Greenbrae, CA: Allen Press, 1982. 8vo, 122 pp. With title in red and black and headings in various colors. Fine in hand-blocked Fortuny fabric over boards and original clear acetate wrapper with the original prospectus laid in. § One of 140 copies. Printed on all-rag paper. Dickens' account of his..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1852-3. 8vo., 20 monthly parts in 19 as issued, 3-24, [1]-32, [1 partial]; 16, 33-64, 8, [8], 4; 16, 65-96, 4, [4], [2], [4]; 12, 97-128, [1], [4], [8], 4; 12, 129-160, 4, [8], [4]; 8, 161-192, [4], [2]; 12, 193-224, 4, 4, 8, [2], 2..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. 8vo, (viii), 175 pp. Attractively rebound in half maroon morocco, all edges gilt, portions of the original cloth preserved in endpapers. Trivial rubbing to binding, contents clean, a very good copy with the armorial bookplate of William Elliot Baillie and stamp of the Dickens Centenary..... More
St. Petersburg: F. Pavlenkov Publishers, 1893. Two volumes in one, 4to, [iv], 992, [4] pp., printed and numbered in two columns, with typographic headpiece to page one, text in Russian Cyrillic script. Rebound in modern full dark-brown calf with title in gilt to backstrip. A sprinkle of minor foxing and..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1846. 8vo, [viii], 174, [2] ads, pp. Finely rebound in red leather with panels of the original cloth preserved as onlays, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Binding a little tight, contents age toned in places; very good. § First edition, complete with half title and first..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. 8vo, xiv, [2], 624 pp. with half title, engraved frontis, vignette title-page and 38 plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Half morocco, skillfully rebacked with much of the original backstrip laid-on, new endpapers. Boards quite worn, lower joint cracked, chipped corner and closed tear to..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 8vo, (iii)-xvi, 624 pp. Etched frontispiece, vignette title page and 38 plates by H.K. Browne ("Phiz"). Lacking the errata leaf. Full tree calf with gilt armorial supralibros, sensitively rebacked but with subsequent damage to the backstrip label with the loss of a few letters of..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1870. 8vo, (viii), 190 pp. Frontispiece portrait of Dickens by J.H. Baker and 13 illustrations by Samuel Luke Fildes, including a vignette title page. Half red morocco, upper wrapper of part II bound in. Corners and backstrip worn with some splits at hinges, contents a little..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1861. 3 vols. 8vo, (iv), 344; (ii), 351, (1); (ii), 344 pp. Three quarter morocco, green cloth sides, marbled edges and endpapers, backstrips with raised bands, ruled in gilt, with red and green title labels. Backstrips and board edges a little worn and scuffed, contents near..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. 8vo, viii, 352 pp. Publisher's green moiré cloth, pale yellow endpapers. Skillfully rebacked, repairing a some loss to the original backstrip, light sunning to backstrip and board edges, minor thumb-soiling and spots to text block edges, slightly loss in the gutter of p.1/2. Contemporary ownership..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1848. 8vo, [viii], 188 pp. with advert leaf, frontispiece, vignette title page, and 15 other in-text illustrations. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Old subtle repair to backstrip ends, cloth over lower hinge with split. Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. § First..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. 8vo, xii, 625 pp. Etched frontispiece, vignette title page and 38 plates by H.K. Browne ("Phiz"). Lacking xiii-xiv List of Plates, and final blank. Rebound in three quarter morocco, backstrip ruled in gilt with red leather title label, plain endpapers. Board sides and edges worn..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1844. 8vo, [iii]-xiv [lacking half-title], [errata with 14 lines, verso blank], 624 pp. Forty etched plates including frontispiece and title-page vignette by Hablot K. Browne aka "Phiz." Half burgundy morocco, backstrip ruled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. Binding lightly rubbed and marked, contents..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841. 8vo in sixes, 3 vols bound in one: (4), (i)-iv, 306; (i)-vi, 306; (i)-vi, 426 pp. Full polished calf, gilt pannelled backstrip with red and green labels, covers with double gilt fillet, gilt-roll on turn-ins, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Old crease on title, pages..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1911. 2 vols. Green cloth, backstrips faded. § Centenary Edition. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 193, Piccadilly, [April - September, 1870]. 8vo., six parts, 36, [1]-32, [2], [4], [4], [8], [1 fold-out]; 20, 33-64, [4], [2]; 20, 65-96, [2], [1], [4], 8, [8]; 24, 97-128, [4], [4], [2]; 20, 129-160, [1], [4]; 18, 161-190, [2], [viii], [4], [4] pp., 14 engraved..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1839. 8vo, (iii)-xvi, 624 pp. lacking half title. With frontispiece portrait of Dickens and 39 plates by "Phiz." Half green morocco, marbled sides and endpapers, backstrip gilt with red leather title label. Boards and backstrip ends lightly worn, hinges strengthened, contents with scattered foxing, plates browned..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, April, 1838 - October, 1839. Thick 8vo., 24[ads], 8[ads], 8[ads], 2[ads], [4 original wrappers], [4 ads], xvi, [1]-624, [4 ads], [6 ads], 8[ads], 8[ads] pp., 40 plates including frontisportrait. Full dark-brown calf, backstrip with maroon label and title stamped in gilt. All plates are foxed, though..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 3 vols. Original cloth, yellow endpapers, backstrip titled in gilt with Bentley imprint also in gilt. Very good copy with some areas of sun fading and spotting to the cloth and plates foxed as usual. Neat early name on front pastedown in each vol. § First..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 3 vols., small 8vo, [i-iv], [1] 2-331, [332]; [i-iv], [1] 2-307 [308]; [iii-iv], [1] 2-315, [316] pp. 24 engraved illustrations by George Cruikshank, 1 as frontispiece to each volume. With half-titles in vols. I and II, with the advertisement leaf at beginning of vol. III, the..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. 2 vols. 8vo, xi, [1], 320; vii, [1], 309, [1] pp. with 40 illustrations by Marcus Stone. Advertisement for the People's Pickwick on smaller blue sheet after list of illustrations in vol 2., no other ads. Half morocco, backstrips gilt with green morocco labels. Backstrips..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, Piccadilly, [May, 1864 - November 1865]. 8vo, 20 monthly parts in 19 as issued, 32, [1]-32, [2], [8], [2], 8, [4], [2], [2], [2], [4]; 16, 33-64, 4, [2], [2], [4], [2]; 16, 65-96, [1], [2], [4], 8, [2]; 16, 97-128, 4, [1], [1], [4], [2]..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, [May, 1849 - November 1850]. 8vo, 20 monthly parts in 19 as issued, 32, [1]-32, 4; 12, 33-64, 12; 12, 65-96, 4; 8 97-128; 4, 129-160; 8, 161-192, 8; 8, 193-224, 8; [14], 225-256; 12, 257-288, [22]; 12, 289-320, 8; 8, 321-352; 8, 353-384, 2..... More
London: 1837. 8vo, xvi, 609, 4 (ads), [1], address. Forty-three plates, including “Veller” title-page. Old half red morocco, gilt top, bookplate of James Burra. Some edge-browning or foxing to some plates, but a pleasant almost untrimmed copy. § First edition, bound from the parts, with half-title. First states of most..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. Large 8vo, viii, 254 pp. Frontispiece, engraved title & 14 plates by H.K. Browne. Without list of plates. Polished green calf, backstrip gilt with red and brown gilt-lettered labels, marbled edges and endpapers. Binding a little rubbed and worn at corners, spot of worming to..... More
