London: Allen & Unwin 1924. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. VG faint offset to eps/VG sp darkened/minor edgewear. 157 pp. Sm. 8vo. <br/><br/>Account of how author found the real address behind Micawber's "Windsor Terrace City Road" where Dickens lodged during the David Copperfield portion of his childhood. Scarce in jacket. Allen & Unwin hardcover
Paris: Published by A. and W. Galignani and Co 1846. 1st French edition in English VanderPoel B497. Original yellow printed wrappers. Fair 75% of spine paper gone/much edgewear/upper corner msg from rear wrapper/contemporary owner inscrip on front wrapper/closed horizontal tear to front wrapper. 255 pp Small 8vo. <br/><br/>Uncommon edition not in Gimbel; only 3 locations found from a 1/99 OCLC search. The HRC copy rebound in morocco. Published by A. and W. Galignani and Co unknown
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co 1895. Printed grey wrappers. Gd front wrapper detached at spine/spine wear/internally VG. pp 10 - 14. Mounted photographs of Miss Violet Vanbrugh & Mr John Hare. 8vo. <br/><br/>Other articles & essays by Clement Scott Walter Pollock T. Edgar Pemberton Thomas Barclay Nellie Parker and W. J. Lawrence. Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co unknown
London: W. H. Allen & Co 1889. 1st edition. Original maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG extremity wear/slt lean. 284 pp. Small 8vo. <br/><br/>Chapter 13 relates Dickens' influence. W. H. Allen & Co hardcover
New York: Harper & Bros 1872. 1st edition thus. Household edition see Gimbel D68. Highly decorative green cloth w/ gilt lettering & designs. Nr Fine gilt bright/po name stamp to blank front fly/short tear near gutter of last leaf. 351 pp double column. 59 illustrations by Frederick Barnard. 4to. <br/><br/> Harper & Bros hardcover
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1962. 1st thus. #791/1300 cc. Mustard yellow cloth binding with decorative stamped front board. Gilt spine lettering. Slipcase. VG spine sunned in a VG slipcase shows some wear & sunning at extremities. Divers pagination. Illustrations by Rey Abruzzi. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/>Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton with his presentation card laid-in. Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton hardcover
New York: John R. Anderson 1878. 1st edition thus Bolton p. 44. Original green publisher's cloth with gilt spine lettering & decorations. Overall VG gilt bright/bpt/period pos to ffep/faint whiff of tobacco. 175 2 pp. Adverts last 2 pp. Frontis & 2 internal plates. 12mo. <br/><br/>While the t.p. proclaims "Illustrated by Darley" the plates are signed by Orr & Scomis. John R. Anderson hardcover
London: The New Age Press 1908. 1st edition NCBEL III 840. Brown printed wrappers. Abt VG chipping to wrappers/sp paper worn at top with loss of the two "S" in Charles & Dickens. A fragile item. 316 pp 8vo. <br/><br/>An uncommon edition in wrappers with 'Frank Palmer' printed at the base of the spine. The New Age Press unknown
NY: Pantheon 1980. Uncorrected Page Proof. Wrappers. Fine. 8vo. <br/><br/>Laid-in is a letter from the publisher's publicity director. Pantheon unknown
New York: American Art Association 1926. 1st edition. Half-leather binding with marbled boards. Original paper wrappers bound in. VG joints show some wear/lt rubbing to boards. Unpaginated. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>329 entries on Dickens material. American Art Association hardcover
New York: Harper & Bros 1875. 1st edition thus. Household edition cf. Gimbel D68. Highly decorative green cloth w/ gilt lettering & designs. Nr Fine gilt bright/small spot to top edge of front board/po name stamp to blank front fly. 347 pp double column. 4 pp adverts at rear. 58 illustrations by Jay Mahoney. 4to. <br/><br/> Harper & Bros hardcover
London: Printed for Private Circulation Only 1937. 1st edition. #27/35 cc. Custom bound in brown qtr calf with blue silk moire boards. A VG copy. 14 pp. 'Times' article 9 June 1938 mounted & bound-in at rear. 8vo. <br/><br/>"Mr Slum" described by Partington as a "pathetic and whimsical person" from The Old Curiosity Shop who wrote the poetical puffs for Mrs Jarley's Waxwork Show; Partington finds him of interest as a character "because he was a pioneer of publicity" and wonders like other Dickens characters whether there was a real-life model Partington goes on to make his case for. well buy the book & find out! Printed for Private Circulation Only hardcover
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers n. d. Ca 1855. Early US appearance of 'Hard Times'. Original publisher's vertically-ribbed brown cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & figure; boards stamped with geometric design professionally recased. Bright yellow eps. Square & tight. Period pos to ffep. A VG copy. 223 1 pp. Text double column. Nickleby portrait as frontispiece. 8vo. <br/><br/>Contains "The Seven Poor Travellers" "Nine New Stories by the Christmas Fire" "Hard Times" "Lizzie Leigh" "The Miner's Daughters" and "Fortune Wilfred." The latter three wrongly ascribed to Dickens; "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 hardcover
Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press 1982. 1st edition. Hardback. Green dust jacket. A Nr Fine copy in a similar jacket. vii 3 193 3 pp including Index. 8vo. <br/><br/> The John Hopkins Press hardcover
n. p.: Privately Printed 1936. 1st edition. 3/4 Morocco binding. A Fine copy. 108 pp. Sm. 4to. <br/><br/>Sawyer a prominent collector from the early 20th c. This catalogue of his collection is somewhat difficult to find and this a nicely bound version with the original wraps retained. Privately Printed unknown
New York: Houghton Mifflin 1912. 1st edition BAL 22662 printing II. Green cloth spine over drab boards lettered in dark green. Nr. Fine offset to eps/prior owner sig on ffep. A nice copy. 8 32 pp. Wove paper. No adverts at rear. Frontis from a drawing of Dickens & a plate from a photograph of "The Child". 12mo. 7-3/8" x 5" <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover
London: Hodder & Stoughton 1914. 1st printing thus. Broadweave cloth-like covers. VG edgewear. 207 1 xiv pp. Adverts last 14 pages. profusely illustrated in color & b/w 4to. <br/><br/>An anthology of selections & commentary from early 20th c. Dickensians such as G. K. Chesterton & F. G. Kitton. Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
NY: Mayflower Books 1978. 1st edition. INSCRIBED. Hardback. Dust jacket. NF/NF. 8vo. <br/><br/>An autobiographical look at the great-granddaughter of the Inimitable. Inscribed by Dickens on the title page. Mayflower Books hardcover
Cambridge: The Bibliophile Society 1910. 1st edition. 1st issue. Half-bound with parchment & brown paper-wrapped boards; gilt spine lettering. VG some minor soiling to spine/bpt. 90 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>A Bibliophile Society publication from the collection of Mr. Smith. Only 483 copies printed. The Bibliophile Society hardcover
London: Chatto & Windus 1882. 1st edition NCBEL III 1053. Olive green linen cloth with gilt spine lettering. VG sq & tight/spines darkened somewhat. 2 volumes. 8vo. <br/><br/>2 chapters in Volume I are of Dickens: 'Charles Dickens As An Editor' & 'Charles Dickens At Home'. There are 4 concluding chapters of interest to bibliophiles: 'Modern Printing' Old Booksellers and Their Hobbies' 'Old Catalogues' & 'Bookstalls and Book-Boxes'. Chatto & Windus hardcover
London: Henry Sotheran Ltd 1931. 1st edition thus NCBEL III 830. Blue-green wrappers. Nr Fine in a VG soiled slipcase. 5 parts. illustrated 8vo. <br/><br/>Precedes the hard-cover edition. Henry Sotheran Ltd unknown
Leipzig: Bernh Tauchnitz Jun 1842. 1st Tauchnitz edition with the indicated incorrect wording on p. 67 Todd & Bowden 32. Half brown leather with brown cloth boards; gilt decorative scrollwork & lettering on spine T & B Style x1. Marbled edges. VG sq & tight/spine sunned/light extremity wear/po name stamp on ffep & tp/private library label in upper left corner of rear board/corner leather offset to preliminary & terminal leaves. viii 263 pp colophon. Signed in 8s. 11.5 cm x 15.5 cm. <br/><br/>A pirated publication before the Baron established his subsequent business relationship with Mr Dickens. Cf. Gimbel A69 for a later printing though as is customary still dated the original year of Tauchnitz's publication. Bernh Tauchnitz Jun hardcover
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1959. 1st edition thus Gimbel B235. #200 / 1200 cc. Pink marbled cloth spine with deep purple paper-wrapped boards. Gilt spine lettering. Slipcase. Nr Fine spine a bit sunned in a VG slipcase shows some edgewear. 31 pp. Color Drawings by Rey Abruzzi 8vo. <br/><br/>Dickens wrote the 1st & last sections of this Christmas work as well as minor editorial snippets- for the other author's contributions see Lohrli pp 232-233. Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton with his presentation card laid-in. Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton hardcover
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1965. 1st thus 699/1300. Green Decorative cloth w/ slipcase. A Fine copy in a Nr Fine sltly 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: Chapman & Hall 1908. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. Nr Fine sp sunned. 12 issues. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press 1977. 1st edition. Green cloth. Dust jacket. VG/VG minor wear. 302 pp including index 8vo. <br/><br/> Southern Illinois University Press hardcover
London: Chapman & Hall n.d. Circa 1905. Printed wrappers. VG some browning to edges/some minor edgewear. 8vo. <br/><br/>Collection of Dickens' Christmas Stories from Household Words. Chapman & Hall unknown
NY: H & R. 1978. 1st ed. Hardback. Dust jacket. Nr. F/Nr. F lt. soiling. 222 pp 8vo. <br/><br/>A fictionalized account of Dickens told in 1899 from a hospital's TB ward by George Dolby. H & R. hardcover
London: Chapman & Hall 1910. 1st edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering & facsimile Dickens' signature on front board. VG sp sunned/minor fraying to spine ends. 12 issues. 336 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Chapman & Hall hardcover
New York: Harper & Bros 1877. Later printing of this Household edition first published in 1873 cf. Gimbel D68. Green decorative cloth w/ gilt lettering. VG cover gilt bright/lt wear at extremities. 355 pp 52 illustrations by W. L. Sheppard 4to. <br/><br/> Harper & Bros hardcover
London: Blackie & Son n.d. Circa 1890s. See BL 12272. Original red cloth with black lettering/cover design. Abt VG cloth soiled/wear at extremities. 224 pp including index frontis sm 8vo. <br/><br/> Blackie & Son hardcover
Philadelphia: H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss 1854. 1st edition thus VanderPoel B571. Not in Gimbel nor the 1960 BL Catalogue Extract. Original purple blindstamped cloth. Good spine sunned/head of spine chipped. 452 pp. Frontis engraved title page & 6 inserted plates by Stephens & Beeler. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> H. C. Peck & Theo. Bliss hardcover
Stoke-Upon-Trent: W. T. Copeland late Spade & Copeland n. d. Green & black patterned paper-wrapped boards. Paper label on front board. VG owner sig on ffep. 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
Pittsburgh: Privately Printed 1907. 1st edition Gimbel D160. Ltd to 200cc. Green wrappers. Text w/ deckled edges. VG spine starting to brown/slt foxing to prelims. 10 pp. Illustrated with facsimiles. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 6" <br/><br/>10 letters then in the possession of Wilkins now published for the first time. Begins with a letter to Longhurst written in 1832. The concluding 6 are to fellow author William Howitt. Privately Printed unknown
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton 1961. 1st thus. #1048/1300 cc. Green paper-wrapped boards with white christmas tree stamped to front board. Gilt spine lettering. Slipcase. VG spine sunned in an VG slipcase shows some wear & sunning at extremities. 47 pp. Illustrations by Rey Abruzzi. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/>Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton with his presentation card laid-in. Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton hardcover
London: Redway 1898. 1st edition NCBEL III 820. Green cloth binding with gilt stamping. VG slight cock/edgewear at extremities. 401 pp. illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/>Introduction by Frederic Kitton author of "Dickensiana" bibliography - 1886 who asserts 24 of the 46 items in this collection not included in any previous bibliography. Redway hardcover
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
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