New York: W. A. Townsend and Company. 1861. 1st printing of this edition (Bolton. AMERICAN ILLUSTRATORS, p. 42; Gimbel D38). 4 volumes (306; 312; 306; 304 pp). Frontis by F. O. C. Darley in Vols I & IV; by Gilbert in Vol III. Vol II frontis unsigned. Small 8vo. 7"..... More
New York: Published by William H. Colyer, No. 5 Hague - Street, 1843. Early US edition (Smith AMERICAN, pp. 173 - 174; Wilkins, p. 19). 2 volumes: iv, [13] - 224; [4], [13] - 216, 4 pp. 4 pages of publisher adverts conclude Vol II, dated January 1st, 1843, including..... More
London: MacMillan, 1892. 1st edition thus. 604 pp. B&W illustrations after the originals. Crown 8vo. 7-1/2" x 5". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. The introduction by Charles Jr. contains some interesting bibliographical information. More
Universtiy Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, (1991). 1st edition. x, 218 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. An attempt to identify the real people who served as models for Dickens' characters. More
New York: Clark Austin Maynard & Co., 3 Park Row. 1862. Later edition (Gimbel B-170 [fourth copy] & Wilkins, pp. 40 - 41, for the Redfield edition). 175, [3 (blank)] pp. Frontis, and engraved t.p. 12mo. 6-5/8" x 4-3/8". Original publisher's violet cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering &..... More
London: The New Age Press, 1908. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 840). 316 pp, 8vo. Brown printed wrappers. Custom cut protective clear mylar wrapper. An uncommon edition in wrappers, with 'Frank Palmer' printed at the base of the spine. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1877. 1st edition thus. Household edition (cf. Gimbel D68). INSCRIBED by the illustrator, Nast, at the top of the frontispiece. 383, [3 (blank)] pp. Text double column. Illustrated by Thomas Nast & Arthur B. Frost. 10" x 7". Highly decorative green cloth binding wight..... More
New York: Scribner Armstrong & Co., 1875. 305 pp. 12mo. Decorative cloth binding. Has facsimile of Thackeray letter not in first edition. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1884. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 785). [iii] - viii, 467, [5] pp (including Index). Adverts last 4 pages. Frontispiece of Dickens, from a lithograph by R. J. Lane, after a photograph by J. Watkins. 8vo. 7-3/8" x 4-3/4". Early 20th C. 3/4 green morocco binding with..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1851. Later impression. Cf. Smith, AMERICAN 6 (p. 217). viii, [9] - 320, [2 (blank)] pp. Text double column. Frontis + 11 inserted plates after Phiz by Yeager. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt spine stamping & boards stamped in blind..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co., 1853. Later impression of the Getz & Buck edition (Smith AMERICAN, p. 170), first issued in 1852. [2], vi, [9] - 362 pp. Text double column. Lea & Blanchard frontis & engraved title. 6 inserted plates. Numerous intratextual cuts. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 5-7/8"..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co., 1852. "New Edition, Complete." 1st edition thus, i.e., by this publisher (Smith AMERICAN, pp 32 - 33). x, [15] - 268 pp. Text double column. Engraved title page. 19 inserted plates after those by Cruikshank. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's brown cloth..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co., 1853. Later printing of this uncommon edition, which was first published in 1852. [2], vi, [9] - 362 pp. Text double column. Running title, "Master Humphrey's Clock." Frontispiece & 1841 engraved title [from Lea & Blanchard]. 7 inserted plates by Sibson, engraved by..... More
Philadelphia: T. P. Peterson and Brothers, (n.d.). Circa late-1850s. viii, [9] - 371, [1 (blank) pp. Text double column. Illustrated with plates. 8vo. Brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering & device to spine, and boards stamped in blind. Pale yellow eps. More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, (n. d.). Circa mid-1850s. viii, [9] - 320 pp. Text double column. Illustrated. 8vo. Original publisher's vertically-ribbed brown cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & figure; boards stamped with geometric design. Bright yellow eps. More
[London]: Published by A. & F Pears Ltd, [1912]. Ca 1912 (cf. Gimbel B155 [Chimes]; B165 [Cricket]; B179 [Battle of Life]; B186 [Haunted Man]; Hearn, p. 178 for the set). 5 volumes (139, [1]; 147, [1]; 160; 144; 140 pp). Adverts begin & conclude each volume. 'Cricket' illustrated by L...... More
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co., 1853. Mid-19th C. US edition. Cf Smith AMERICAN 5, pp. 188-189. [6], [9] - 323, [1 (blank)] pp. Text double column. Frontis, engraved t.p. (undated, with no publisher imprint) & 10 inserted plates (many with multiple images). Intratextual cuts. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-7/8"..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co., 1853. "New Edition, Complete." 1st published by Getz Buck the year prior, cf Smith AMERICAN, pp 32 - 33. Text double column. Engraved title page. 19 inserted plates after those by Cruikshank. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Getz Buck & Co., 1853. vi, 320 pp. Text double column. Frontis + 13 inserted plates after the originals by Phiz. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering & Dickensian figures to spine. An early pirated edition of this Dickens..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1848. 1st edition thus, and the 3rd US edition (Edgar & Vail, pp. 24 - 25; cf Gimbel A109, for an edition with 36 plates). Not in the McGuire collection. viii, [9] - 320 pp. Novel text in double column. Illustrated with a frontis, title page..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson, No. 306 Chestnut Street. (n. d.). Ca 1857. 1st US one-volume edition (cf. Edgar & Vail, p. 27). Cf. Gimbel D25, "tenth set" 376 pp. Text double column, and per Edgar & Vail, derived from the Harper serial publication. 8 pp of adverts at rear [with..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street. (n.d.). Early US printing, ca mid-1850s [per t.p.; cased post 1860, per binding style]. Cf. Gimbel D25. vi, [9] - 362 pp. Text double column. 6 pages of adverts at rear. Frontis & engraved t.p. 101 intratextual woodcut illustrations. Tall 8vo..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers. (n. d.). Ca 1855. Early US appearance of 'Hard Times'. 223, [1] pp. Text double column. Nickleby portrait as frontispiece. 8vo. Original publisher's vertically-ribbed brown cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & figure; boards stamped with geometric design (professionally recased). Bright yellow eps. Contains..... More
Louisville: The Dickens Society, 1988. 1st Printing. 105 - 170, [2 (blank)] pp. Dickens bust on front cover drawn by Barry Moser. 8vo. Printed green paper wrappers, stapled. 5 essays on divers aspects of Dickens' novel, Nicholas Nickleby. More
London: James Nisbet & Co, 1913. 1st Trade Edition. xiv, 320 pp including index. 39 plates. 10" x 7". Blue cloth binding with gilt and embossed face of Dickens face stamped to front board. Gilt title lettering stamped to front board and spine. TEG. More
