London: J. W. Jarvis & Son 1883. 1st edition NCBEL III 789. Green cloth binding; original grey wrappers bound in. VG bpt/front hinge starting - lower 3"/bump to center edge of rear board. Pailthorpe etching of Sam Weller as frontis. 8vo. <br/><br/> J. W. Jarvis & Son hardcover
Cedar Rapids: Torch Press 1910. 1st edition. Limited to 200 copies. Brown cloth spine over printed green paper-wrapped boards. Nr. Fine bpt. 51 pp. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. <br/><br/>One of the few references that addresses American editions of Dickens works; a scarce title in the limited edition. Torch Press hardcover
New York: Bunce & Brother 1854. 1st edition thus. Original brown blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering/spine decoration. Abt VG chiipping to hd & tail of spine/wear at lower corner tips. 234 pp sm 8vo. <br/><br/>A somewhat uncommon collection taken from Dickens Household Words. Bunce & Brother hardcover
New York: Published by McElrath & Barker 1853. 1st US volume edition. Publisher's black half-sheep with gilt spine lettering & dark brown cloth boards. VG rubs to extremities/usual foxing/po book label to front pastedown. iv 620 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Published by McElrath & Barker hardcover
Philadelphia: T. P. Peterson & Bros n. d. Circa mid-to-late 1860s. Original lt pink printed wrappers with woodcut vignette. Overall VG later blue cloth spine/some edgewear/prior owner sig on blank front fly/stationer stamp on front wrapper/abrasion on front wrapper. 109 pp double column 3 pp adverts at rear. 8vo. <br/><br/>From 'Peterson's Cheap Edition for the Millions' Series. This title not in the Gimbel collection See Gimbel D40. T. P. Peterson & Bros hardcover
New York: Harper & Bros 1949. 1st US ed. Hardback. Dust jacket. Nr. F/VG lt edgewear/sp sunned. 361 pp 21 b&w illustrations 8vo. <br/><br/>Pearson a well known biographer of the era and while the work broke no new ground it does give a good accounting of the Inimitable's life. Harper & Bros hardcover
n. p. n. d. Self-wrappers stapled. VG. Unpaginated though 12 pp. Illustrated with 5 chromolithograph illustrations & numerous b/w drawings. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2" <br/><br/> unknown
Newark: The Carteret Book Club 1913. 1st edition BAL 21226. #97/100cc. Off-white paper-wrapped boards. Paper label on cover. Slipcase. Nr Fine minor soiling/bpt on front pastedown. Slipcase - VG avg wear & soiling. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/> The Carteret Book Club hardcover
London 1850. 1st volume edition NCBEL III 818. Original green publisher's cloth with gilt spine lettering. Yellow eps. VG sq & tight with bright gilt to front board/usual bit of foxing & eps discloration. A nice copy. vii 1 280 pp. Text double column. 8vo. <br/><br/>A monthly news supplement to Dickens' "Household Words" here found in the annual with a Table of Contents. hardcover
New York: Madigan 1933. 1st edition NCBEL III 832. #135/150cc. Blue-green cloth spine over printed green paper boards. Gilt stamped spine lettering. VG some edge sunning. 14 pp w/ 3 facsimilies; 8vo. <br/><br/>A somewhat scarce piece printed by William Rudge's Sons. First publication of a letter to Dickens' friend Doctor Elisha Bartlett which is reproduced in facsimile and discusses among other topics the author's latest 'child' "David Copperfield". Madigan hardcover
London: Chatto & Windus 1884. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 780. Large paper copy #9/50. Green cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine. VG unopened/eps foxed. 378 pp including Index. 4to. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover
London: Chapman & Hall 1912. 1st book ed Eckel pg 192. Green cloth with black lettering. A VG copy in a Fair dj lacks spine portion. 55 pp illustrated with cuts by Ruth Cobb & pictures after photographs by T.W. Tyrell 12mo. <br/><br/>This autobiographical sketch was first published in Household Words 13 August 1853. Chapman & Hall hardcover
New York: William H. Colyer 1838. 2nd US edition 2nd state Conningham 3297; Gimbel B66; Vander Poel B6021. Original paper wrapped boards with red linen cloth spine & printed paper spine label modern reproduction. Abt VG joint cloth starting/2 contemporary po signatures/usual light foxing/faint whiff of tobacco. x 25 - 232 pp. Frontis of Grimaldi lithographed by 'N. Currier'. 12mo. Bound in 6s. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>A scarce Dickens item as well as an early Currier item who opened his own establishment only 3 years prior 1835. William H. Colyer hardcover
London: Printed for the Author by J. Hitchcock 1897. 1st edition NCBEL III 790. Green cloth spine with lt green paper wrapped boards. VG bpt/front hinge starting - lower 3"/bump to center edge of rear board. iv 75 1 blank pp. 10-3/8" x 6-1/2" <br/><br/> Printed for the Author by J. Hitchcock hardcover
New York: Carleton 1861. 1st US edition Edgar & Vail p. 29. Black qtr leather with marbled boards. Gd paper starting to yellow & spot/edgewear with paper worn away at edges with board starting to show/front hinge starting/some dampstaining to lower front of first qtr of text block. Ex-lib with bpt & spine labels. 48 pp double column. 8vo. <br/><br/>These three items bound under one roof though each with a separate title page. The above info given for Dickens. Craik's 'Tales' pbd by by Harper & Bros 1857 probably 1st US; Sala's 'Seven Sons' pbd by Burnham out of Boston 1862 again possibly 1st US. Carleton hardcover
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1912. Presentation copy. Hardback. A VG copy. 8vo. <br/><br/>Inscribed by Nicoll on the ffep. Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
New York: Ticknor & Fields 1865. 1st US appearance Gimbel E27. Buff printed wrappers. VG some minor edgewear & soiling. Pp. 739 - 743. 8vo. <br/><br/>Proctor a poet for whom Dickens wrote this introduction/memoir to her work of poetry 'Legends and Lyrics' which was published posthumously by Bell and Daldy in 1866. This Dec 1865 Atlantic Monthly version by Ticknor & Fields no doubt from advance sheets and may have appeared prior to the book publication in the UK a preliminary advert notes the title is 'Nearly Ready'. An uncommon item. Ticknor & Fields unknown
Boston: Little Brown 1964. 1st ed. Hardback. Dust jacket. Nr. F bpt /VG call sticker at base of spine. 370 pp 8vo. <br/><br/>X-lib copy. Little, Brown hardcover
Stoke-Upon-Trent: W. T. Copeland late Spade & Copeland n. d. Buff paper-wrapped boards. VG sp darkened. 20 pp illustrated including one color plate 12mo. <br/><br/>A reprint of an 1852 Households Words article; a puff for Copeland china. W. T. Copeland (late Spade & Copeland) hardcover
Boston: Bibliophile Society 1909. 1st edition. Wraps. Abt VG edgewear/soiling. 17 pp 8vo. <br/><br/>1st unedited printing of this speech which championed the need for sanitary reform. Laid in is a prospectus for a Bibliophile Society Publication Keats & Fiske. Bibliophile Society paperback
London: Thomas McLean Haymarket 1872. Housed in a period wooden frame. Nr Fine condition in a contemporary frame showing little wear. Engraving: 20" x 15". Frame: 33" x 27" <br/><br/>Firth a long-time friend of Dickens who Dickens commissioned in 1842 to paint a portrait of Kate Nickleby. This portrait of Dickens Frith completed in 1859 shows the author at his desk in Tavistock House at work on A Tale of Two Cities. Here the image engraved by T. Oldham Barlow and published by Thomas McLean in Haymarket. A handsome piece destined to grace a fireplace mantle. Thomas McLean, Haymarket unknown
n. p.: Privately Printed 1934. 1st edition Gimbel H391. #245/300cc. Presentation copy dated in the year of publication from Rubens to Mr & Mrs Wm E. Clow Claw . Blue paper wrappers cord-tie with a printed paper title label to the front wrapper. VG. 20 pp Tipped-in frontis depicting 'The Empty Chair' by Luke Fildes plus 4 tipped-in letter facsimilies. 9-3/8" x 6" <br/><br/>Inscribed on the blank first page. Privately Printed unknown
New York: Punchinello 1870. 1st edition. Half leather with pebbled cloth boards. Old rebacking. A VG copy. Illustrated with cuts & engravings. Sm Folio. <br/><br/>The first appearance of this title as serialized in the Punchinello magazine. This a bound volume of the periodical beginning with No 7 May 14 1870 and continuing through No 39 Dec 24 1870 though lacking issues 10 - 13 20 21 26 30 & 32. Kerr's work apparently began in Issue 10; it concluded in either No 31 or 32 . Punchinello hardcover
Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st ed. 1st issue. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. F bpt/spine slightly darkened in a VG slipcase. Note: Issued in a 2-part slipcase; outer section is lacking. 90 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>A Bibliophile Society publication from the collection of Mr. Smith. Only 483 copies printed. The Bibliophile Society hardcover
Boston: Triknor & Fields 1868. 1st edition Wilkins p. 41. Blue cloth w/ gilt design of Tiny Tim on front cover. Good cloth soiled with some edgewear/spine darkened/bpt/cocked. 241 pp illustrated by Sol Eytinge 8 plates from the Diamond edition 12mo. <br/><br/>Contains a specially written preface by Dickens noting that the volume is compiled with his "full and free consent." Triknor & Fields hardcover
London: Sawyer 1930. 1st edition NCBEL III 832. #3/100 cc on Abbey Mill Antique Paper out of a total limitation of 200 cc. Green cloth spine with green paper-wrapped boards. Lettered in gilt. Gd shelfwear/bpt. 80 6 pp. With facsimiles. Sq. 8vo. <br/><br/>First publication of these letters between Dickens and his publishers. Sawyer hardcover
London: Bradbury & Evans 1848. 1st edition. Original blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering/decorations. VG hinges cracked/owner sig on front pastedown. 704 pp frontis 8vo. <br/><br/>Forster dedicated this work to Charles Dickens. Bradbury & Evans hardcover
London: Chapman & Hall 1887. The 'Charles Dickens' edition. Original red publishers' cloth with gilt facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. VG sp sunned/contemporary owner signature on half-tiltle page. 540 pp. 8 illustrations. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover
London: Chapman & Hall n. d. The 'Charles Dickens' edition ca 1880s. Original red publishers' cloth with gilt facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. VG some minor wear/contemporary owner signature on half-tiltle page/1/2" crack in front hinge. 292 pp. 8 illustrations. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover
London: Halton & Truscott Smith 1927. 1st edition. Limited to 525 cc of which this is #42. Half-vellum with purple cloth boards. Gilt spine lettering. TEG. Overall VG spine yellowed a bit/bpt. 165 pp. Edges untrimmed. Illustrated with facsimiles. 8vo. <br/><br/>Letters for the 10 yr period 1847 - 1857 which shows the close friendship between the two men especially regarding the amateur theatricals staged during that time frame. Halton & Truscott Smith hardcover
New York: Harper & Brothers 1949. 1st US edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. NF/VG lt edgewear/pc. 361 pp 21 b&w illustrations 8vo. <br/><br/>Pearson a well known biographer of the era and while the work broke no new ground it does give a good accounting of the Inimitable's life. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard 1841. "3rd edition" Gimbel A31 "third copy". Original brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine & design of small lad; stamped in blind on boards. Volume professionally rebacked. VG sq & tight/bright spine gilt/sporadic foxing/occasional slightly ragged leaf edge from 'thumbing'/repaired tear to "Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney taking tea". vi ix - xii 15 - 212 pp. Text double column. 24 inserted plates after Cruikshank's redrawn by Yeager. 10" x 6-1/2". Signed in both sixes & fours; sewn in 6s. <br/><br/>Includes 'The Author's Introduction to the Third Edition'. Uncommon: not in Edgar & Vail nor VanderPoel; with the NUC showing no institutional holdings RLIN only 1 & OCLC locating just 6. Lea & Blanchard hardcover
London: Caxton n. d. 1st edition. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Nr Fine contemporary owner sig on ffep. A nice set. 2 volumes. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>Published in 1902 as part of the "London" edition of Charles Dickens' works. Caxton hardcover
London: W. H. Allen & Co 1882. 1st edition NCBEL III 815. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine professionally rebacked with original spine panels laid-down. Pale yellow eps. Spine panels darkened. Bookplate of "C. M. Ingleby L.L.D. Valentines." the noted 19th C Shakespearian scholar. A VG set. 2 volumes 406; vi 2 420 pp. Index in Volume II. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-5/8" <br/><br/>A scarce set as the print run was withdrawn from the trade due to copyright issues on No Thoroghfare and not republished until 1885. W. H. Allen & Co hardcover
London: Printed for the Author by J. Hitchcock 1897. 1st edition NCBEL III 790. Green cloth spine with lt green paper wrapped boards. VG bpt/corners & edges worn/front hinge starting. iv 75 1 blank pp. 10-3/8" x 6-1/2" <br/><br/> Printed for the Author by J. Hitchcock hardcover
Philadelphia: Dickens Fellowship 1914. 1st editon limited to 500 copies #66/500. SIGNED by the editor. Blue cloth binding. Printed paper title label to spine. TEG. VG some light wear at the extremities/chipping to left edge of spine label/slt cock to volume. 152 pp. illustrated 8vo. <br/><br/>A mock trial of Jasper put on by the Philadelphia chapter of the Fellowship. Dickens Fellowship hardcover
Signed pen-n-ink color drawing in the style of 'Kyd' Joseph Clayton Clarke. The artist is not known to us. Fine. Image: 7" x 4-5/8". Frame: 14" x 11-1/4" <br/><br/>Gamp a very colorful and popular character from Dickens' 'Martin Chuzzlewit'. The artist's rendition has her in a light blue smcok sporting as might be expected a 'Rudolph' type nose. Underneath 'Sairey' is the quote "Ah what a blessed thing / it is to be contented." unknown
Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1950. 1st thus. Signed. Limited to 2000cc. Green printed boards. Yellow dust jacket. VG/VG. 62 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>A story of New Zealand published initially in Dickens' ATYR Vol VII 1862 with some argument pro & con as to whether it was actually written by Dickens. A. H. & A. W. Reed hardcover
London: MacMillan 1892. 1st edition thus. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. VG lt wear at extremities. 604 pp. B&W illustrations after the originals/ Crown 8vo. <br/><br/>The introduction by Charles Jr. contains some interesting bibliographical information. MacMillan hardcover
London: W. H. Allen & Co. 13 Waterloo Place 1887. 1st edition Cox 1124; NCBEL III 808; Sadleir 707a. Slate grey diaper cloth w/ gilt spine & cover lettering. VG minor wear at h/t of spine. i-viii 1-166 pp. Ads dated December 1887. Sm. Octavo. <br/><br/> W. H. Allen & Co., 13 Waterloo Place hardcover
London 1880. 1st edition NCBEL III 780. Original mustard-colored paper wrappers with printed label on the spine & the front wrapper. VG soiled/wear at extremities & joints. Unpaginated. 8vo. <br/><br/> unknown
London: George Redway 1899. 1st edition. Period three-quarter dark brown leather with marbled paper boards. TEG. General wear & soiling to binding wtih small dimple to lower spine. Front hinge cracked with mull showing. Bookplate residue to ffep. Usual foxing. An About VG copy. xvi 256 pp. Untrimmed. 69 inserted plates depicting 22 portraits & 70 original illustrations. Tissue guard with caption for each plate. 4to. <br/><br/> George Redway hardcover
London: Field & Tuer The Leadenhall Press 1884. 1st editon. Brown cloth binding. Good only cloth dull/spine chipped w/ ameteurish reglueing/foxed/bookplate. 35 pp. 4to. <br/><br/>Containing "Hints to Collectors" by Dexter; and a reproduction of the 1870 Christie auction records pertaining to the Dickens' household. Field & Tuer, The Leadenhall Press hardcover
London: O. Rich & Sons 1846. 1st edition thus BAL 8743; Tilton p. 36. Brown cloth stamped in blind BAL Binding A. Gilt spine lettering. VG the front-pastedown sale sticker noted by Tilton has been removed/contemporary dated owner sig pencil on ffep/on rear paste-down are some annotations regarding the 'Mercantile Association' e.g. 'Adds ofr by Daniel Webster Esq.'. 175 pp sm 8vo. <br/><br/>Contains 4 poems not previously collected and 4 now published for the first time in book form which includes this bit of Dickensiana: 'Song Written for the Dinner Given to Charles Dickens by the Young Men of Boston Feb. 1 1842'. The other items are reprinted from the Boston 1836 edition. O. Rich & Sons hardcover
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2002. 1st UK edition. Blue cloth bindings with silver lettering on spine. Blue dust jacket. NF/ NF. viii 1 214pp. 8vo. 20.5cm x 14cm. <br/><br/> Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover
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