daily News cf. NCBEL III 822. Disbound. Leaves separated along spine fold. Edge rash. Fold-lines. An About VG copy. Dickens letter occupies 1.4 columns 26-3/4 column-inches on the front page center. Entire newspaper 4 pp in length 7 columns per page. Elephant folio. 21-5/8" x 17-1/4" <br/><br/> Greeley & McElrath unknown books
29084London: John Dicks 313 Strand n. d. Ca 1883 Gimbel D102. Not in Miller nor VanderPoel. Pale green sewn wrappers printed in black. Average wear. A VG copy of a very scarce edition. 9 1; 11 3 pp. Separate t.p. for each work. Adverts last 2 pages. Wood engraved vignette to each t.p. with "Wife" vignette duplicated on wrapper cover. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/> John Dicks, 313, Strand unknown books
18683618.7Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1868. 1st publication Eckel p. 200; NCBEL III 825. Early 20th C. 3/4 green morocco binding with marbled paper boards & eps. TEG. Original front wrappers bound-in. Spine sunned to a mellow golden tan. Minor extremity wear. Withal a handsome VG copy. Divers paginations. Binders blanks. Illustrated with 4 plates as supplied by the former owner. Tall 8vo. 9-5/8" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/>Dickens wrote this piece specifically for his close friend James T. Fields with this being its first appearance. The UK edition not published till 10 years later. Ticknor & Fields hardcover books
200116294Torrey UT: Cottonwood Editions 2001. 1st edition thus. Wrappers. Nr Fine. 12 16 pp. 2 illustrations of Charles Dickens. 16 mo. <br/><br/> Cottonwood Editions unknown books
185413139.1Boston: Jenks Hickling & Swan 1854. 2nd US edition Edgar & Vail p. 27; Vander Poel B500. Original dark blue publishers' cloth with gilt spine lettering/decorations & boards stamped in blind. VG spines sunned/extremity wear. 2 volumes 332; 355 pp. 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/>Not in Gimbel nor mentioned by Wilkins. Jenks Hickling & Swan hardcover books
188713685.2Boston: Samuel E. Cassino 1887. 1st edition thus Hearn p. 175. Original publisher's embossed faux vellum spine with green cloth boards lettered & decorated with gilt stamping. TEG. Slight lean. Modest wear & soiling to binding. Long period poi to ffep. A VG copy. 2 121 3 blank pp. Frontis of Dickens 2-color chromolithographed t.p. & 23 inserted plates with illustrations by I. M. Gaugengigl & T. V. Chominski. 4to. 11-1/16" x 9-1/8" <br/><br/>Somewhat uncommon edition- not in Gimbel or Vander Poel and the last time we had a copy in stock was 2005. Samuel E. Cassino hardcover books
30408Dansville N.Y.: F. A. Owen Publishing Company n. d. Printed grey paper wrappers stapled. A VG copy pencil pos to top of front wrapper. 87 1 pp. Last page blank. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/4" <br/><br/> F. A. Owen Publishing Company unknown books
193436030Los Angeles: William Thomas Kellaway 1934. 1st printing thus. Not in Gimbel nor Hearn. Printed brown paper wrappers with large black title lettering to front wrapper; twine tie. Some unobstrusive paper repairs to spine fold. Front wrapper lower corner chipped. A VG copy of a scarce edition. Unpaginated though 32 pp. Leaves unopened at top with text printed alternatively recto verso. Decorative initial capital letter. 16-1/2" x 12" <br/><br/>Scarce small press rendition of Dicken's classic Christmas novella. OCLC records just 4 institutional holdings. William Thomas Kellaway unknown books
184444515Paris: A. and W. Galignani and Co 1844. 1st edition thus Hearn p. 175. Not in Gimbel. Modern full brown calf with black spine labels in the 2nd & 4th compartments raised bands. Later marbled eps. Marbled edges original. Binding - Fine. Textblock - Very Good bit of age-toning to paper/period pencil pos to preliminary blank. 4 140 2 blank pp. Published without the Leech illustrations. 8vo. 5-7/8" x 3-5/8" <br/><br/>Quite uncommon period edition of this Dickens classic- OCLC records only 3 US institutions holding a copy. A. and W. Galignani and Co hardcover books
18891880.1New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1889. 1st edition thus. Brown cloth binding with red leather spine label. TEG. VG sp darkened. 252 pp. Facsimile letter. Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/>This the first one-volume edition drawn from the 3 volume set issued in the early 1880s. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
