Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co 1853. Mid-19th C. US edition. Cf Smith AMERICAN 5 pp. 188-189. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & boards stamped in blind. Slight cock with extremity wear to binding. Period pencil poi to preliminary blank. Foxing. A couple proud gatherings. A Good copy. 6 9 - 323 1 blank pp. Text double column. Frontis engraved t.p. undated with no publisher imprint & 10 inserted plates many with multiple images. Intratextual cuts. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> Published by Getz Buck & Co hardcover
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co 1853. Later US edition. Not listed by Smith though see p. 141 for an 1852 unillustrated Getz & Buck edition; see also Gimbel D13. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & boards stamped in blind. Professionally recased. Period pos to ffep. Very Good. viii 13 - 403 1 blank pp. Text double column. Frontis & 39 inserted plates. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> Published by Getz Buck & Co hardcover
London: Miles & Co. Ltd 1918. 1st Printing. Stapled grey paper wrappers printed in grey & black with a bust image of Dickens to front wrapper upper right. General age-toning with faint vertical fold-line. Very Good. Unpaginated though 16 pages. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-5/8" <br/><br/>A variety of Dickens-themed events to raise money for this charity. Miles & Co., Ltd unknown
New York: J. Winchester New World Press 1844. 1st US book edition Calinescu Collection Part I 59; Gimbel A77; Smith American 6.3. Not in the McGuire Collection catalogue the VanderPoel catalogue nor Wilkins. Later black leather spine with printed paper title label over period brown cloth covered boards. General wear to boards with board showing at tips & edges. Browning & foxing to paper. A Good copy. 4 150 2 blank pp. Text double column. 11" x 7-1/2" <br/><br/>Somewhat uncommon edition of this Dickens title; first time we've ever had it. J. Winchester, New World Press hardcover
Paris: Biblioth�que de la Pl�iade Librairie Gallimard 1956. Flexible pebbled green boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. In white dust jacket with red lettering mylar cover and plain tan cardboard slipcase. Very minor rubbing to edges top stain a bit faded. Dust jacket faintly sunned at edges; sm. chip to spine head of mylar; slipcase sunned. NF/VG. xx 1352 2 pp. 6-7/8" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/>French language text. "Dombey & Son" translated by Georges Connes; "Hard Times" translated by D'Andhr�e Vailland. Biblioth�que de la Pl�iade, Librairie Gallimard hardcover
New York: Grolier Club 2006. 1st edition. Limited to 525 cc. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket. F/F. 110 pp including Index. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Grolier Club hardcover
New York: E.P. Dutton 1926. Light toning and creasing to top edge evidence of a paperclip to edge. VG withal. Single leaf of letterhead text on recto only. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>Typewritten letter to Boston Bookman regarding interest in Dutton's Dickens Catalogue as well as Robert Louis Stevenson material. Signed "Respectfully yours / E.P. Dutton & Co. / D.E. Grand . E.P. Dutton unknown
Dundee Edinburgh London: Valentine & Sons n. d. 1st edition thus. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & front board. TEG. Patterned paper eps. Spine severely sunned. Faint cup rings. Very Good. 128 pp. Color frontis & 4 inserted color plates. 8vo. <br/><br/> Valentine & Sons hardcover
New York: MacMillan 1919. 1st US edition. Black cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. No dust jacket. Average wear. Ex-lib with stamps to text-block edges & front paste-down. Period pos to ffep. Very Good. xii 2 397 5 pp. 4 pages of adverts conclude volume. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/>Novel peopled with characters that are descendants of characters in Dickens' novel Dombey And Son 1848 and thereby attempting to answer the question of "How they got on' MacMillan hardcover
Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop Inc n. d. 1st printing. Colored papered wrappers with black title lettering printed to front cover. VG. 2 62 pp. A few photographic images. 9" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/> Heritage Book Shop Inc unknown
New York: Wiley and Putnam 1847. 1st US edition Gimbel A104; Edgar & Vail p. 24; Smith AMERICAN 7; VanderPoel B1971; Wilkins p. 25. Printed brown paper wrappers. Some modest wear to wrappers. Some foxing to text block. Very Good. Pp 249 - 294 2 blank = 48 pages. Illustrated with 2 plates "Profound cogitation of Captain Cuttle" & "Paul goes home for the holidays." after Hablot K. Browne "Phiz" redrawn & engraved on wood by J. W. Orr. 7-3/8" x 5-1/16" <br/><br/>Wiley & Putnam were the first of the US houses to hit the streets with Dickens' new novel beginning with Part I issued October 1846. A quite scarce edition especially in comparison to the UK parts issue which shows up with some regularity. Wiley and Putnam unknown
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers n. d. Ca early 1870s. Publisher's original morocco-style pebbled green cloth with gilt stamped spine & gilt-stamped Dickens' bust to front board. Bevelled edges. Brown clay-paper eps. Some modest extremity wear. Gilt generally bright and volumes square & tight. A pleasing VG - VG set. Each volume ~ 400 to 500 pages. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>Set with MacKenzie's LIFE Of CHARLES DICKENS which said volume includes Dickens' will & The Dickens Controversy as well as other miscellaneous pieces. T. B. Peterson & Brothers hardcover
New York: The Macmillan Company 1930. 1st edition NCBEL III 840. Blue printed cloth boards. Dust jacket. VG slight lean/Abt VG edgewear & chipping. 208 pp. Illustrations from the original adverts. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Macmillan Company hardcover
London: Chapman and Hall 1880. 1st edition thus. Not in Gimbel. Original publisher's green cloth binding with black & gilt stamping to spine front board blocked in black & rear board in blind. Original publisher's green cloth box with gilt stamping to top cover & printed paper label to the top cover inside. Modest wear to volumes generally VG. Box shows wear & splitting to cover cloth joints otherwise VG. 16 volumes complete. Frontispiece. 16mo. 6" x 4" <br/><br/>An economical edition offered by C&H in this pocket format with just the frontis. Quite rare as offered here i.e. in a complete set with the original publisher's box. Chapman and Hall hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnams Sons 1927. 1st edition Bolton PP 129. Red cloth with gilt lettering done in the style of the Christmas Books. Dust jacket. VG/VG some edge chipping & soiling. 246 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>First produced 2/15/27 in Washington DC. Reports are that the production enjoyed quite a bit of success eventually making its way to NYC where it ran for 72 performances. G. P. Putnams Sons hardcover
London: New Century Press 1899. 1st edition NCBEL III 790. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Green patterned-paper eps. VG average wear/spine sunned. 114 pp adverts. Sq 8vo. <br/><br/> New Century Press hardcover
Oxford: Clarendon Press 1971. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the ffep. Blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Blue dust jacket. Slight cock. Some po ink marginalia. VG. Some modest wear with closed 1" tear to rear panel. Very Good. vii 5 233 3 blank pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Clarendon Press hardcover
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers n. d. Circa 1877. Publisher's original morocco-style pebbled green cloth with gilt stamped spine & gilt-stamped Dickens' bust to front board. Bevelled edges. Brown clay-paper eps. Square & tight. Period poi to preliminary blank. Faint damp spotting to lower portion of front board. Withal a VG copy. 4 21 - 532 = 516 pp. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> T. B. Peterson & Brothers hardcover
New York: Wiley and Putnam 1847. 1st US edition Gimbel A104; Edgar & Vail p. 24; Smith AMERICAN 7; VanderPoel B1971; Wilkins p. 25. Printed brown paper wrappers. Soiling & staining to wrappers with some chipping & edgewear. Some foxing to text block. Good. Pp 677 - 724 = 48. Illustrated with 2 plates "Florence parts from a very old friend" & "Mr Dombey and his confidential agent" after Hablot K. Browne "Phiz" redrawn & engraved on wood by J. W. Orr. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>Wiley & Putnam were the first of the US houses to hit the streets with Dickens' new novel beginning with Part I issued October 1846. A quite scarce edition especially in comparison to the UK parts issue which shows up with some regularity. Wiley and Putnam unknown
New - 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
London 1846. Matted & housed in a handsome gilt-edged wooden frame. Nr Fine condition in a frame showing little wear. Engraving: 13-1/8" x 9". Frame: 28-1/4" x 22-1/2" <br/><br/>Engraved by D. J. Pound after a photograph by Mayall. A handsome piece destined to grace a study wall. unknown
New York: G. P. Putnam 1850. 1st printing thus Smith AMERICAN 8 pp. 289. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Some wear & soiling with 1 cm of paper loss to spine ends. Slight roll to part with front wrapper beginning to detach in lower half. Period pos to front wrapper top margin. Withal an About VG copy. Pp 97 - 144 Chapter XXXVIII - XL. 2 steel engraved plates as issued. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/> G. P. Putnam unknown
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1854. 1st US edition in cloth McGuire Collection 67; Smith AMERICAN pp. 329-330. Not in Edgar & Vail Gimbel nor Wilkins. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & boards stamped in blind. Pale yellow eps. Slight lean. Light extremity wear to binding. Pencil pos to ffep top margin. Bookseller ticket "Seymour & Alward's / Book Store / Auburn N.Y." to front paste-down. First 30 leaves of text-block with gradually diminishing & fading sem-circular stain 2-1/4" at largest to fore-edge. A VG copy. 11 - 292 pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>Hard Times first appeared in the US publication of "Household Words" issued by McElrath who published it in such a way as to encourage individuals to bind their own volume even going so far as to provide a cover wrapper. Harper followed with their own wrappered edition in their "Library of Select Novels" cf. Gimbel A139 and then this cloth edition. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
New York: American Art Association Inc Department of Books Prints & Autographs 1927. 1st edition. White paper wrappers printed in black and red lettering & design. Wear to wrappers age toning throughout. A VG copy. Unpaginated. Frontis intratextual b/w photographic images. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/> American Art Association, Inc, Department of Books, Prints & Autographs unknown
New York: John Wiley 1849. 1st printing thus Smith AMERICAN 8 pp. 285 - 286. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Modest wear & staining. Period poi to front wrapper top margin. A VG copy. Pp 97 - 144 Chapter VII - IX. No plates as issued. 12mo. 7-7/8" x 5-1/8" <br/><br/> John Wiley unknown
London: Hutchinson & Co 1891. 1st edition thus. Edition DeLuxe. #58/300 cc. Linen cloth with gilt stamped title lettering. Beveled edges. TEG. Abt VG spine darkened/some slight fraying at spine ends/po bpt over remnants of another/faint whiff of tobacco. 260 pp including Index. Illustrated. Imperial 8vo. <br/><br/>Originally issued in 1883 for subscribers only the author enlarged and revised the present edition. Hutchinson & Co hardcover
Philadelphia: Dickens Fellowship 1914. 1st edition limited to 500 copies. Blue cloth binding. Printed paper title label to spine. TEG. Abt VG bookplate/unobtrusive evidence of damping along lower edge. 152 pp. illustrated 8vo. <br/><br/>A mock trial of Jasper put on by the Philadelphia chapter of the Fellowship. Dickens Fellowship hardcover
London: The Dickens House 1970. 1st separate printing an extract from Volume III of the NCBEL. Original publisher's printed green wrappers stapled. Nr Fine. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Dickens House unknown
New - York: Jemima M. Lewer Publisher 1838. 1st printing thus cf. Smith AMERICAN 3n6. Modern brown quarter-leather bindings with marbled paper boards. Bindings: Fine. Textblocks: stained & foxed. Vol I lacking 2 preliminary leaves "Contents" with one subsequent leaf pp. 121/122 having a closed tear. Title leaf with a bit of edge restoration. Overall Good. Illustrations generally clean with only occasional foxing and/or browning. 2 volumes: 2 v - viii 188; 628; v 1 208 2 313 - 416 2 417 - 520 2 521 - 632; 4 188 355 - 366 pp. Vol II begins with announcement for Barnaby Rudge dated Dec. 1 1838. NB. Vol II Supplement duplicates OT through Chap XIX plus the 9 plates found in Vol I> Vol I: 24 inserted plates OT - 15 on heavier stock yellow paper after Cruikshank's originals. Tissue guards present. Vol II: 5 plates for OT one "Mr. Bumble degraded ." imperfect with loss in lower right quadrant. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 5-5/8" <br/><br/>According to Smith William Lewer began publication of OT with Chapter 20 in January 1838 issuing the supplement in June 1838 containing Chapters I - 19. Jemima Lewer in August 1838 continued monthly publication through April 1839. These two volumes contain that text & illustrations published through December 1838 Book the Third Chapter 8. A rather uncommon US periodical publication of Dickens' famous novel. Jemima M. Lewer, Publisher hardcover
New York: Harper & Bros 1882. 1st US edition. Black cloth binding with red lettering. VG spine a bit dull/poi to preliminary blank. 222 pp 6 pp adverts at rear. Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/> Harper & Bros hardcover
London: Associated Newspapers 1934. 1st edition Smith II 12. The deluxe full blue leather binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine & front board. Blue marbled paper eps. TEG. Light blue dust jacket lettered in dark blue. VG bookplate/VG spine panel sun-tanned/modest edgewear. 127 1 blank pp. Illustrated. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/> Associated Newspapers hardcover
New York: Burt Franklin 1968. Reprint of the 1910 first edition. Grey cloth binding. Gilt spine lettering. Issued w/o dust jacket. Nr. Fine. 51 1 blank pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Burt Franklin hardcover
London: Associated Newspapers Ltd 1934. 1st edition Smith II 940. Deluxe blue leather binding with gilt stamping. Blue marbled paper eps. TEG. Blue dust jacket. Some wear to extemities. Paper clip outline to pp 9-12. A VG copy in a spine sunned VG dust jacket. 127 1 blank pp. Illustrated. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/> Associated Newspapers Ltd hardcover
New York: John Wiley 1849. 1st printing thus Smith AMERICAN 8 pp. 287 - 288. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Some wear & staining to wrappers. Prior owner signature to front wrapper top margin. Foxing. A VG copy. Pp 289 - 336 Chapter XIX - XXI. 2 steel engraved plates as issued. 12mo. 7-7/8" x 5" <br/><br/> John Wiley unknown
New York: G. P. Putnam 1850. 1st printing thus Smith AMERICAN 8 pp. 289. Original publisher's printed buff paper wrappers. Some wear & soiling to wrappers with front wrapper lacking upper corner affects text. First plate lacking upper corner image not affected. Light foxing. Withal an About VG copy. Pp 49 - 95 Chapter XXXV - XXXVII. 2 steel engraved plates as issued. 12mo. 8" x 5" <br/><br/> G. P. Putnam unknown
Boston: Lee & Shepard Publishers 1882. Later edition Carol is an 1882 printing deriving from the 1868 Ticknor & Fields publications. Cf. Wilkins p. 34; Gimbel B117 for this 1879 imprint of Mrs Gamp. All 9 bound-in a late 19th C / early 20th C. maroon half-leather binding by Riviere with elaborate gilt decorated spine. TEG. Blue-grey eps. Original pale-orange printed front wrappers bound-in which depict Dickens at the podium. Some extremity wear to binding with front joint rubbed. Dickens centennial stamp to ffep. Prior owner has written titles to front wrappers which only have printed series title. VG to VG. 9 of 10 advertised parts. Divers paginations. 12mo. <br/><br/> Lee & Shepard, Publishers hardcover
New York: Greenberg 1924. 1st edition. Limited to 1500cc. Dark brown cloth spine with lt brown paper wrapped boards. Printed paper title labels to spine & front board. Dust jacket. NF/VG some edgewear & chipping. 6 165 3 blank pp. Frontis of Gissing. 8vo. <br/><br/>A collection of essays originally written as introductions to the Rochester Edition of Dickens' Works of which only 6 of the 9 were published. Greenberg hardcover
Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1973. 1st edition. Maroon cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket. F/NF. While the book is 'new' & unread there are occasionally mars & smudges to the dj suffered during shipment from the publisher. x 534 pp including Index & Bibliography. Illustrated with 3 plates. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/> University of Toronto Press hardcover
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers n. d. Ca early 1870s. Original publisher's printed salmon-colored paper wrappers stitched. Average wear & soiling. Small hole in front wrapper as well as rear wrapper. Withal a VG copy. 79 1 pp. Text double column. 8vo. 9-7/8"x 6-1/8" <br/><br/>Contains "Mother and Stepmother" "Lizzie Leigh" "The Miner's Daughters" and "Fortune Wilfred." All wrongly ascribed to Dickens: "Mother & Stepmother" by Louisa King "Lizzie Leigh" by Mrs. Gaskell and "Miner's Daughter " by Wm Howitt. According to Eckel the author of "Fortune Wilfred" remains a mystery cf. Eckel pp 209 - 210. T. B. Peterson & Brothers unknown
London: Chapman and Hall 1866. 1st edition thus Smith II 11n9; cf. Flake/Draper 2830 citing a later edition. Issue without Pinwell credited on the t.p.; no priority established. Glazed green paper-wrapped boards with black printing. Wear to binding extremities & smudges to boards. Gutter break after B1. Lacks rfep. A Good copy. 4 204 pp double column. Frontispiece by G. J. Pinwell. 8vo. 7-11/16" x 5-1/8" <br/><br/>This the first book appearance of 11 additional sketches cf. Smith II pp 86-87 for the list which includes no. XX "Bound for the Great Salt Lake" Flake/Draper incorrectly giving 1868 as the first book publication. Chapman and Hall hardcover
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers 1855. 1st US book publication. Original publisher's printed buff-paper wrappers sewn. Edgewear & soiling to wrappers with spine paper mostly perished. Damping to lower corner of last couples leaves with a bit of adhesion. A Good copy. 29 1 pp. Text double column. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/>King presently an enigma in literary history. we know Dickens published two of her stories in Household Words with this being the second preceded by "Why My Uncle was a Bachelor" February 11 1854. On receipt of this story submission Dickens wrote her that he found "very great merit" in the effort. The story was seriallized in 3 issues beginning May 12 1855. Cf. Lohrli HOUSEHOLD WORDS 1973. OCLC records 2 institutional holdings. Rare. T. B. Peterson & Brothers unknown
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co 1853. Early US edition Smith AMERICAN p. 56. This edition produced from the 1841 Lea & Blanchard plates. Not in Gimbel though see A24 second copy for the 1852 impression. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & boards stamped in blind. Slight cock. Wear at extremities with spine ends frayed board showing at tips. Pencil pos dated 1862 to a preliminary blank. An About VG copy. viii 9 - 371 1 blank pp. Text double column. Frontis engraved title & 18 inserted plates. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> Published by Getz Buck & Co hardcover
London: 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
Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press 1938. 1st edition thus. Limited to 877 cc. Blue cloth binding with black leather spine label. TEG. Square & tight. Minor wear. Rear paste-down starting to slightly bubble along fore-edge. Withal a VG - VG copy. xiii 1 857 3 pp. Illustrated with the original wood block illustrations. Royal 8vo. 10-1/4" x 6-1/2" <br/><br/>Besides the 31 'Reprinted Pieces' & The Uncommercial Traveller the volume also includes Holiday Romance Hunted Down George Silverman's Explanation The Lamplighter's Story & The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices. From the famous Nonesuch set the last Dickens' set to be illustrated from the original plates as they were dispersed with the set's publication one plate per set. The Nonesuch Press hardcover
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