Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard, 1837. 1st US edition (Gimbel B1; Smith AMERICAN, pp. 7-8; Wilkins, p. 11). Printed in an edition of 1000cc. 204 pp. 12mo. Bound in 6s. 7-9/16" x 4-1/2". Original red linen cloth over drab paper wrapped boards & printed paper title label to spine. Published..... More

Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard. Successors to Carey & Co., 1839. 1st US book edition (Smith AMERICAN 4, pp. ). viii, 13 - 404 pp, double column of text. 12 page publisher catalogue inserted after text. Illustrated with two inserted plates designed by Phiz, reengraved by Joseph Yeager. 10" x 6-1/4"..... More

London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 1st edition, 1st issue (Eckel, p. 140). 2 volumes. Frontis & 12 plates by Cruikshank. 8vo. Original publisher's later-issue brown cloth with elaborate gilt stamping to spine (professionally recased). More

Paris: Published by A. and W. Galignani & Co., 1839. 1st edition thus. [4], 367, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-3/8". Period half vellum binding with marbled paper boards. Black leather spine label. For many years, it was thought the 1846 Bradbury & Evans edition was the first 'octavo'..... More

New York: William H. Colyer, 104 Beekman - Street, 1838. 2nd US edition, Second state [Conningham 3297; Gimbel B66; Vander Poel B602 (1)]. x, [25] - 232 pp. Frontis of Grimaldi, lithographed by 'N. Currier'. 12mo. Bound in 6s. 4 5/8" x 7 1/2". Modern buff paper wrapped boards with..... More

London: Chapman & Hall, 1837 [1871]. 1st printing of the Facsimile edition (See Eckel, p 154). 46, [2 (blank)] pp. Unopened. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5". Printed self-wrappers. One of the scarcest Dickens' titles in the original printing. More