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‎Dickens Charles‎

‎The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit‎

‎London: Chapman & Hall 1844. First Edition Second Issue . Hardcover. Very Good. iii -xiv errata leaf 624 pp. without half title Ilustrated by Phiz with frontispiece additional pictorial title and 38 other engraved plates. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 later gilt bordered full green polished calf spine gilt lettered and decorated raised bands all edges gilt. First edition in book form second issue with the 14 line errata leaf after list of plates. Smith Vol. I 7. Halton and Cleaver pp 185-224. Spine faded light wear to extremities plates discolored else very good. <br/> <br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 000528

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎The Life of Our Lord‎

‎London: Associated Newspapers Ltd. 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. Spine a bit sunned very light shelf wear easily very good or better. Written in 1849 by Dickens for his children first published in 1934. Illustrated with various artwork facsimilies etc. Forward by Lady Dickens written in 1934. Full blue leather lettered in gilt top edge gilt. Specially bound deluxe edtion printed on Japan vellum paper. <br/> <br/> Associated Newspapers Ltd. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 000558

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby‎

‎Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. 403 pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece plus 38 of 39 plates originally designed and etched in steel by "Phiz" redrawn by J. Yaeger form the originals. Modern quarter calf red morocco spine labels marbled boards. Early American edition. Lacking one plate foxing throughout diagonal creasing to last few pages else very good. <br/> <br/> Lea and Blanchard hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 000545

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎The Mystery of Edwin Drood Master Humphrey's Clock and Sketches by "Boz"‎

‎Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Brick-red cloth with black stamped design on the front and spine and gold lettering on the spine. Rubbed at the corners with a few slight nicks at the top of the spine. The front board is lightly soiled. Strong binding. Previous owner's name on the back of the frontispiece. No other markings. 593pp. Nice working copy. . Good. Hardcover. 1871. Porter & Coates hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 042574

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎GREAT EXPECTATIONS‎

‎London: Chapman and Hall 1861. 3 volumes. First Edition fifth issue of the title-pages but with virtually all first issue points of the First Edition first impression first state. Vol. III with "i" p. 193 "3" present as last digit in p. 103 in the text per Smith and Clarendon bibliographies and etc. With the August 1861 catalogue. 8vo publisher’s original purple cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spines and in blind on the upper and lower covers. iv 344; ii 350; ii 344 pp. An unusually handsome clean and fresh copy without repairs or sophistication. Light mellowing to the cloth from age slight rubbing at the tips hinges strong and quite tight with only slight evidence of age wear. The text block remains clean and in excellent condition. Very rare in this condition and state of preservation. HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. "The rarity of the first issue of GREAT EXPECTATIONS has been attributed to the.fact that 'the first edition was almost entirely taken up by libraries.†Patten pp. 290-292 states that 1000 copies of the first issue and 750 of the second were printed and that probably most of the first and more than half of the second 1400 copies in all were purchased by Mudies Select Library" Smith DICKENS IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. <br> Even in 1932 Eckel lamented that "to obtain fine clean copies of this book has been the unsuccessful quest of many book collectors." Struggle between the various bibliographical arguments continues to this day with many holding to the points and positions formulated by Smith see CHARLES DICKENS IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH while some argument is occasionally made that copies of the book must correspond to the specifications put forth in the Clarendon bibliography. But as the sampling of copies used in that bibliography was statistically too small to gain absolute information by which a definitive argument could logically be made for the entire first edition run it remains the case that such data can be used logically to build an argument towards acceptance of the existence of one micro pattern only within the run and not therefore a finding which determines finally and clearly for the whole. <br> Most experts today continue to hold that Victorian printings and editions yielded to many factors during the binding process not the least of which were economy and imprecision. It is likely that a Victorian publisher would most surely have used existing sheets when sewing together the gatherings before binding. Indeed the specifications which are contained in the Oxford article seem to show that the textual points noted are of a very minor state and involve a change of or damage to a letter here or a word there and as the editor Margaret Caldwell herself notes “the clear conclusion is that there is no warrant for treating the five impressions as distinct editions: no authorial revision distinguishes one from another; blatant errors of substance remain uncorrected; a few errors and accidentals are corrected but many more remain.†It is also noted that one copy at the Bodlean at Oxford University is mixed state within the text while having first edition first issue title pages. Chapman and Hall hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 30492

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A Fairy Tale of Home‎

‎London: Bradbury and Evans 1846. First edition. Engraved frontispiece and title page 12 other engraved illustrations by John Leech Richard Doyle and others. Small 8vo publisher’s original red cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on spine the cover with gilt pictorial vignette as centerpiece both covers bordered in blind a.e.g. 174 2 ads. A fine copy the gilt and red cloth both bright internally fresh and clean. A DICKENS “CHRISTMAS BOOK†IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. 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.†<br> THE CRICKET was extremely popular when issued. Within one year there had been twenty two editions while concurrently THE CAROL†had enjoyed only ten and THE CHIMES twelve. It is said to rank second in importance in the “Christmas Booksâ€. Original cloth first editions in such lovely condition are quite scarce. Bradbury and Evans hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 30448

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎VIE ET AVENTURES DE NICOLAS NICKLEBY Roman Anglais Traduit Avec l'Autorisation de l'Auteur par P. Lorain Edition de Ch. Lahure‎

‎Paris: Chez L. Hachette et Co. 1857. 2 volumes. CHARLES DICKENS'S OWN COPY and the First Edition in French of Dickens' great novel Nicholas Nickleby. 8vo handsomely bound in fine contemporary red morocco over red marbled boards the spines with gilt stippled raised bands ruled with double gilt fillet lines two compartments gilt lettered marbled page edges and end-leaves. Now housed in a handsome protective clamshell box of red cloth with a black label gilt lettered. 1v 449 2; 450 2 pp. Quite a fine set with extraordinary provenance a touch of very occasional foxing the contemporary bindings bound for Dickens' own library. A very pleasing and important set. FIRST EDITION AND CHARLES DICKENS' OWN COPY! COPIES OF BOOKS WRITTEN BY DICKENS AND OWNED BY HIM WITH THE APPROPRIATE OWNERSHIP PLATES KNOWN AS COMING FROM HIS OWN LIBRARY ARE VERY RARE IN THE MARKETPLACE. This set of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY Dickens' copy has his bookplate on the front pastedown and just below his bookplate is the library bookplate used for the sale of Dickens' books this plate noting: "From the library of Charles Dickens Gadshill Place June 1870."<br> The first French edition of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY is an important edition in it own right as it marks a new level of prominence for Dickens on the grand stage of world literature. His preface is printed twice once in French and again in English. This was because he wanted to insure there would be no misunderstandings as to his opinion of the translation. Dickens wanted very much to be popular and respected in France as it was a nation he greatly admired. He first notes that he was known to the French reading public only through occasional fragmentary and unauthorized translations over which he had no control. He says: "The present translation of my writings was proposed to me by Messrs. L. Hachette and Co. and Ch. Lahure in a manner equally spirited liberal and generous. It has been made with the greatest care and its many difficulties have been combated with unusual skill intelligence and perseverance. It has been superintended above all by an accomplished gentleman perfectly acquainted with both languages and able with a rare felicity to be perfectly faithful to the English text while rendering it in elegant and expressive French. This is the only edition of my writings that has my sanction. I humbly and respectfully but with full confidence recommend it to my French readers. -Charles Dickens". Chez L. Hachette et Co. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 30501

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT NOTE in the Hand of Charles Dickens SIGNED boldly by the Famous Author‎

‎London: By Hand March 1844. In brown/black ink on ivory paper twice folded. Approx. 4.75" x 4" now in attractive beveled edged mount displayed next to a title-page from his novel HARD TIMES glazed in a dark brown wood grained frame. A very well preserved manuscript note in fine condition. SIGNED AND DATED MANUSCRIPT NOTE FROM CHARLES DICKENS. Noted to be from 1 Devonshire Terrace the home near Regent's Park London on which he had a twelve year lease. At this time the property had been the home of his family for four years. The 1840s were a time of great success for Dickens. A Christmas Carol had just been published a few months earlier Martin Chuzzlewit would soon be presented to the public and Oliver Twist would follow less than two years after. By Hand unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 30506

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN. A Fancy for Christmas-Time‎

‎London: Bradbury and Evans 1848. First edition. With engraved frontispiece and vignette title page. Illustrations by John Leech John Tenniel and others. Small 8vo publisher's original red cloth stamped in gilt on the spine and cover a.e.g. 2 ads188 pp. A bright and handsome copy with only a few mild blemishes due to age or use. FINE FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL GILT DECORATED RED CLOTH. THE HAUNTED MAN was Dickens’ fifth and final Christmas book. It like the others proved very popular and went into re-printed many times after its original introduction in 1848. Bradbury and Evans hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 30446

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎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 publisher's original red cloth with gilt decorations to the upper cover and spine pane and with an elaborate blind decoration framing both covers. viii 175 pp. A handsome well preserved and pleasing copy the cloth with only light evidence of age or use. FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. 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.†Of course it did not exceed the CAROL in any way except in initial sales but it is a charming tale nonetheless. Chapman and Hall hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 30449

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎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

Bookseller reference : 30499

‎Dickens C.‎

‎Martin Chuzzlewit‎

‎New American Library 1965. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN: New American Library hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8090331

‎Dickens C.‎

‎American Notes and Pictures from Italy‎

‎Oxford University Press 1966. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: Oxford University Press hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8323919

‎Dickens C.‎

‎Master Humphrey's Clock and A Child's History of England‎

‎OUP 1963. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: OUP hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 8090330

‎Peter Dickens‎

‎Society and Nature: Towards a Green Social Theory Studies in Sociology‎

‎Temple University Press. Used - Good. Ships from Reno NV. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! Temple University Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : GRP117327876 ISBN : 0877229694 9780877229698

‎Charles Dickens‎

‎A Christmas Carol Bantam Classic‎

‎Bantam Classics December 1997. Paper Back . 3.1 PB standard 50%. Bantam Classics paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 718819 ISBN : 0553212443 9780553212440

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎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

Bookseller reference : 30440

‎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

Bookseller reference : 30435

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎Hard times Centennial edition‎

‎Heron Books/Edito-Service 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Heron Books/Edito-Service hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : GB01BZ9BDP0I4N00

‎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

Bookseller reference : 30340

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎NINE CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF ALL THE YEAR ROUND CONDUCTED by Charles Dickens Including THE HAUNTED HOUSE A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND SOMEBODY'S LUGGAGE MRS. LIRRIPER'S LODGINGS MRS. LIRRIPER'S LEGACY DOCTOR MARIGOLD'S PRESCRIPTIONS MUGBY JUNCTION AND THOROUGHFARE.‎

‎London: Strand 1859-1867. 9 volumes bound into one volume. First Edition of each of the tales. 8vo the publisher's original bright green boards lettered in black on the upper and lower covers. Each of the tales with 48 numbered pages. Title and Contents leaves preceding the collection. A handsome copy tight and well preserved the spine panel sometime renewed skillfully to match the boards. A VERY HANDSOME AND PLEASING COPY OF THE NINE FIRST EDITIONS BOUND TOGETHER INTO ONE VOLUME. Dickens was responsible for much of the writing which was offered in these tales. Strand hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 30328

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎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

Bookseller reference : 19570

‎Peter Dickens‎

‎Society and Nature: Towards a Green Social Theory Studies in Sociology‎

‎Temple University Press. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Temple University Press unknown‎

Bookseller reference : GRP108776994 ISBN : 0877229694 9780877229698

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK being OLD CURIOSITY SHOP and BARNABY RUDGE‎

‎London: Chapman and Hall 1840 1841. 3 volumes. First edition. With 198 drawings by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. Royal 8vo bound in handsome period three-quarter tan calf over pebbled cloth covered boards the backing and corner-pieces ruled in blind the spines with very tall raised bands with gilt stippled chain trim double-ruled in blind one compartment triple-ruled in gilt and with gilt lettering one compartment with black morocco label triple-ruled and lettered in gilt additional gilt at the head and tail. vi 306; 306; 426 pp. A fine and very handsome set beautifully preserved inside and out A VERY HANDSOME SET OF MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK which was initiated as an experiment on Dickens’ part. Originally he intended the work to be a miscellany which would contain a continuous narrative linked by reminisces of the narrator Master Humphrey. He outlined his goals in a preliminary letter to Chapman and Hall: “To introduce a little club or knot of characters and to carry their personal histories and proceedings through the work; to introduce fresh characters constantly; to reintroduce Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller; xxx to write amusing essays on the various foibles of the day as they arise; to take advantage of passing events; and to vary the form of the papers by throwing them into sketches letters from imaginary correspondents and so forth so as to diversify the contents as much as possible.†Dickens would use ideas from the outline of this form in several succeeding books. <br> As the originally-conceived miscellany MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK failed to gain a substantial readership so the project was quickly abandoned the story transformed into a serial and the character of Master Humphrey himself abandoned as a narrator in the midst of THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. According to Eckel the work was published in four distinct forms over the course of its creation: in 88 weekly parts 30 monthly parts a three-volume edition and in separately bound volumes of the two stories "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Barnaby Rudge." <br> According to Eckel this work was published in four distinct forms: in 88 weekly parts 30 monthly parts a three-volume edition and in separately bound volumes of the two stories "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "Barnably Rudge." "In the latter form" he states "all the extraneous 'Clock' matter had been expunged but was retained in the other forms of publication." The three volume sets have become scarce indeed and especially so in such a fine state of preservation. Chapman and Hall hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 29193

‎Dickens Charles‎

‎The Old Curiosity Shop Penguin English Library‎

‎Penguin Classics. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable BOOK ONLY! COVER DAMAGED! Not perfect but still usable for class. Ships same or next day. Expedited shipping takes 2-3 business days; standard shipping takes 4-14 business days. Penguin Classics unknown‎

Bookseller reference : SRK-R-050-024:SRK ISBN : 014043075x 9780140430752