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[Dickens, Charles]; Cavanaugh, Cortes W and Edgar, Herman LeRoy
CHARLES DICKENS. HIS LIFE AS TRACED BY HIS WORKS. EARLY AMERICAN EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS.
New York: New York Public Library 1929. First Edition. Illustrated with 5 pages of illustrations. 4to original gray wrappers lettered in black on the upper cover staple bound. 31 pp. In fine condition. A HANDSOME AND VERY WELL PRESERVED COPY. A very useful biography and bibliography of the writing life of Charles Dickens. Probably the best reference to the American printings of Dickens' writings. New York Public Library unknown
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[Dickens, Charles] Fields James T
YESTERDAYS WITH AUTHORS
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company at the Riverside Press 1886. One volume expanded to two. A UNIQUE COPY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED AND WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTERS. With the eleven engraved original portraits featuring handwriting facsimiles and OVER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY extra engraved portraits and views from various sources AND WITH SEVEN ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTES OR LETTERS BOUND IN. Crown 8vo in very fine and luxurious full chocolate crushed morocco by the Monastery Hill Bindery the covers with double-frames composed of 5 gilt ruled lines the four corners with large gilt tooled decorations in a vine leaves and berries motif the spines with six double-gilt framed compartments separated by gilt-ruled raised bands four tooled with gilt leaves in the corners two compartments lettered in gilt additional gilt rule at the heads and tails of the spine gilt stippled board edges the turn-ins with wide gilt panels gilt decorated in a geometric motif surrounding a all-over green morocco inlay with geometric frame featuring elaborate gilt floral corners fine dark-green silk end-leaves top edges gilt. The bindings protected by felt-backed cloth covered chemises and encased in matching felt lined morocco backed slipcases with raised bands and lettering in gilt in two of the compartments. 250; 2 253-419 pp. A beautiful set in very fine condition the slipcases only with some trivial rubbing. A UNIQUE AND EXQUISITE COPY WITH OVER A HUNDRED EXTRA-ILLUSTRATIONS AND FINE MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL INCLUDED. The author's literary portraits of his friends is here greatly enhanced with the seven bound in notes and letters. There is a four page signed and dated letter by the author James T. Fields a one page note on printed stationery dated and signed by Dickens' longtime friend and biographer John Forster; a two page literary letter on blue paper dated and initialed by Charles Dickens in 1856; a clipped dated signature by English writer Mary Russell Mitford; a three page letter in the hand of Miss M. R. Mitford; a one page signed and dated note by English Poet Bryan Waller Procter; and a signed manuscript note by poet author and activist Walter Savage Landor.<br> James T. Fields was a prolific American writer and contemporary and friend of the Transcendentalists and other important New England authors as well. Here he gives us literary biographies and commentaries on Thackeray Hawthorne Dickens Wordsworth Miss Mitford and Bryan Proctor who wrote under the pseudonym of 'Barry Cornwall'. There is within these pages much commentary on other writers and famous persons such as Alexander Pope Shakespeare and others. Added to all of this in the way of extra-illustrations are portraits of noted individuals ranging from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Abraham Lincoln Charles Dickens Nathaniel Hawthorne and contemporaries and subjects of the writers from Andrew Jackson to Napoleon Bonaparte. Houghton, Mifflin and Company at the Riverside Press hardcover
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Dickens Charles
DOMBEY AND SON
London: Chapman and Hall circa 1880. The Household Edition printed by Virtue & Co. in London but in the wrappers issued for Appleton and Co. in New York Podeschi D66. With engraved frontispiece and three plates plus an additional 58 illustrations throughout the text by F. Barnard. Quarto 10" x 7" in the original Appleton blue paper wrappers printed in black the upper cover pictorially decorated and lettered the lower wrapper and the spine lettered in black and modeled after the wrappers of the early periodic issues of Dickens' novels printed in England. x 449 pp. An especially well preserved copy very scarce in the original paper wrappers and in this condition the wrapper complete and intact with only some toning overall and to the spine some rubbing to the head and foot of the spine panel and a little general mellowing the text is especially fresh and clean and in fine condition with some separation at the internal gutter. A VERY EARLY PRINTING. ESPECIALLY SCARCE IN THE ORIGINAL PAPER WRAPPERS AND ESPECIALLY SO IN THIS CONDITION. And a handsomely illustrated edition of the novel in which Dickens introduced the world to the memorable Mr. Dombey and his transactions business and personal and that creates a "clear picture of society in Dickens’ time.†The original publication of this novel marked a turning point for Dickens; his proceeds were a fine increase over MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT and with these earnings “his financial worriment ceased prosperity began and a period of money-saving was at hand.â€<br> The story features many Dickensian themes such as arranged marriages childhood hardship and cruelty and relations between people from different British social classes. The novel was first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848 in blue paper wrappers very reminiscent of those found on this attractive issue for Appleton. Chapman and Hall unknown
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[Dickens, Charles]; Warner Charles Dudley
CHARLES DICKENS An Appreciation
Newark: The Carteret Book Club 1913. FIRST EDITION LIMITED to only 100 copies printed hand numbered. 8vo in the original ivory paper-covered boards the upper cover with printed tipped-on label 10ff unpaginated. A very good copy internally fine. The white paper boards with some mild darkening a little wear at the corners the paper split and a bit chipped at the spine panel. ONE OF ONLY ONE-HUNDRED COPIES PRINTED. The printing was done in May of 1913 at the Marion Press on very fine handmade paper which remains fresh and bright. The essay was printed from Warner's original manuscript with the sanction of his widow. It is believed that it was never published prior to this printing of 1913. Warner was an extremely influential writer and a close friend of Mark Twain. It is interesting to read Twain's assessment of one of England's most popular authors. The Carteret Book Club hardcover
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[Dickens] Eckel John
PRIME PICKWICKS IN PARTS. Census With Complete Collation Comparison and Comment. With A Forward by A. Edward Newton
New York and London: Edgar H. Wells & CO. and Charles J. Sawyer LTD. 1928. First Edition LIMITED to only 440 hand-numbered copies of which only 400 were for sale SIGNED by both John Eckel and A. Edward Newton. With seven illustrations in black and white. 8vo publisher’s original green cloth printed in black on the upper cover in a facsimile of the design of the original wrappers from the parts issue of “Pickwickâ€. xiii 91. A very good copy of this limited edition the text-block is near as pristine and is in fine order the decorated cloth binding with a bit of toning to the spine panel and along the edges minimal wear or evidence of use sturdy and strong with the hinges tight and strong. FIRST EDITION OF THIS FINE LIMITED CENSUS WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE FOREMOST AUTHORITIES ON THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS. Eckel is the author on the standard bibliography used by collectors and scholars throughout the world. For anyone interested in the history of Dickens’ “Parts issues†or THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB this work is a must.<br> Limited to only 400 copies for sale of a total run of 440 signed by both the author and A. Edward Newton of “Oak Knoll†who wrote the fascinating introduction. Edgar H. Wells & CO. [and] Charles J. Sawyer, LTD. hardcover
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[Reynolds, illus] Dickens Charles
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
London: Hodder and Stoughton N.D. circa 1912. First Edition. Illustrated with 25 remarkable tipped-in colour plates by Frank Reynolds with opaque lettered tissue guards and with a colour vignette title page and colour illustrated endpapers. Thick 4to publisher’s original bright crimson cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover and with the fine gilt and black pictorial vignette on the upper cover in the elusive original printed dustjacket. viii 534 pp. Internally clean and crisp and in fine condition the covers with some light soiling but the edges and corners remain in quite nice condition the gilt and black are both well preserved. ONE OF OUR FAVORITE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS AND THIS A BRIGHT COPY. This fine gift edition of THE PICKWICK PAPERS is handsomely illustrated with Frank Reynolds’ magnificent illustrations. On these colourful and energetic pages the exploits and antics of Pickwick Tupman Winkle and Snodgrass come to life. For Dickens lovers PICKWICK is often the favorite filled as it is with delightful humor and adventure. And surely this illustrated edition will provide endless visual delight to its readers as they encounter the four members of the Corresponding Society of the Pickwick Club in their many amusing escapades. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
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[Nonesuch Press; Fine Press]; Dickens Charles
THE NONESUCH DICKENS. REPRINTED PIECES. THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELER AND OTHER STORIES Including Holiday Romance Hunted Down George Silverman's Explanation The Lamplighters Story and The Lazy Tour of the Two Idle Apprentices. Edited by Arthur Waugh Hugh Walpole Thomas Hatton and Walter Dexter.
Bloomsbury London: The Nonesuch Press 1938. Limited to 877 copies. Printed on handmade paper with the Nonesuch watermark Palace crest. With all illustrations throughout each book as called for. Royal 8vo handsomely bound in the original full Harlequin blue-black buckram black morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt others uncut. xiv 857 3 pp. A fine copy indeed. Unusually so without rubbing or fraying or chipping handsome private book plate to the paste-down clean and tight and a very pleasing copy. FIRST EDITION FROM THE NONESUCH PRESS. The Nonesuch Dickens is regarded as the definitive collected edition of the master's worksThe Nonesuch Dickens has become an iconic work in the history of fine printing and a collector's choice to the present day. The Nonesuch Press hardcover
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Dickens Charles
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
London: Chapman and Hall N.D. An early issue of this beloved classic essentially identical to the first edition. Engraved portrait frontispiece and 39 engraved illustrations by 'Phiz.' 8vo in a very handsome contemporary binding of three-quarter honey calf over marbled paper covered boards the spine with extensive fine gilt work between gilt ruled and stippled raised bands with a dark green morocco lettering label ruled and lettered in gilt page edges marbled. xvi 624 pp. A very attractive and proper copy in fine contemporary state with less then normally encountered mellowing and that being primarily confined to the prelims. ONE OF DICKENS’ MOST GROUNDBREAKING NOVELS. NICHOLAS NICKLEBY represents the beginning of Dickens’ lifelong warfare against the bad old methods of education. He deals with social abuses while still maintaining his characteristic good humor attempting to address painful material while still “making the reader mirthful over every detail that can be turned into merriment.†His style of prose and character development ushered in a new school of intense realism of human portraiture and helped him early on to secure a place as a great figure in the annals of classic literature.<br> The novel rode on the coattails of the success of THE PICKWICK PAPERS and was commissioned by Chapman and Hall in November of 1837 for Å150 per monthly installment which was ten times the amount Dickens had received for THE PICKWICK PAPERS. Chapman and Hall hardcover
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Dickens Charles
THE CHIMES: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In
London: 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
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[Dickens, Charles; Legends] Procter Adelaide Anne
LEGENDS AND LYRICS With and Introduction by Charles Dickens.
London: George Bell and Sons York Street Covent Garden 1875. A New Edition. Illustrated throughout with engravings by Harral from the art of Dobson Palmer John Tenniel Thomas. Fröhlich Millais DuMaurier Burton Watson Keene Carrick Edwards and Morton. Large 8vo beautifully bound in full green morocco the upper and lower covers emblazoned with full gilt tooling comprised of a series of elaborately tooled and rolled gilt panels corner tooled decorations floral designs gilt fillet border lines gilt all enclosing a large central gilt panel with floral devices at each edge the spine with raised bands the compartments of the spine multi-ruled in gilt and with central gilt ornamental tooling one compartment lettered in gilt all edges gilt marbled end-leaves gilt ruled turnovers. xxiv 330 pp. A very fine copy indeed the binding and text-block and illustrations all beautifully preserved and in excellent condition. WITH INTRODUCTION BY CHARLES DICKENS. A book reprinted many times through the years Dickens praised the author's poetry for its beauty and sensitivity and celebrated the fact that Ms. Procter was well versed in the classics and in reading having consumed over the course of her life a prodigious amount of literature. Dickens considered her poetry to be filled with humour and cheerfulness. He considered that she had an unusual 'vivacity and that she was unconstrained and unaffected about her productions as she was generous with her pecuniary results.' George Bell, and Sons, York Street, Covent Garden hardcover
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Dickens Charles
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH.
London: Bradbury and Evans 1846. First Edition complete with the half-title and the Oliver Twist advertisement at the end. Complete with 14 engraved illustrations including a fine frontispiece and title-page by John Leech R. Doyle and others. 12mo handsomely bound in full dark 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 174 2 ads. pp. A very fine copy tight clean and beautifully preserved the spine panel mellowed to honey-green as is normal. FIRST EDITION. THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH was third in Dickens’ Christmas Book Series. The title grew out of Dickens’ idea to begin a weekly periodical named “The Cricket†with an added motto “A cheerful creature that chirrups on the hearth.†Dickens relinquished that idea to instead concentrate on the venture that resulted in the founding of the “The Daily News.†The original periodical idea manifested itself in his “Household Words.†'THE CRICKET' was extremely popular when issued. Within one year there had been twenty two editions printed. Bradbury and Evans hardcover
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Dickens Charles
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
London: Chapman and Hall 1859. First edition First Issue with p. 213 mis-numbered 113 and signature b to the list of illustrations leaf and the required mis-spelling at p. 134. With 16 illustrations by H. K. Browne including a frontispiece and vignette title page. 8vo very handsomely bound in antique three-quarter tan calf the covers with fine marbled paper over the boards the spine elaborately decorated within panels gilt tooled at the borders and with central gilt ornamental pieces between raised bands lettered in gilt on contrasting maroon and brown morocco lettering labels l blue marbled endleaves a.e.g. viii list of plates 254pp. A fine and very handsome copy indeed the prelims with some browning from long ago. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. TALE OF TWO CITIES ranks amongst the most famous works in the history of literary fiction. It is one of only two works of historical fiction by Charles Dickens and stands out from most of Dickens's other novels as the one containing the least humour. That is not surprising as the historical context of the novel the French Revolution and Reign of Terror were a bit bleak to allow for the wackier characters Dickens is known for. This fact has in no way impacted the novel’s popularity it has never been out of print and by the start of the 21th century had sold an estimated 200 million copies worldwide. Chapman and Hall hardcover
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[Dickens Charles] 'Boz,' ed
MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI
London: Richard Bentley 1838. 2 volumes. First edition first issue first state without the "grotesque" border added at Vol. II p. 238. 13 illustrations by George Cruikshank. In addition and extra are two very finely executed unsigned watercolours at the end of Volume II. 8vo very handsomely bound and signed Bartlett in full red calf the spines beautifully decorated with ornate gilt tooled panels within compartments between raised bands the covers ruled at the borders with double gilt-fillet lines and corner tools. Marbled endpapers and gilt tooled turn-ins. Original cloth covers bound in at the end of each volume. xix 288; ix 263 2 watercolours on two leaves 36 ads. pp. A fine and very handsome copy with some very minor evidence of age. FIRST EDITION. A unique copy with two very fine watercolurs added to the end of Volume II and with the original cloth covers and spine panels bound in. Richard Bentley hardcover
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Dickens Charles
THE PLAYS AND POEMS OF CHARLES DICKENS With a Few Miscellanies in Prose Now First Collected. Edited Prefaced and Annotated by Richard Herne Shepherd
London: 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
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[Dickens, Charles]; Eckel John
PRIME PICKWICKS IN PARTS. Census With Complete Collation Comparison and Comment. With A Forward by A. Edward Newton
New York and London: Edgar H. Wells & CO. and Charles J. Sawyer LTD. 1928. First Edition Limited 440 numbered copies of which 400 were for sale SIGNED by both John Eckel and A. Edward Newton. With ten illustrations in black and white. 8vo publisher’s original green cloth printed in black on the upper cover in a facsimile of the design of the original wrappers from the parts issue of “Pickwick†with the original glassine preserved and in the original publisher’s gift box also decorated with the “Pickwick†design. xiii 91 pp. A fine copy of this book the cloth bright and clean the glassine preserved but not fully intact expected wear and toning to the scarcely found paper-board box. FIRST EDITION IN REMARKABLY FINE CONDITION. A fine limited census written by one of the 20th centuries foremost authorities on the works of Charles Dickens. Eckel is the author on the standard bibliography used by collectors and scholars throughout the world. For anyone interested in the history of Dickens’ “Parts issues†or THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB this work would seem a must.<br> Limited to only 400 copies for sale of a total run of 440 signed by both the author and A. Edward Newton of “Oak Knoll†who wrote the fascinating introduction. Edgar H. Wells & CO. [and] Charles J. Sawyer, LTD. hardcover
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[Theatre]; Dickens Charles (the younger), editor
THE LIFE OF CHARLES JAMES MATHEWS Chiefly Autobiographical with Selections From His Correspondence and Speeches
London: Macmillan and Co. 1879. 2 volumes. First Edition. With a portrait frontispiece in each volume and three other engravings. Tall 8vo publisher's original dark-green polished cloth the spine lettered and ruled in gilt the covers blocked in black and blind. ix 324; viii 336 pp. A superlative copy unopened and pristine. FIRST EDITION AND AN ESPECIALLY FINE UNOPENED COPY. A SCARCE WORK ON THIS POPULAR ACTOR AND DRAMATIST. A son of the actor Charles Mathews he achieved a greater reputation than his father in the same profession and also excelled at light comedy. He toured three times in the United States and met and married his second wife there. As an actor in England Mathews held an unrivaled place in his unique vein of light eccentric comedy. He had an easy grace combined with "imperturbable solemnity" a combination which amused people; his humour was never broad but always measured and restrained. It was as the leading character in such plays as the Game of Speculation My Awful Dad Cool as a Cucumber Patter versus Clatter and Little Toddlekins that he especially excelled.<br> Mathews was one of the few English actors who successfully played French-speaking roles. In 1863 he appeared in Paris in a French version of his play Cool as a Cucumber and was received with praise. He played there again in 1865 as Sir Charles Coldcream in the original play L'Homme blasé Macmillan and Co. hardcover
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Dickens Charles
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH.
London: Bradbury and Evans 1846. First Edition complete with the half-title and the Oliver Twist advertisement at the end. Complete with 14 engraved illustrations including a fine frontispiece and title-page by John Leech R. Doyle and others. 12mo the original cloth covers backed and cornered in red morocco the spine with gilt stippled raised bands and gilt ruled and decorated compartments lettered in gilt in two compartments. viii 174 2 ads. pp. A fine clean copy the binding well preserved. FIRST EDITION. THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH was third in Dickens’ Christmas Book Series. The title grew out of Dickens’ idea to begin a weekly periodical named “The Cricket†with an added motto “A cheerful creature that chirrups on the hearth.†Dickens relinquished that idea to instead concentrate on the venture that resulted in the founding of the “The Daily News.†The original periodical idea manifested itself in his “Household Words.†'THE CRICKET' was extremely popular when issued. Within one year there had been twenty two editions printed. Bradbury and Evans hardcover
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Dickens Charles
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
London: Chapman and Hall 1865. 2 volumes bound as one retaining both original titlepages. First edition. Numerous illustrations by Marcus Stone. 8vo in contemporary three-quarter pebble near black dark green morocco over marbled boards. The spines finely decorated with multi-ruled gilt framed compartments bordered with floral vine tools separated by raised gilt decorated bands two compartments gilt lettered edges marbled. xi 320; 3 viii 306. A very nice and proper copy the text very clean and fresh and solid the binding with some expected age mellowing but still quite handsome. FIRST EDITION this was the second to last book that Dickens would write and the last one that he would actually finish. The years shortly before the publication of OUR MUTUAL FRIEND were fraught with domestic sorrow that would lead to his eventual decline. He separated from his wife Catherine in 1858 after his admiration for the young actress Ellen Ternan strained his already deteriorating marriage. He further had to defend himself against scandal and protest his innocence when wagging tongues of gossip linked his name to his sister-in-law Georgina’s who had served as his housekeeper for many years. He threw his restless energy into increased productivity and public readings of his work both of which were physically and emotionally exhausting. He suffered from recurrent illnesses during the creation of OUR MUTUAL FRIEND but nonetheless managed to maintain the level of genius in his prose that had pervaded his previous works. He died unexpectedly only five years later while he was writing THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD.<br> Like most of Dickens’ work OUR MUTUAL FRIEND was published in monthly serial parts the first in May of 1864 and the last in November of 1865. This two-volume set was released almost immediately after the issue of the final episode. An extremely well-preserved set of the first edition of one of Dickens’ final efforts. Chapman and Hall hardcover
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Dickens Charles
LITTLE DORRIT
London: Bradbury and Evans 1857. First edition bound from the original parts 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 Phiz H.K. Browne including the frontispiece and vignette title-page. 8vo bound in contemporary three-quarter tan calf over boards lettered in gilt on a green morocco lettering piece spine with raised bands lined and decorated in gilt. xiv 623 pp. A handsome copy very well preserved spine a touch mellowed one original wrapper bound in some usual mellowing to plates a fine unwashed clean and honest copy. FIRST EDITION FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS. Bound in a handsome antique binding. 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. 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
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Dickens Charles
THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS. With Introduction General Essay and Notes by Andrew Lang.
London: Chapman and Hall 1899. 33 volumes. The Gadshill Edition. With the illustrations from the original first editions as well as additional material such as manuscript copies portraits etc. 8vo in contemporary three-quarter tan calf over marbled boards the spines decorated in gilt in compartments between flat bands two contrasting labels lettered in gilt marbled endpapers t.e.g. Internally a nice solid set the bindings still firm and strong but with rubbing and edge wear the spines mellowed with chipping at several of the spine tips a few labels lacking one volume lacking additional leather on the spine lacking volume 21 'A Tale of Two Cities'. ONE OF THE VERY BEST COLLECTED SETS OF DICKENS. It “contains all the original illustrations with many additional ones by Charles Green Henry Furniss Maurice Grieffenhagen et alâ€. They were printed from author's carefully corrected editions of 1867 and 1868. Chapman and Hall hardcover
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Dickens Charles
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
London: Chapman and Hall 1844. First edition first issue with "100Å" on the signpost in the engraved frontispiece. With frontispiece and 39 engravings after illustrations by 'Phiz'. 8vo handsomely bound in fine 3/4 antique morocco over cloth boards the spines with raised bands gilt ruled lettered in gilt in two compartments bordered in blind a.e.g. fine marbled endleaves. xiv errata 624. A very handsome and appealing copy in an unusually fine state of preservation. A few plates with the typical aging but a copy generally free of the inevitable toning associated with the engravings in copies of Dickens’ first edition novels. FINE AND SCARCE FIRST EDITION. Some critics have stated that this novel is Dickens at his best with the character Pecksniff being one of Dicken's most brilliant contributions to English literature. Critics generally agree that while MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT is somewhat roughly put together in its artistic structure it more than makes up for it in its brilliant character development and descriptive prose that reveal Dickens’ talents at their finest. “In the book he displays the fulness of his preservative power the ripeness of his humour the richest flow of his satiric vivacity and the culmination of his melodramatic vigour.†Some declare that the character of Pecksniff to be one of Dickens' most brilliant contributions to English literature; Gissing calls him and Mrs. Gamp “masterpieces of genius in its happiest mood.†Chapman and Hall hardcover
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[Dickens, Charles] Boz
SKETCHES BY BOZ Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People
London: Chapman and Hall 1839. First complete edition. First Combined Edition in book form. First Impression. With 40 illustrations by George Cruikshank. 8vo early three-quarter crushed morocco and marbled boards the spine handsomely and ornately decorated in gilt within panels between raised bands of the spine. viii 526. A fine copy. This is the first book edition complete with the forty Cruikshank plates and the first one volume combined edition. This is also the first impression with the publisher’s address “186 Strandâ€.<br> Dickens took the pseudonym from a nickname he had given his younger brother Augustus whom he called "Moses" after a character in Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield. This "being facetiously pronounced through the nose" became "Boses" which in turn was shortened to "Boz". The name remained coupled with "inimitable" until "Boz" eventually disappeared and Dickens became known as simply "The Inimitable".<br> The popularity of Dickens's writings was enhanced by the regular inclusion of detailed illustrations to highlight key scenes and characters. Chapman and Hall hardcover
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Dickens Charles
SELECTIONS FROM HOUSEHOLD WORDS CONDUCTED BY CHARLES DICKENS
New York and London: various publishers 1850-51. 2 volumes. Comprising numbers 180 to 196 in the first volume and numbers 27 to 52 in the second. 8vo in a handsome binding of three-quarter dark green morocco and marbled boards by the Rowfant bindery the panels with elaborate tools featuring scroll work and pointille decoration gilt lettered in two panels t.e.g. iv 444; iv 620. . The handsome bindings are in fine condition the interiors well preserved but with some foxing to the text as is common. A VERY FINE COLLECTION OF THE DICKENS SELECTIONS AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE LOVELY WORK DONE BY THE ROWFANT BINDERY. Household Words was an English weekly magazine edited by Charles Dickens in the 1850s. It took its name from the line in Shakespeare's Henry V: "Familiar in his mouth as household words."<br> "We aspire to live in the Household affections and to be numbered among the Household thoughts of our readers. We hope to be the comrade and friend of many thousands of people of both sexes and of all ages and conditions on whose faces we may never look. We seek to bring to innumerable homes from the stirring world around us the knowledge of many social wonders good and evil that are not calculated to render any of us less ardently persevering in ourselves less faithful in the progress of mankind less thankful for the privilege of living in this summer-dawn of time." — Charles Dickens various publishers hardcover
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[Theatre] Dickens Charles (the younger), editor
THE LIFE OF CHARLES JAMES MATHEWS Chiefly Autobiographical with Selections From His Correspondence and Speeches
London: Macmillan 1879. 2 volumes. First edition. With a portrait frontispiece in each volume and three other engravings. 8vo bound in early half green morocco and marbled boards richly gilt in the panels of the spines t.e.g. ix 324; viii 336. Index. A very good set. SCARCE WORK ON THIS POPULAR ACTOR AND DRAMATIST. A son of the actor Charles Mathews he achieved a greater reputation than his father in the same profession and also excelled at light comedy. He toured three times in the United States and met and married his second wife there. As an actor in England Mathews held an unrivalled place in his unique vein of light eccentric comedy. He had an easy grace combined with "imperturbable solemnity" a combination which amused people; his humour was never broad but always measured and restrained. It was as the leading character in such plays as the Game of Speculation My Awful Dad Cool as a Cucumber Patter versus Clatter and Little Toddlekins that he especially excelled.<br> Mathews was one of the few English actors who successfully played French-speaking roles. In 1863 he appeared in Paris in a French version of his play Cool as a Cucumber and was received with praise. He played there again in 1865 as Sir Charles Coldcream in the original play L'Homme blasé Macmillan hardcover
Référence libraire : 6822
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Dickens Charles
DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON Wholesale Retail and for Exploration.
London: Bradbury and Evans 1848. First edition with the earliest state of the hook on the left hand on the vignette title-page. With engraved Illustrations by H.K. Browne throughout. 8vo in a handsome contemporary binding of three quarter tan calf over marbled boards the spine with gilt bands one compartment with brown morocco label lettered in gilt. xiv 624 pp. A very handsome copy in a proper period binding sturdy and attractive and unusually clean and bright throughout. FIRST EDITION. This is quite a desirable copy of the Dickens novel that introduced the world to the memorable Mr. Dombey and his transactions business and personal and that creates a "clear picture of society in Dickens’ time.†Dickens wrote it while in residence in a number of different areas beginning the work in Lausanne Switzerland continuing in Paris and finishing in Brighton Broadstairs and London making the text “a true cosmopolite in the manner of its writing.†The publication of this book marked a turning point for Dickens; his proceeds were a fine increase over MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT and with these earnings “his financial worriment ceased prosperity began and a period of money-saving was at hand.â€<br> This is the first publication of the text in its entirety after its serialization from October 1846 to April 1848. Copies this early are becoming scarce. An excellent piece of classic Dickensiana. Bradbury and Evans hardcover
Référence libraire : 22224
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Dickens Charles
LITTLE DORRIT
London: 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
Référence libraire : 22758
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Dickens Charles
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
London: Chapman and Hall 1844. First edition issue with "Å100" on the signpost in the engraved frontispiece and the 10 line errata. With frontispiece and 39 engravings after illustrations by 'Phiz'. 8vo handsomely bound in fine 3/4 green period antique morocco over patterned boards the spine with raised bands gilt decorated and ruled in blind lettered in gilt on a red morocco label bordered in gilt a.e.m. xiv errata 624 pp. A handsome and appealing copy in a fine state of preservation. The frontispiece and vignette title-page only lightly mellowed and some plates with a bit of the edge-spotting typically encountered but a copy very clean and fresh otherwise and generally quite free of the great browning associated with the engravings in copies of Dickens’ first edition novels. FINE AND SCARCE FIRST EDITION. Some critics have stated that this novel is Dickens at his best with the character Pecksniff being one of Dicken's most brilliant contributions to English literature. Critics generally agree that while MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT is somewhat roughly put together in its artistic structure it more than makes up for it in its brilliant character development and descriptive prose that reveal Dickens’ talents at their finest. “In the book he displays the fulness of his preservative power the ripeness of his humour the richest flow of his satiric vivacity and the culmination of his melodramatic vigour.†Some declare that the character of Pecksniff to be one of Dickens' most brilliant contributions to English literature; Gissing calls him and Mrs. Gamp “masterpieces of genius in its happiest mood.†Chapman and Hall hardcover
Référence libraire : 23191
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Charles Dickens
Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby: Part 1 - in large print
Hardback. New. hardcover
Référence libraire : A9783368306816 ISBN : 3368306812 9783368306816
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Charles Dickens
Little Dorrit; Book The Second: Riches: in large print
Hardback. New. hardcover
Référence libraire : A9783368306731 ISBN : 3368306731 9783368306731
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Dickens, Charles
The Uncommercial Traveller: in large print
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Référence libraire : 3387006349.G ISBN : 3387006349 9783387006346
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Dickens, Charles
Dickens' Works 10 Volumes
New york: Pollard & Moss 1884. hardcover. very good. 10 volume set of Dickens' Works with illustrations. Leather with marbled paper on boards. All volumes in very good condition some rubbing to boards. Pollard & Moss unknown
Référence libraire : 2503113
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Charles Dickens
The Battle of Life
Hardback. New. hardcover
Référence libraire : B9783752387896 ISBN : 3752387890 9783752387896
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Dickens, Charles
Barnabé Rudge Tome II
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Référence libraire : 9357387757.G ISBN : 9357387757 9789357387750
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Onwhyn, T (Dickens)
Illustrations To Nicholas Nickleby
n.p. n.d. London: J. Newman c. 1847. Very Good. T. Onwhyn. Octavo 8 3/4" x 5 5/8" unbound. Thirty-two of 40 engraved plates from Onwhyn's original drawings. Some are signed in the plate by T. Onwhyn and some are signed by Peter Palette. Very good to fine with light foxing on the portrait of Nicholas Nickleby. unknown
Référence libraire : 09022
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Dickens, Charles
Our Mutual Friend
New York: Harper & Brothers 1865. Hard Cover. Very Good. Second U. S. book edition. Octavo 350 pages 2 pages of ads; illustrated with 34 textual illustrations. Bound in purple pebble-grained cloth now faded to tan; spine lettered in gilt. Wear at extremities small loss at spine ends; very light damp stain to end papers; neat owner's name. Internally clean; very good. Harper & Brothers unknown
Référence libraire : 3993
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[Charles Dickens] Browne, Hablot K, Illustrator
Dombey and Son. The 4 Portraits of Edith Florence Alice & Little Paul Together with Eight Full-length Portraits
London: Chapman & Hall 1848. First Edition. Fine. octavo two items each bound in green printed wrappers. The 8 portraits are Dombey & Carker Miss Tox Mrs. Skewton Mrs. Pipchin Old Sol & Capt. Cuttle Major Magstock Miss Nipper and Polly. The Kenyon Starling - William Self copy with their bookplates. Bookplate of Francis Kettaneh. Fine; both items housed in a red folding case spine lettered in gilt. Fine. Chapman & Hall unknown
Référence libraire : 09685
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Dickens, Charles (Boz) & Russell, Henry
The Ivy Green. A Ballad Sheet Music
New York 1838: James L. Hewitt & Co. First Edition. Very Good. large folio 8 pages of engraved sheet music. the words written by "Boz" - the music composed by Henry Russell. Together with Hullah John Pyke. Autumn Leaves. Ballad sung by Mr. F. Seguin. The Words by "Boz." Six pages of engraved sheet music. Originally issued as unbound sheets these two ballads were extracted from a bound volume. Yale/Gimbel C6. Minor soiling and age toning. Housed in a handsome quarter-leather clamshell box. The Kenyon Starling - William Self copies. James L. Hewitt & Co unknown
Référence libraire : 09686
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Dickens Charles
The Works Of Charles Dickens 30 Volumes C. 1870
Chapman And Hall . Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 30 Illustrated Volumes All In Very Good Order With Light Handling Wear Consistent With Age And Light Spotting Throughout . Undated - Chapman & Hall Were Publishers For Charles Dickens From 1840 Until 1844 And Again From 1858 Until 1870 These Titles Would Be In A Later Era C1870 Please Use The Ask Seller A Question Option About Postage Charges Volumes Are Dombey And Son Vols 1 & 2 A Childs History Of England Edwin Drood And Other Stories Pickwick Papers Vols 1 & 2 The Uncommercial Traveler Great Expectations Oliver Twist Nicholas Nickleby Vols 1 & 2 Bleak House Vols 1 & 2 Martin Chizzlewit Vols 1 & 2 Vol 1 Has Slashmarks On The Front Cover The Old Curiosity Shop Vols 1 & 2 Vol 2 Has A Split Gutter On The Front Endpapers A Tale Of Two Cities Rubbed Spine And Missing Fep Sketches By Boz Christmas Stories Pictures From Italy David Copperfield Vols 1 & 2 Christmas Books Our Mutual Friend Vols 1 & 2 Barnaby Rudge Vols 1& 2 Little Dorrit Vols 1 & 2 <br/> <br/> Chapman And Hall hardcover
Référence libraire : 013905
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Charles Dickens
Bleak House: Part 1 - in large print
Hardback. New. hardcover
Référence libraire : A9783368305314 ISBN : 336830531x 9783368305314
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Charles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop: in large print
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Référence libraire : A9783368303228 ISBN : 3368303228 9783368303228
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Dickens
Works Volume 7
Hardback. New. hardcover
Référence libraire : A9781346044828 ISBN : 1346044821 9781346044828
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DICKENS, Charles
The Works of Charles Dickens 6 Volume Set
New York: Collier No Date. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover set. There is no published date. The books have light fraying of spine ends and cover corners starting. The covers are lightly soiling and fading. The hinges of all 6 vols are starting to lightly crack. The volumes endpapers are lightly browning. The text of all 6 volumes is clean with not writing or markings. The covers are green with gold embossing. The foredges are red with light fading of color. Collier hardcover
Référence libraire : 125280
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DICKENS, Charles
The Letters of Charles Dickens 3 volumes
London: Chapman & Hall 1880. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Good/ some foxing minor stains sticker and writing inside books slight fading more on the spine bumped corners and spine-ends w/wear and rubbing the edges loose and cracked hinges spine of one of the books is torn up and frayed. This was edited by his sister-in-law and his eldest daughter. Chapman & Hall hardcover
Référence libraire : 130133
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Charles Dickens
David Copperfield
Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Référence libraire : B9781475168433 ISBN : 1475168438 9781475168433
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Dickens, Charles
The Charles Dickens Parlor Album of Illustrations. Selected Chronologically Arranged According to Their Original Publication with a Table of Contents Including the artist' Names
New York NY: G. W. Carleton & Co. 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. G. W. Carleton & Co. New York NY 1879. First Edition. 1st Printing. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Perhaps no novelist has been more thoroughly identified and associated with the illustrations originally made for his books than Charles Dickens. No author has ever been more fortunate and happy in the artists employed to embody and carry out to the eye the creations of his fancy and rarely have illustrations been designed which have appealed more forcibly to the imagination of the reader. Illustrators: George Cruikshank R. Seymour H.K. Browne G. Cattermole John Leech Maclise Stanfield Doyle Marcus Stone. Books on Books::Books on Authors Books on Books::Literary Criticism 6766 6766 G. W. Carleton & Co. hardcover
Référence libraire : 111056
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DICKENS, Charles
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
London. Chapman & Hall. 1844. 8vo 21cm The First Edition in book form second issue. xiv2 Errata 624p. with 40 plates by Hablot K. Browne "Phiz" including frontispiece and extra engraved title some toning on the plates toward the margins as usual 1 plate at p346 has a small hole c. 1cm outside the illustrations in a fine signed binding by Riviere in half crushed niger crimson morocco raised bands gilt title and gilt decorations in the panels match crimson marbled boards and endpapers all edges gilt a fine copy all consider with the 14-line errata sheet called for in the second issue.cgc. Eckel p71. Gimbel A7 Sadleir 692. Smith I 7. First published in parts serially in 1853-1854 this is the first edition in book form. An interesting work by Dickens that might be considered to be a transitional one as it falls between Dickens' earlier more amusing works and his later socially-conscious somewhat sombre works. London. Chapman & Hall. 1844 unknown
Référence libraire : 40560
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DICKENS, Charles (& Willie Collins)
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings. The Extra Christmas Number of All the Year Round conducted byCharles Dickens for Christmas 1863./ Same for 1864/ Same for 1865; witha half page advertisement slip laid in "Completion of Mr. Dickens's NewWork. Our Mutual Friend . / Same for 1866: new title: Mugby JunctionThe Extra Christmas Number of All the Year Round conducted by CharlesDickens for Christmas 1866./ Same for 1867; new title: No Thoroughfare.By Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Being The Extra Christmas Numberof All the Year Round conducted by Charles Dickens for Christmas 1867
London. Chapman & Hall. 1863-1867. Hardcover. Very Good. tall8vo 24cm first editions 5volumes in One 48 & 48 & 48 & 48 & 48pp. all in the original printedblue wraps all with ads. in contemporary pebble dark green cloth giltbook titles on the spine extra stock flora decorated endpapers lightdamp stain toward the fore edge of both boards internally fine. LT Podeschi. E9-E21. also cf. H504-H507. London. Chapman & Hall. [1863-1867] hardcover
Référence libraire : 36343
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Dickens, Charles
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
Published by Ealing Studios 1947. 1st edition. Paperback. Very Good. Illustrated by Ardizzone Edward. Slightly better than very good condition. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. The story of the production of the film version. With full page colour illustrations by Ardizzone. Includes original cast list and story summary. A nice clean copy with just a little browning to covers. Published by Ealing Studios paperback
Référence libraire : 1203263
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Charles Dickens | Thomas Nast; C S Reinhart; W L Sheppard; Thomas Worth; J Barnard; J Mahoney (Illustrator)
THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS 70 PARTS IN 38 VOLUMES THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB; THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY; DOMBEY AND SON; THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP; THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD; THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT; LITTLE DORRIT; BLEAK HOUSE; THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST; BARNABY RUDGE; A TALE OF TWO CITIES
New York: New York Book Concern 1875. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Thomas Nast; C. S. Reinhart; W. L. Sheppard; Thoma. The Harper & Brothers editions of most of the major works of Charles Dickens from the Pickwick Papers to A Tale of Two Cities. Issued with 70 parts in 38 fascicles by the New York Book Concern. Bound in the original New York Book Concern’s blue paper wrappers. Conditions of publication from rear panel: “The work will be issued in Semi-monthly Parts. Each 25 cents. Part will contain 48 pages of double column letter-press profusely illustrated. The 50 cent Parts will contain 96 pages with double the number of illustrations. No subscriber’s name will be taken for less than the entire work.†A couple of fascicles have covers which have been gingerly reattached and several have wear at the spine; in general they are in Very Good or Good condition. A nice and scarce item for the Dickens collector.~~The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club with fifty-two illustrations by Thomas Nast pt. 1 - 7/8; The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby with fifty-two illustrations by C. S. Reinhart pt. 7/8 - 15/16; Dombey and Son with fifty-two illustrations by W. L. Sheppard pt. 15/16 - 21/22; The Old Curiosity Shop illustrated by Thomas Worth pt. 21/22 - 27/28; The Personal History of David Copperfield with a Portrait of the Author and Sixty-one illustrations by J. Barnard pt. 27/28 - 35/36; The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit with Fifty-nine illustrations by J. Barnard pt. 35/36 - 41/42; Little Dorrit with fifty-eight illustrations by J. Mahoney pt. 41/42 - 49/50; Bleak House with sixty-one illustrations by F. Barnard pt. 49/50 - 57/58; The Adventures of Oliver Twist with Twenty-eight illustrations by J. Mahoney pt. 57/58 - 61/62; Barnaby Rudge with Forty-four illustrations by J. Barnard pt. 61/62 - 67/68; A Tale of Two Cities with over Forty illustrations by American and English Artists pt. 67/68 - 69/70. Very Good binding. New York Book Concern unknown
Référence libraire : 244444
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Dickens, Charles
Our Mutual Friend
London: Chapman and Hall May 1864 - November 1865 1864 With 40 black and white illustrated plates designed by Marcus Stone and engraved by Dalziel and W. T. Green. Original twenty installments issued in nineteen monthly parts with 19 and 20 bound together. First edition first issue of text with "pricipal" misspelling to page 115 line 38 in Part 14. Lacking a few ads: "The Fisherman's Magazine and Review" slip 4 pp. in Part 2 "Liverpool & London & Globe" 4 pp. in Part 10 particularly scarce "The Economic Life Assurance Society" advertisement 4 pp. in Part 14 and "Scottish Union" 2 pp. and "Mappin Webb & Co." 2 pp. in Part 15. Parts 19/20 with "Foreign Bank Notes" slip which Hatton claims is "often found wanting" and "Scottish Union" advertisement in Part 9 is in scarce white ribbed paper Hatton writes: "Of 45 copies examined only two were seen of this paper". Part 1 has an extra yellow "Fry's Homeopathic Cocoa" 2 pp. advertisement and Part 18 has "Messrs. Chapman and Hall's New Publications" 8 pp. to rear not called for by Hatton. Publisher's green printed wrappers publisher's ads bound in to front of each text block with additional ads inserted to rear two black and white plates corresponding to each part bound in preceding first page of each text block. Very good set with some chipping and closed tears to edges of Part 1 front wrapper wrappers for other parts with only light edgewear some occasional chipping to backstrips Parts 19/20 with rear wrapper and "The Anthelmintic Bon Bon" advertisement detached but present generally clean pages and plates and every part except for Part 1 with ownership signature in pencil to front wrapper. Overall a presentable and unrestored copy of this classic work in its original form. Housed in a custom dark blue folding chemise and a matching slipcase. Hatton & Cleaver p. 345. Our Mutual Friend is the last novel Dickens completed in his lifetime leaving his final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1870 incomplete. Our Mutual Friend remains popular among readers because of its compelling plot line which examines the advantages and disadvantages of individual wealth. The story begins with John Harmon the estranged son of a wealthy miser who has inherited his father's money and as a condition of his inheritance is meant to marry Bella Wilfer. Instead of greeting his fortune Harmon fakes his own death and watches from disguise as his father's wealth brings fortune and misfortune to various members of the community. In this classic novel Dickens revisits many of the themes from his earlier works including the corruptive power of money and the virtues of the hard-working poor. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Stone Marcus. London: Chapman and Hall, May 1864 - November 1865 paperback
Référence libraire : CD177
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