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Charles Dickens
The Chimes
UK: Routledge 1886. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. New Edition 1886. Illustrated new edition in this format with decorative Christmas Holly boards. The book is very good and quite bright. Edges lightly rubbed in places. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request.Ref16685 <br/> <br/> Routledge hardcover
Bookseller reference : 026976
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Charles Dickens
Christmas Stories - From the Library of Henry Williamson
UK: Chapman and Hall 1910. New Edition . Cloth. Good . 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New Edition C1910. From a large collection of Henry Williamson's and his family's books. Includes a specially commissioned small bookplate affixed inside the book confirming this. Book is good and with light rubbing to edges. Contents good. Pages age toned. More images can be taken upon request. ref 17592 <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 026997
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Dickens, Charles
David Copperfield: The Prose and Poetry Individualized Program
L.W. Singer Company Inc 1942-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. L.W. Singer Company Inc paperback
Bookseller reference : mon0000107536
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Hawksley, Lucinda Dickens
Charles Dickens In Association with the Charles Dickens Museum London - 200 Years of Dickens 1812-2012
SevenOaks. hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. A beautiful copy. Text in mint/unmarked condition. DJ has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight. Your Satisfaction Guaranteed. We ship daily. SevenOaks hardcover
Bookseller reference : C5B230323005 ISBN : 1862008701 9781862008700
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Charles Dickens
Hard Times and Great Expectations
UK: Chapman and Hall 1868. New Edition . Cloth. Very Good . 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New Edition Dated 1868. Combined edition of Hard Times and Great Expectations forming Part of the Charles Dickens Edition. Bound in the Original Cloth. Rare Thus. Eight illustrations per novel. Novels complete in their own right. Charles Dickens Postage stamp from 1912 attached to end paper. Book is very good and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Spine tips a little creased. Contents good. Pages lightly age toned. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17841 <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027119
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Charles Dickens
Our Mutual Friend
UK: Chapman and Hall 1869. New Edition . Cloth. Very Good . 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New Edition Dated 1869. Part of the Charles Dickens Edition. Bound in the Original Cloth. Rare Thus. Eight illustrations per novel. Novel complete in their own right. Charles Dickens Postage stamp from 1912 attached to end paper. Book is very good and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Spine tips a little creased. Contents good. Pages lightly age toned. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17841 <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027120
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Charles Dickens
Bleak House
UK: Chapman and Hall 1868. New Edition . Cloth. Very Good . 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New Edition Dated 1868. Part of the Charles Dickens Edition. Bound in the Original Cloth. Rare Thus. Eight illustrations per novel. Novel complete in their own right. Charles Dickens Postage stamp from 1912 attached to end paper. Book is very good and bright. Edges lightly rubbed. Spine tips a little creased. Contents good. Pages lightly age toned. Gutters repaired but holding very well. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 17841 <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027153
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Charles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop Everyman's Library
Everymans Library 1995. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 624 pages. 8.50x5.25x1.50 inches. Everymans Library hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1-0679443738 ISBN : 0679443738 9780679443735
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Charles Dickens/ Flo Gibson (Narrator)
Hard Times Classic Books on CD Collection UNABRIDGED Classic Books on Cds Collection
Audio Book Contractors Inc. 2010. Audio CD. New. 6.70x6.20x0.90 inches. Audio Book Contractors, Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 1-1606461745 ISBN : 1606461745 9781606461747
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Charles Dickens/ Flo Gibson (Narrator)
Oliver Twist Classic Books on CD Collection UNABRIDGED
Audio Book Contractors Inc. 2008. Audio CD. New. 6.50x7.00x1.75 inches. Audio Book Contractors, Inc. unknown
Bookseller reference : 1-1556859406 ISBN : 1556859406 9781556859403
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Dickens, Charles
The Best of Charles Dickens Volume 2
Wordsworth Editions 2016. Paperback. New. north-american edition. 3712 pages. 7.70x7.60x5.40 inches. Wordsworth Editions paperback
Bookseller reference : 1-1848702426 ISBN : 1848702426 9781848702424
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Dickens, Charles/ Gibson, Flo (Narrator)
Nicholas Nickleby
Audio Book Contractors 2011. Audio CD. New. unabridged edition. 11.75x7.25x1.25 inches. Audio Book Contractors unknown
Bookseller reference : 1-1606462105 ISBN : 1606462105 9781606462102
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Dickens, Charles
The Best of Charles Dickens Volume 1
Wordsworth Editions 2016. Paperback. New. north-american edition. 3088 pages. 8.00x6.50x5.20 inches. Wordsworth Editions paperback
Bookseller reference : 1-1848702027 ISBN : 1848702027 9781848702028
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Dickens, Charles & Hugh Thomson (illustrations)
The chimes
London : Hodder & Stoughton n.d. Hardcover. Good. Original decorated gilt blue cloth 7 tipp-in colour illustrations including frontispiece offsetting to facing page like a border opposite each color plate due to the acidic paper the plates are mounted on 8vo.; Foxed; book plate on upper pastedown. London : Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301733-KE1
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Dickens, Charles
De brieven van Charles Dickens: bijeengebracht door zijne schoonzuster en zijne oudste dochter 2 delen
Schiedam : H.A.M. Roelants 1883. Hardcover. Good. 2 uniforme halflinnen banden met goudopdruk op rug gemarmerde platten 370352p. 8vo. Naar het Engelsch door S.J. Andriessen.; Naam/adres-stempeltje in reliëf op schutblad beide delen; naam en nam/plaatsstempeltje op titelpagina beide delen. Schiedam : H.A.M. Roelants hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301917-KE6
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Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories
UK: Chapman and Hall 1876. New Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good /No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. L Fildes Dalziel and Barnard. New Household Dickens Edition Circa 1872-76. Undated. 30 illustrations by L Fildes Dalziel and Barnard. Book is very good with bright boards. Edges and spine tips lightly rubbed. Odd marking to cloth. Contents good. Pages lightly foxed in places. More images can be taken upon request. request.Ref17841 <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027192
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DICKENS,, Charles
THE LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS. Volume Two 1840-1841. Edited by Madeline House and Graham Storey.
Oxford Clarendon Press Oxford University Press 1969. xxii548pp. Large 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper a little rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Black and white frontispiece and plates. A spot or two on edges and dustwrapper. Endpapers foxed. A very good copy. First edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press 1969. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 130036
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DICKENS,, Charles
THE LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS. Volume Four. 1844-1846. Edited by Kathleen Tillotson.
Oxford Clarendon Press Oxford University Press 1977. xxvi772pp. Large 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper black and white frontispiece and plates. A very good copy. First edition. The Pilgrim edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press 1977. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 219182
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DICKENS,, Charles
CHRISTMAS BOOKS. With illustrations by .Landseer Maclise Stanfield Stone Doyle Leech and Tenniel
London Chapman and Hall c. 1870. x466pp. 8vo. Original decorated cloth. Frontispiece and plates. A very good bright copy. . Collected edition. London, Chapman and Hall c. 1870 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 208219
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DICKENS,, Charles
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB. With Illustrations by R.Seymour R.W.Buss Hablot K.Browne "Phiz" and J.Leech.
London Chapman and Hall 1887. 2 volume; xlvii430 xi440pp. large 8vo. Original green buckram with gilt decoration and titles light wear at extremities slight flecking backstrips darkened. Numerous b/w plates with tissue guards. Mark from bookplate on front pastedowns a few spots on early leaves some foxing to edges otherwise a very good set. Victoria Edition limited to 2000 copies. London, Chapman and Hall 1887. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 111916
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DICKENS,, Charles
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB. With Illustrations by R.Seymour R.W.Buss Hablot K.Browne "Phiz" and J.Leech.
London Chapman and Hall 1887. 2 volume; xlvii430 xi440pp. large 8vo. Original green buckram with gilt decoration and titles edges and preliminaries foxed slight flecking. Numerous b/w plates with tissue guards. a very good set. Victoria Edition limited to 500 copies from a larger edition with the plates printed on india paper with extra facsimiles at rear and backstrips titled "PROOFS". From the Library of John Lane Mullins 1857-1939 whose books were donated after his death to Saint Sofia's College in Sydney University who typically marked them with one or two unobtrusive dewey numbers a presentation bookplate and sometimes a manilla pocket affixed to a rear endpaper. London, Chapman and Hall 1887. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 205902
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DICKENS,, Charles
DOMBEY AND SON Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son Wholesale Retail And For Exportation.
London Chapman and Hall 1863. xxvi624pp. 8vo. Original green boards some slight wear to extremities. 38 "Phiz" plates A clean bright copy. An attractive copy of a very early Chapman and Hall issue probably using the Bradbury and Evans sheets Cuttle's hook on left hand etc. London, Chapman and Hall, 1863. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 208223
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DICKENS,, Charles
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB. Illustrated bu Cecil Aldin.
London Chapman & Hall/ Lawrence & Jellicoe 1910. 2 volumes of c. 450pp. 4to. Original two tone cloth with gilt illustration and titles on backstrip upper boards a little unevenly faded small stain at foot of backstrip of volume 2. Colour plates with tissue guards numerous text illustrations. Edges and endpapers foxed a few spots on early leaves otherwise a very good attractive set. London, Chapman & Hall/ Lawrence & Jellicoe 1910. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 111885
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DICKENS,, Charles
THE LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS. Volume Three 1842-1843. Edited by Madeline House Graham Storey and Kathleen Tillotson.
Oxford Clarendon Press Oxford University Press 1974. xxviii692pp. Large 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper with some insect damage to edges. Black and white frontispiece and plates. A very good copy. First edition. The Pilgrim edition. Oxford, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press 1974. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 219181
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DICKENS,, Charles
A FULL AND FAITHFUL REPORT OF THE MEMORABLE TRIAL OF BARDELL AGAINST PICKWICK. Extracted from The Pickwick Papers. With a Prologue and Epilogue by John F. Banker Esq.
Nevada City Harold Berliner 1974. 72pp. 8vo. Original yellow decorated buckram. A fine copy. 750 copies designed and illustrated by Wolfgang Lederer. With prospectus and presentation slip signed by Harold Berliner. Nevada City, Harold Berliner 1974. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 58022
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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870), [BROWNE, HK, "Phiz", illustrator] H K
A Tale of Two Cities. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne
London: Chapman and Hall 1860. Classic Literature FIRST EDITION THIRD ISSUE. Octavo 22 x 14cm pp.2 x; 254 2. With 16 engraved plates by "Phiz" including a frontispiece and vignette title page. Lacking the signature 'b' on the list of plates and the pagination of p.213 is corrected but 'affectionately' is misspelled on p.134 and the name of 'Stryver' is misspelled on the plate at p.94. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind decoration to boards. A black ink ownership to flyleaf. Light spotting to plates and a bit of a lean. Spine toned to brown with some wear to head and tail; light wear to boards. An attractive copy in the publisher's original binding. Very good. One of Dickens most accessible tales set at the time of the French Revolution and first published in November 1859. The fortunes of two men - Charles Darnay an exiled French aristocrat and Sydney Carton a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer - become entwined through their love for Lucie Manette. Drawn together to the streets of Paris their fate is played out under the vengeful shadow of La Guillotine. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860 unknown
Bookseller reference : 60753
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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870), [PHIZ, pseudonym of HK BROWNE, illustrator] H K
Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son Wholesale Retail and Exportation
London: Bradbury and Evans 1848. Classic Literature FIRST EDITION Mixed Issue. Octavo 22 x 15cm pp.xviii; 624 2. With 40 engraved plates by Phiz including a frontispiece and vignette title. Lacks the half-title. Contains most first issue points but 'Birds-Eye' is hyphenated in the Contents. Contemporary tan half calf with raised bands gilt titles to dark green label gilt ruling to spine and marbled paper over boards. All edges speckled red with brown endpapers. Heavy spotting to frontispiece and vignette title otherwise moderate spotting to plates with some offsetting to facing leaves. Moderate general wear to binding. Very good. This landmark novel weaves together a number of stories concerning a self-important merchant and his two children. Dickens takes aim at arranged marriages and along the way deals with child cruelty broken and abusive familial relationships and the fears elicited by the advent of the railway - which towards the end of his life Dickens was to experience for himself while writing Our Mutual Friend. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848 unknown
Bookseller reference : 64315
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DICKENS, CHARLES & TILLOTSON, KATHLEEN (Ed) & BURGIS, NINA (Assoc Ed)
The Letters of Charles Dickens: Volume Four 1844-1846 The Pilgrim Edition
Oxford University Press 1977. THIS VOL ONLY super octavo red heavy boards gilt lettering to spine frontispiece xxiv 771pp VG light bruising to spine extrems light soiling to page edges binding sl loose gutters intact in d/w VG- light fading to spine light chafing soiling and foxing small tears and creasing to spine extrems scuffing to flap corners Oxford University Press 1977 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 299718
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Charles Dickens
Martin Chuzzlewit
UK: Chapman and Hall and Henry Fowde 1905. New Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Phiz. New Edition Circa 1905. The 'Eighteen Penny Edition of Charles Dickens Works' Undated but dated by Copac. Very rare to have the original wrapper. Complete in it's own right. Illustrated with 40 engravings by Phiz. Book is very good and quite bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good with age toned spine and light loss to edges/spine tops. Small nicks and closed tears to edges. More images can be taken upon request. Ref17834 <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall and Henry Fowde hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027366
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Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby Everyman's Library Cloth
Alfred a Knopf Inc 1993. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 914 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.50 inches. Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1-0679423079 ISBN : 0679423079 9780679423072
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Charles Dickens
Christmas Books A Christmas Carol The Chimes The Cricket On the Hearth The Battle of Life The Haunted Man
UK: A F Pears 1912. First Edition Thus . Cloth. Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Green. 1st Edition 1912. Pears centenary Edition of Charles Dickens Christmas Books. Includes separate volumes for A Christmas Carol The Chimes The Cricket On the Hearth The Battle of Life The Haunted Man. Illustrations in the text by Charles Green. Nice production quality with elaborate embossing to boards and spine. Books are very good and in bright condition. Contents very good. Edges lightly rubbed. A nice set. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16623 <br/> <br/> A F Pears hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027454
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Charles Dickens
Little Dorrit Everyman's Library Cloth
Alfred a Knopf Inc 1992. Hardcover. New. reprint edition. 896 pages. 8.25x5.25x2.00 inches. Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1-0679417257 ISBN : 0679417257 9780679417255
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Dickens, Charles & Mary Angela Dickens (re-told by) & Harold Copping (illustrations) & Percy Fitzgerald (introduction) & Edric V
Children's Stories from Dickens re-told by his Grand-Daughter Mary Angela Dickens and Others
London etc. : Raphael Tuck & Zons Limited 1911. Hardcover. Good. Original decorated gilt red cloth gilt cuts full page illustrations some in colour large 8vo. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies with the signatures of the five grand-daughters of Charles Dickens. This is number 447/500.; Foxed; spine slightly discoloured; small book plate on upper pastedown; name place and small annotation on first free endpaper. London etc. : Raphael Tuck & Zons, Limited hardcover
Bookseller reference : 306835-VB5
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DICKENS CHARLES:
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
LONDON CHAPMAN AND HALL 1839. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIZ. MODERN REBINDING IN FULL GREEN LEATHER RAISED BANDS BLACK LEATHER LABELS GILT MARBLED ENDPAPERS. 624 PAGES. SOME FOXING TO THE PLATES AS USUAL BUT A VERY NICE TIGHT COPY. LONDON, CHAPMAN AND HALL, 1839 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 40348
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Charles Dickens
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Ornate Classic Antique Victorian Novel 1885 Unknown Binding Charles Dickens
Generic. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1885 volume 1 used hardcover copy wear to covers sunning/foxing to pages Generic hardcover
Bookseller reference : JERI-0241-03-15-2024
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Charles Dickens
THE SHORT STORIES OF CHARLES DICKENS; Easton Press
Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Accented in 22kt gold printed on archival paper with gilded edges smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. ; Collector's Edition.; First Easton Press Edition. Easton Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 189788
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Darlene Dickens
Introductory Biology I Lab Manual
Kendall Hunt Publishing 2015-06-02. spiral_bound. Good. 8x0x9. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Kendall Hunt Publishing unknown
Bookseller reference : SKU0571350 ISBN : 1465270337 9781465270337
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Darlene Dickens
Introductory Biology I Lab Manual
Kendall Hunt Publishing 2015-06-02. spiral_bound. New. 8x0x9. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Kendall Hunt Publishing unknown
Bookseller reference : SKU0618857 ISBN : 1465270337 9781465270337
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Dickens, Charles
Great Expectations
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2020-12-04. paperback. New. 6x0x9. New Textbook Ships with Tracking CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform paperback
Bookseller reference : SKU0618849 ISBN : 1503275183 9781503275188
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DICKENS (Charles)
The Battle of Life: A Love Story.
London Bradbury and Evans 1846. 1 vol. 105 x 165 mm de 2 frontispices 4 f. 175 p. et 1. Maroquin rouge dos à nerfs ornés de filets et caissons dorés double filet d'encadrement sur les plats tranches dorées doublures et gardes de papier bleu large dentelle d'encadrement intérieure couvertures et dos du cartonnage original conservés reliure signée de Rivière & Son. . Édition originale. 13 illustrations par Daniel Maclise Richard Doyle Clarkson Stanfield et John Leech. . Première édition séparée après l'originale du recueil publiée par Chapman & Hall en 1843. Il s'agit du quatrième des cinq Contes de Noël et le seul qui ne contienne aucune référence religieuse. Dickens restitue avec douceur mais aussi cruauté les vicissitudes d'une famille sous l'ère victorienne. Le cadre est ici un village anglais qui se trouve sur le site d'une grande bataille militaire passée métaphore des luttes auxquelles les membres d'une famille doivent faire face : Dickens met en scène une belle histoire d'amour que le passage du temps viendra régler lorsque Marion disparue réapparaîtra afin d'expliquer à sa soeur Grâce le beau sacrifice auquel elle voua son existence pour le bonheur de toute sa parenté. Bel exemplaire malgré de légers frottements aux charnières. Smith II 8 ; Eckel p.121. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1846. 1 vol. (105 x 165 mm) de 2 frontispices, [4] f., 175 p. et [1]. Maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs o unknown
Bookseller reference : 29390
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DICKENS CHARLES:
LITTLE DORRIT
CONNECTICUT THE EASTON PRESS 1998. THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOUND IN FULL RED LEATHER ALL EDGES GILT ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINE AND BOTH BOARDS SILK ENDPAPERS AND BOOKMARK. ILLUSTRATED. A VERY FINE COPY. NO DATE BUT LATE 1990s. SCARCE. CONNECTICUT, THE EASTON PRESS, 1998 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42151
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DICKENS CHARLES:
DOMBEY AND SON
CONNECTICUT THE EASTON PRESS 1998. THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOUND IN FULL RED LEATHER ALL EDGES GILT ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINE AND BOTH BOARDS SILK ENDPAPERS AND BOOKMARK. ILLUSTRATED. A VERY FINE COPY. NO DATE BUT LATE 1990s. SCARCE. CONNECTICUT, THE EASTON PRESS, 1998 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42168
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DICKENS CHARLES:
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
CONNECTICUT THE EASTON PRESS 1998. THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION BOUND IN FULL RED LEATHER ALL EDGES GILT ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINE AND BOTH BOARDS SILK ENDPAPERS AND BOOKMARK. ILLUSTRATED. A VERY FINE COPY. NO DATE BUT LATE 1990s. SCARCE. CONNECTICUT, THE EASTON PRESS, 1998 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 42150
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Mary Angela Dickens; Edric Vredenburg [editor]
Children's Stories from Dickens Re-told by His Grand-daughter and Others
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons 1897. Hardback. Good. 9.5" by 7.5". Frances Brundage; Harold Copping; J. Willis Grey; Edith Scannell. A charmingly illustrated copy of this collection of stories for children produced by Charles Dicken's granddaughter Mary Angela Dickens. Published as part of Father Tuck's "Golden Gift" series Book 2In the original illustrative boards.Mary Angela Dickens the oldest grandchild of novelist Charles Dickens produced this series of children's stories based on his writings. Stories include 'The Blind Toy-Maker' and 'Little Nell'. Illustrated throughout with vignettes as well as two colour plates. With a contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper dated "Xmas 1899". In the original illustrative boards. Externally worn with scattered marks to the boards and rubbing to the extremities. Front hinge is tender but firmly attached. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are age toned with the odd spot. Good Raphael Tuck & Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 910Y41
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Charles Dickens
Bleak House
London: Bradbury & Evans 1853 . First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". H. K. Browne. The first separate edition of Charles Dickens' 'Bleak House' with the iconic illustrations from Hablot Browne. In a half calf binding with marbled paper-covered boards. First edition with first issue points as identified by Eckel: 'elgble' to page 19 line 6 "chair" to page 209 line 23 'counsinship' to page 275 line 22 and "picter" to page 529 line 32. Bound from the parts with small stamp holes to the gutter. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne known by his pen name "Phiz" an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books including 'David Copperfield' and 'Dombey and Son'. With a frontispiece engraved title page and thirty-eight full-page plates including the ten dark plates. Collated complete. Narrated by Esther Summerson 'Bleak House' concerns the long running legal case Jarndyce and Jarndyce in the Court of Chancery. The case surrounds a number of several conflicting wills written by the same person. Inspired by a true story the novel actually helped support a judicial reform in the form of the 1870s Judicature Acts. Retaining the original half title.A stamp marking the Centenary Testimonial of Charles Dickens' life dated 1912. In a half calf binding with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally sound with rubbing to joints boards and extremities causing a little loss. Cracking to the head of the front joint. Hinges are a little strained but holding. Endpapers renewed with half title retained. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with light scattered spotting in places and the occasional handling mark or small tide mark to page extremities including to the odd plate. Label to dedication page. Good Bradbury & Evans hardcover
Bookseller reference : 913Q23
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Charles Dickens
The Battle of Life: A Love Story
London: Chapman and Hall 1887. Cloth. Good. 7" by 4.5". Thompson; Dalziel; Williams; Green . A smart copy of Charles Dickens' lesser known novella from his 'Christmas Books' series charmingly illustrated throughout. A smart copy of Charles Dickens' love story the fourth of his five Christmas Books. In the publisher's original cloth binding with illustrative gilt stamp to the front board. The story is set in an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle with characters referring to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life. Illustrated with a frontispiece vignette title page and eleven in-text engravings throughout. Collated complete.With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the endpapers and to the front and rear pastedowns. In the original cloth binding with illustrative gilt. Externally smart. Offsetting to the rear board and slight fading to the spine. Handling marks to the boards and moderate rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. The odd spot to the front endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the verso of front free endpaper. Good Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 914Y18
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Charles Dickens
Dombey and Son
London: Bradbury and Evans 1848. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". H. K. Browne; Phiz. A first issue copy of one of the popular novels of Charles Dickens complete with the original illustrations by Phiz including the first published example of a dark plate. The first edition first issue bound from the parts with stab holes to the gutter. Issue points present: 'Bradbury & Evans' to the title page; the vignette title shows the hook on Captain Cuttle's left arm rather than his right; no quotation marks around the word 'party' to page XV line 2; 'delight' rather than 'joy' to page 284 5 lines up from the bottom; no apostrophe in 'aint' on page 14 10 lines up from the bottom; 'shewed' and 'shew' to for 'showed' and 'show' to page 40 lines 16 and 17; 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11; no full stop to the final line to page 582; entry for the frontispiece and vignette to the list of plates; 'Capatin' for 'Captain' as the final word on page 324; and 'if' is not present to page 426 line 9.Half-title is provided in facsimile. Bound without the errata.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title and thirty-eight plates. Plate 35 'On the Dark Road' facing page 547 is the first published example of a 'dark plate'."Dombey and Son" is about Paul Dombey the owner of a shipping company who intends to pass down ownership of his company to his son ignoring his daughter Florence. The novel tells the story of their family and their hopes and fearsDickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne most often known by his pen-name 'Phiz'. As Phiz he illustrated many of Dickens' novels including 'David Copperfield' 'Dombey and Son' and 'Bleak House' as well as illustrating for 'Punch' throughout his life. In a rebacked half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally smart. Light bumping to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured with light rubbing. Internally generally firmly bound a few pages working loose with page 607-608 and plate facing page 608 are detached but present. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Plates are a little age-toned. Very Good Bradbury and Evans hardcover
Bookseller reference : 913P24
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens' Household Edition
London: Chapman and Hall 1876-1878 . Paperback. Good Only. 10" by 7.5". Various. An extensive run of thirty parts of the Household Edition of Charles Dickens' works scarce to see in this form. Bound in the publisher's original blue paper wraps. Scarce to see in this form. First thus the first 'Household Edition' of Dickens' works whereby Chapman and Hall commissioned new illustrations for the works and feature Forster's 'Life of Dickens' as the final volume. For this edition Chapman and Hall commissioned new illustrations. Gimbel D66. This edition was intended as a library edition for the every-day household. Its serialised publication format meant that less affluent families could own the entire twenty-two volumes bought in 101 separate parts with the cost spread over a lengthy period of time. This run is comprised of thirty 'parts' of the following tales: Part 55 56 and 57: Great Expectations. Part 58 59 60: The Old Curiosity Shop Part 61: The Old Curiosity Shop / Sketches by Boz Part 62 63 64 and 65: Sketches by Boz Part 66 and 67: Hard Times Part 68 69 70 71 72 and 73: Dombey and Son Part 74: Dombey and Son / The Uncommercial Traveller Part 76: The Uncommercial Traveller / Christmas Books Part 77 78 and 79: Christmas Books Part 80 and 81: A Child"s History of England Part 82: A Child"s History of England / American Notes Part 84: American Notes / Pictures from Italy Part 85: Pictures from Italy Part 86: The Mystery of Edwin Drood Lacking parts 75 and 83 of this particular run.Illustrated with one plate to parts 56 57 59 60 62 64 65 67 68 70 71 73 74 76 77 79 80 81 85 and 86. Scarce to have so many issues of this edition together in the original wraps. An important and scarce edition of Dickens' works.With the original advertisements to the wraps. Bound in the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally sound with light soiling to the wraps. Edge wear with closed tears and light chipping to the wrap extremities causing occasional loss to backstrips. Front cover detached to 81 and 84 with rear cover detached to 62 65 69 78 80 81 84 and 86. Tears to joints with covers strained particularly to 66 and 79. Inscription to the front cover of 60 and 80. Significant tears to rear cover of 65 with loss to 2/3 of the front cover of 73. Creasing to cover and page extremities. Internally binding is tender in some places with the occasional page and gathering detached more prominent to 67 78 and 81 with p236-240 of "Sketches by Boz" and p1-29 of "Hard Times" detached to part 65. The odd tear to page extremities with light marking. Tide mark to the plate of 56. Mark to the center of the first few pages of 70. Some pages remain unopened. Tear to title page of 'The Uncommon Traveller'. Good Only Chapman and Hall paperback
Bookseller reference : 913Q11
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Charles Dickens
Dombey and Son
London: Bradbury and Evans 1848 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". H. K. Browne Phiz. A mixed early issue copy of Charles Dickens's popular novel illustrated throughout and including the first published example of a dark plate. The first edition adhering largely to the first issue points bound from the parts with stab holes to the gutter. First issue points present: 'Bradbury & Evans' to the engraved title page; the vignette title shows the hook on Captain Cuttle's left arm rather than his right; no quotation marks around the word 'party' to page XV line 2; 'delight' rather than 'joy' to page 284 5 lines up from the bottom; no apostrophe in 'aint' on page 14 10 lines up from the bottom; 'shewed' and 'shew' to for 'showed' and 'show' to page 40 lines 16 and 17; 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11; no full stop to the final line to page 582; entry for the frontispiece and vignette to the list of plates.Not adhering to two first issue points: 'Capatin' is corrected to 'Captain' as the final word on page 324; and 'if' is present to page 426 line 9.Retaining the original half title the two line errata leaf and with the twelve line errata slip.Illustrated with a frontispiece engraved title page vignette and thirty-eight plates. Plate 35 'On the Dark Road' facing page 547 is the first published example of a 'dark plate'.Collated complete.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne most often known by his pen-name 'Phiz'. As Phiz he illustrated many of Dickens' novels including 'David Copperfield' 'Dombey and Son' and 'Bleak House' as well as illustrating for 'Punch' throughout his life.To a front blank is the 1912 Charles Dickens engraved stamp published & sold by the Charles Dickens Centenary Testimonial Committee.In a half calf binding by J.W. Pownceby.With the bookplate of Frank Conquest Clare to the front pastedown."Dombey and Son" follows Paul Dombey the owner of a shipping company who intends to pass down ownership of his company to his son ignoring his daughter Florence. The novel follows the family and their business. In a half calf signed binding with cloth covered boards. Gilt detailing to back strip. Externally excellent. Hinges lightly strained but firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown. Stamp to a front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally very clean with the odd handling mark to page fore edges and instance of light spotting. Foxing to frontispiece and engraved title page. Very Good Bradbury and Evans hardcover
Bookseller reference : 913F33
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Charles Dickens
The Adventures of Oliver Twist and Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
London: Chapman and Hall 1871-72. Leather. Good. 10" by 7.5". J. Mahoney; J. Barnard. Two popular novels by Charles Dickens bound in one volume each illustrated throughout by J. Mahoney and F. Barnard. Two of Dickens' popular novels bound in one volume both being the 'Household Edition'.This volume includes;'The Adventures of Oliver Twist' illustrated with a vignette title and in-text illustrations by James Mahoney. Undated dated 1871 from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Collated bound without the frontispiece. 'Oliver Twist' is Dickens' best known novel an exploration of child labour domestic violence and street children in Victorian England.'Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit' illustrated with a vignette title and in-text illustrations by Frederick Barnard erroneously listed to the title page as 'J. Barnard'. Undated dated 1872 from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Collated bound without the three plates."Martin Chuzzlewit" is about the eponymous Martin who goes against his grandfather"s wishes and falls in love with an orphaned girl intending to marry her. As a result Martin is disinherited. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally a little worn and rubbed. Light bumping to the extremities. Marks and discolouration to the boards. Cloth to the front joint is lifting. Hinges are starting but firm. Torn paper remnants to the paste downs. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally with scattered spots. Bound without one plate to 'Oliver Twist' and three plates to 'Martin Chuzzlewit'. Good Chapman and Hall hardcover
Bookseller reference : 913P21
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