New York: Harper & Brothers 1846. Early US edition Edgar & Vail pg 23; Gimbel A93; VanderPoel B4032. Printed brown wrappers. Uncut edges. An overall Very Good copy with the usual foxing and some dampstaining signs along the gutter. 32 pp double column 16 pp 'Catalogue of Books' at rear 8vo. <br/><br/>Often called the 1st US edition priority cannot be established with absolute certainty so we hesitate to term it such. In any event undoubtedly an uncommon item; a search of the auction records for the last 25 years shows only two having been offered. Harper & Brothers unknown
New York: Arno Press 1970. Yellow wrappers. VG minor extremity wear/price sticker residue on front wrapper. 165 pp profusely illustrated in b&w 4to. <br/><br/>A selection from the NYPL's Berg collection. Arno Press unknown
Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st edition 1st issue. Limited to 483 cc. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. A Nr Fine copy. 90 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Bibliophile Society hardcover
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1951. 1st thus. #686/700 cc. White linen cloth spine with marbled paper boards. Gilt spine lettering to leather spine label. Slipcase. VG minor shelfwear in a Gd slipcase seams splitting. 72 pp. Printed from offset lithography with text composed entirely photographically. Color illustrations. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/>Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton with his presentation card laid-in wherein Mr Dalton claims this the first book in which the entire text was composed photographically. Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton hardcover
Philadelphia: Printed as a Christmas Greeting for Samuel A. Dalton 1957. 1st edition thus. #247/1000cc. Dark brown faux-leather spine with tan boards. Lacks slipcase. Nr Fine. 80 pp. Decorations & illustrations by Ray Abruzzi. Oblong 8vo. <br/><br/> Printed as a Christmas Greeting for Samuel A. Dalton hardcover
London: Cassell & Co n.d. Circa 1895 cf. NCBEL III 850. Full maroon leather with elaborate gilt & cover border designs. AEG. VG frontis Syndey Carton plate has tidemark to 1.5" in from edge/sporadic foxing. 92 pp. 18 photogravure plates by Frederick Barnard intratextual woodcuts by other well known artists of the period. Folio. <br/><br/> Cassell & Co hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1922. 1st edition. Brown cloth spine with blue paper-wrapped boards. Gd corner wear/fraying to head of spine/front hinge starting/sp dull. xi 1 blank 239 3 blank pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
London: Luscombe 1974. 1st edition. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. NF bookplate/VG pc. 87 pp. Illustrated. Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/>Test your knowledge of 'who' says 'what' etc. Luscombe hardcover
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co n. d. Ca 1907. Original green decorative cloth binding. Nr. Fine bpt/contemporary owner sig/protected by custom clear plastic cover. 142 pp. 12mo. <br/><br/>Selections from Christmas Carol Village Coquettes etc. Frederick A. Stokes Co hardcover
London: New Century Press 1899. 1st ed NCBEL III 790. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Green patterned eps. VG sp sunned/sm ink out of old price on ffep. 114 pp adverts. Sq 8vo. <br/><br/> New Century Press hardcover
Newark: The Carteret Book Club 1913. 1st edition BAL 21226. #41/100cc. Off-white paper-wrapped boards. Paper label on cover. Abt VG sp darkened/some soiling to boards/bpt of James Valentine. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/> The Carteret Book Club hardcover
London: Edward Arnold 1964. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. NF owner sig on ffep/VG spine panel sunned. 61 pp including Index. 12mo. <br/><br/> Edward Arnold hardcover
London: Chapman & Hall 1926. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. VG lt sunning/faint soiling. 4 issues. 290 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover
NY: Privately Reprinted for Dr. C. Charles Burlingame 1942. 1st thus. Mustard colored boards with vignette on frnt board. VG some soiling to boards. 30 pp tall 8vo. <br/><br/>A selection of letters and extracts from "American Notes" reprinted on the centennary of Dickens' first visit to the United States. Printed by William E. Rudge's Sons. Privately Reprinted for Dr. C. Charles Burlingame hardcover
London: George Redway 1885. 1st editon NCBEL III 780. Full faux vellum with gilt lettering. VG some soiling to binding/bpt/newspaper offset to t.p. & page opposite. 56 pp publisher adverts at rear. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/> George Redway hardcover
London: Bradbury & Evans 1848. 1st edition. Contemporary full leather with marbled boards & eps. VG light wear at the extremities. A nice copy. 704 pp frontis 8vo. <br/><br/>Forster dedicated this work to Charles Dickens. Bradbury & Evans hardcover
London: Walter Scott 1887. 1st edition NCBEL III 829. Blue cloth; gilt spine lettering; TEG. VG gilt bright. 166 xxxiii 9 pp. Bibliography after text. Adverts last 8 pages. 8vo. <br/><br/>Large paper edition largely unopened; contains bibliography by Anderson. Walter Scott hardcover
New York: D. Appleton & Co n. d. Household edition see Gimbel D66. Ca early 1870s. Green decorative cloth w/ gilt lettering. Dampstain tidewater marks to preliminary & terminals leaves binding not affected. Binding gilt bright. Bpt of former owner. Withall VG. vi 134 pp. Text double column. 20 illustrations by H. Frech. 4to. 10" x 7-3/8" <br/><br/>Bound with Chapman & Hall sheets with their title page. Much less common than the Harper imprint Household edition and according to Gimbel precedes their edition. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1963. 1st thus. #833/1300 cc. White faux leather binding with gilt spine lettering & gilt stamped front board. Red cloth slipcase. A Fine copy in a VG slipcase which shows some sunning at the extremities. 45 pp. Color decorations by Rey Abruzzi plus 2 color fold-out illustrations. 8vo. <br/><br/>Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton with his presentation card laid-in. Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton hardcover
Philadelphia: The Philobiblon Club 1905. 1st edition Gimbel H118; Miller p. 100. Limited to 150 cc. Grey printed wrappers. Overall VG some chipping to wrapper edges. 53 1 pp. T.p. printed in red & black. Last page blank. Tall 8vo. 9-3/4" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>Not in the NCBEL. The Philobiblon Club unknown
London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd 1909. 1st edition NCBEL III 780. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG cloth dull/owner sig on ffep. 409 pp royal 8vo. <br/><br/>Includes a section on "originals & prototypes" for Dickens' characters/settings. George Routledge & Sons Ltd hardcover
London: Redway 1898. 1st edition NCBEL III 820. Review copy. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering. VG sp slightly darkened/lt wear. 401 pp illustrated 8vo. <br/><br/>Intro by Kitton author of "Dickensiana" bibliography - 1886 who asserts 24 of the 46 items in this collection not included in any previous bibliography. This copy has a "Sent for Review" perforation on half-title page. Redway hardcover
London: Bradbury & Evans 1848. 1st edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering/decorations. AEG. Abt VG sp sunned/slt cocked/contemporary bpt of James Ballantyne/rear jt starting at bottom portion. 704 pp. Frontis. 8vo. <br/><br/>Forster dedicated this work to Charles Dickens. Bradbury & Evans hardcover
Boston: Ticknor & Fields 1855. 1st edition Gimbel H42; Miller p. 171. INSCRIBED Presentation copy. Original brown blindstamped cloth with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. A VG copy. 10 80 2 blank pp. 8 page publisher catalogue inserted at rear dated Dec 1854. 8vo. 7-3/8" x 4-5/8" <br/><br/>Inscribed by Bartlett on the blank front fly. With W. Miller's bookplate author of The Dickens Student and Collector 1946. There is a prior bookseller note on the ffep stating 'only 300 printed'. Ticknor & Fields hardcover
San Francisco: Privately Printed for Perry Epsten 1921. 1st edition thus. Stiff paper covers. With pasted on dust jacket seam attachment at paste-downs. VG presentation bookplate/Good edgewear/chipping/soiling. Unpaginated. Decorations by W. F. Rauschnabel. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6-1/8" <br/><br/>Printed by Haywood H. Hunt. Republication of Dickens' "A Poor Relations Story" which was first published in the Christmas number of HW 1852. A Christmas remembrance laid-in explaining why Dickens ". tells it the Christmas story so much better." Privately Printed for Perry Epsten unknown
Toronto: Published by A. H. Hovey 1871. 1st edition. Original purple cloth wth gilt spine lettering and facsimile gilt signature of Dickens' on the front board. Wear to tips. Usual browning & foxing. A VG copy. xvi 17 - 418 427 - 432 pp. Publisher adverts last 6 pages. Frontis inserted wood engraving of Gads Hill prior to text. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/>One of the scarcer early biographies of Dickens. not recorded in the NCBEL or the BM extract nor by Watters or Kitton nor listed in the Gimbel or Vander Poel collections. Published by A. H. Hovey hardcover
London: Arthur Barker 1951. 1st edition. Red cloth. Purple dust jacket. VG/VG some minor wear & soiling. 94 pp including Index. 12mo. <br/><br/>From 'The English Novelists Series'. Arthur Barker hardcover
New York: Houghton Mifflin 1912. 1st edition. Green cloth spine over drab boards lettered in dark green. Nr. Fine some foxing to eps & top edge. Original cellophane wrapper still present. 32 pp. 12mo. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover
New York: Simon & Schuster 1969. 1st ed. Hardback. Dust jacket. F/F. 288 pp Profusely illustrated in colour & b/w. 4to. <br/><br/>Issued in the centenial year of the Inimitable's death. Simon & Schuster hardcover
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company 1919. Later printing. Red cloth lettered in gilt. Worn and slightly frayed at spine ends and corners; spine sunned; boards lightly mottled; foxing scattered throughout. Bookplate to fpd; gift inscription from Alfred Lucking to ffep. Interior otherwise clean. Good condition. xix 3 424 6 blank pp. Illustrated with b/w plates. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/> E. P. Dutton & Company hardcover
London: Willougby n. d. Ca 1845. Originally first published in 1839. Orig red cloth with elabore gilt stamped design to spine. Some wear with spine gilt a bit dull. A Very Good copy. 628 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Willougby hardcover
New York: G. P. Putnam & Sons 1870. 1st edition NCBEL III 828; Kitton 28. Original green cloth w/ gilt spine lettering and facsimile signature on frnt board. Gd worn/chipped at hd & tail of spine/owner name - partially erased - on ffep. 264 pp 9 pp adverts frontispiece and vinette title sm 8vo. <br/><br/>The 2nd posthumous biography listed by Mr. Kitton; and only the fifth listed by the NCBEL. G. P. Putnam & Sons hardcover
Cambridge: The University Press 1914. 1st edition. Hardback. VG sp label chipped/x-lib label at base of sp/bpt. Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/> The University Press hardcover
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1841. 1st US edition 3rd issue Edgar & Vail p. 19; Wilkins p. 18. Original boards; new cloth spine with original spine label laid down. New eps. Boards - VG; text - Abt VG some minor foxing & staining. 362 pp double column. Frontis & intratextual illustrations by Cattermole Brown & Sibson. 8vo. <br/><br/>This the 'cheap' edition noted by Wilkins; 3rd issue by Edgar & Vail. Lea and Blanchard hardcover
London: Chatto & Windus 1884. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 780. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG sp darkened/some fraying at spine ends/some foxing. 378 pp including index 32 pp Oct 1883 publisher advert at rear 8vo. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover
London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd 1909. 1st edition NCBEL III 780. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG spine & top of binding is sunned/newspaper clippings tipped-in to blank front fly. Ex-Lib pocket on ffep/faint evidence of label removal from spine. 409 pp. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/>Includes a section on "originals & prototypes" for Dickens' characters/settings. George Routledge & Sons Ltd hardcover
Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st edition 1st issue. Limited to 483 cc. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. Slipcase. A Fine copy in a Nr Fine slipcase title label with some minor abrasion to upper left corner. 90 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> The Bibliophile Society hardcover
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1965. 1st thus 128/1300. Green Decorative cloth w/ slipcase. A Fine copy in a VG soiled slipcase. 44 pp. Color Drawings by Rey Abruzzi 8vo. <br/><br/>Mr. Pickwick Journeys to Ipswich and meets with a Romantic Adventure with a middle aged Lady in Yellow Cut Papers. Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton hardcover
London: New Century Press 1899. 1st ed NCBEL III 790. Deep maroon cloth with gilt lettering. Plain laid-paper eps. VG two sm bumps to fore edge of front board. 114 pp adverts. Sq 8vo. <br/><br/> New Century Press hardcover
Boston: Bibliophile Society 1909. 1st edition. Wrappers. Gd edgewear/soiling. 17 pp. Unopened. 8vo. <br/><br/>1st unedited printing of this speech which championed the need for sanitary reform. Bibliophile Society unknown
Philadelphia: Privately Printed - Samuel Dalton 1964. 1st edition thus. #285/1300 cc. Blue Decorative cloth binding. Yellow cloth slipcase. A Fine copy in a VG slipcase. 31 pp. Color Drawings by Rey Abruzzi. 8vo. <br/><br/>Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton with his presentation card laid-in. Privately Printed - Samuel Dalton hardcover
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1968. 1st thus. #793/1300 cc. Brown decorative cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Lime green cloth slipcase. A Nr Fine copy spine very faintly sunned in a VG slipcase which shows some sunning at the extremities. 32 pp. Color decorations by Rey Abruzzi plus 2 color fold-out illustrations. 8vo. <br/><br/>Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton with his presentation card laid-in. Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton hardcover
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