Boston: Jenks Hickling & Swan, 1854. 2nd US edition (Edgar & Vail, p. 27; Vander Poel B500). 2 volumes (332; 355 pp). 8vo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/2". Original dark blue publishers' cloth with gilt spine lettering/decorations & boards stamped in blind. Not in Gimbel, nor mentioned by Wilkins. More
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton, 1952. 1st thus. #810/900 cc. 80 pp. Illustrations by Paul Nonnast. Royal 8vo. Brown cloth spine with marbled paper boards. Gilt spine lettering to leather spine label. Slipcase. Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton, with his presentation card laid-in... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. 1st edition thus (Smith AMERICAN, p. 55). 96 pp. Binder's blanks at front & rear. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8". Blue linen cloth binding stamped in gilt to front board & spine, design after that of the UK edition. Pale..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. 1st edition thus (Smith AMERICAN, p. 55). 96 pp. Binder's blanks at front & rear. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8". White linen cloth binding stamped in gilt to front board & spine, design after that of the UK edition. Pale..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. 1st US edition [VanderPoel B388(1)]. 96 pp. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8". White linen cloth stamped in blind. More
New York: Published by Harper & Brothers, No. 82 Cliff-Street, 1845. 1st edition thus, i.e., by this publisher (Edgar & Vail, p. 22; Gimbel A87 [second copy]; VanderPoel B389(1) [stating the Harper as the 2nd US edition]; Wilkins, p. 38). 31, [1 (blank)] pp (text double column). T.p. state w/o..... More
Leipzig: Bernh Tauchnitz Jun. 1845 / 1846. 1st Tauchnitz editions (Todd & Bowden A3 & 103Aa). 88; 263, [1 (blank)] pp. 6-1/8" x 4-3/8". Period black morocco-grain cloth binding, with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. 1st printing, 1st issue of the Reading edition (Eckel, p. 215; Gimbel A91; NCBEL III, 810). [4], 105, [3] pp. A one-page advert at rear. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/4". Original green printed wrappers with woodcut vignette to front cover. Advert rear wrapper, listing "Carol" &..... More
London: Printed for the Publishers, 1855. 1st Edition thus, i.e., as this collection. Not found in Gimbel. Divers paginations. Some articles illustrated with cuts. 8vo. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Pale yellow eps. Volume collects a number of issues of Household Words, No. 150 [February..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1852. 1st US Collected edition (Gimbel D11; McGuire Collection 47; Wilkins, p. 38). Cf. Calinescu Collection 95 [for an 1854 imprint]. [8], 90; [2], 95, [1 (blank)]; [2], 97, [1 (blank)]; [2], 96; [2], 107, [5] pp. Collective t.p., Preface [written by Dickens for..... More
Boston: Samuel E. Cassino, 1887. 1st edition thus (Hearn, p. 175). [2], 121, [3 (blank)] pp. Frontis of Dickens, 2-color chromolithographed t.p. & 23 inserted plates with illustrations by I. M. Gaugengigl & T. V. Chominski. 4to. 11-1/16" x 9-1/8". Original publisher's embossed faux vellum spine with green cloth boards..... More
Dansville, N.Y. F. A. Owen Publishing Company. (n. d.). 87, [1] pp. Last page blank. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/4". Printed grey paper wrappers, stapled. More
Los Angeles, William Thomas Kellaway, 1934. 1st printing thus. Not in Gimbel, nor Hearn. Unpaginated, though 32 pp. Leaves unopened at top, with text printed alternatively recto, verso. Decorative initial capital letter. 16-1/2" x 12". Printed brown paper wrappers with large black title lettering to front wrapper; twine tie. Scarce..... More
Paris: A. and W. Galignani and Co., 1844. 1st edition thus (Hearn, p. 175). Not in Gimbel. [4], 140, [2 (blank)] pp. Published without the Leech illustrations. 8vo. 5-7/8" x 3-5/8". Modern full brown calf, with black spine labels in the 2nd & 4th compartments, raised bands. Later marbled eps..... More
Philadephia: Carey & Hart, 1844. 1st US clothbound edition. Cf. Edgar & Vail, p. 21; Gimbel A80; McGuire Collection, 31; Wilkins, p. 38). [8], 158, [2 (blank)] pp. T.p. printed in red & blue. Half-title printed in blue ink. Illustrated with 8 plates after the originals by Leech; 4 hand-colored..... More
London: HW & ATYR, 1858 - 1865. 7 numbers, 8vo. Three-quarter tan calf with marbled boards (modern). New eps. An uncommmon collection (though wanting the 1860 issue). More
New York: John Wiley, 161 Broadway, 1849. 1st Collected Edition thus, second issue (Calinescu Collection 93; Carr B429). [8], 90; [2], 95, [1 (blank)]; 97, [1 (blank)]; 87, [1] pp. Collective t.p., divisional title pages [except for Cricket, which conforms with other recorded copies]. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5". Original publisher's..... More
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton, 1961. 1st thus. #1048/1300 cc. 47 pp. Illustrations by Rey Abruzzi. Royal 8vo. Green paper-wrapped boards with white christmas tree stamped to front board. Gilt spine lettering. Slipcase. Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from Mr Dalton, with his presentation card laid-in... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889. 1st edition thus. 252 pp. Facsimile letter. Sm. 8vo. Brown cloth binding with red leather spine label. TEG. This the first one-volume edition drawn from the 3 volume set issued in the early 1880s. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889. 1st edition thus. 252 pp. Facsimile letter. Sm. 8vo. Brown cloth binding with red leather spine label. TEG. This the first one-volume edition drawn from the 3 volume set issued in the early 1880s. More
Philadelphia: Priv. Ptd - Samuel Dalton, 1951. 1st thus. #686/700 cc. 72 pp. Printed from offset lithography, with text composed entirely photographically. Color illustrations. Royal 8vo. White linen cloth spine with marbled paper boards. Gilt spine lettering to leather spine label. Slipcase. Printed to be distributed as Christmas greeting from..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. Early US edition [Edgar & Vail, pg 23; Gimbel A93; VanderPoel B403(2)]. 32 pp (double column) + 16 pp 'Catalogue of Books' at rear, 8vo. Printed brown wrappers. Uncut edges. Often called the 1st US edition, priority cannot be established with absolute certainty, so..... More
London: Printed and Published for the Author by Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 1st edition, with 2nd state of the OT advert (Eckel, p. 119; Smith II, 6). [8], 174, [2] pp. Advert last 2 pp. 14 illustrations by Leech, et al. 8vo. 6-3/4" x 4-3/16". Original publisher's red cloth binding..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. Early US edition [Edgar & Vail, p. 23; Gimbel A93; VanderPoel B403(2)]. 32 pp (double column) + 16 pp 'Catalogue of Books' at rear, 8vo. Printed brown wrappers. Uncut edges. Often called the 1st US edition, priority cannot be established with absolute certainty, so..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 1st edition, 1st state (Eckel, p. 119; Smith II, 6). [8], 174, [2] pp. Advert last 2 pp. 14 illustrations by Leech, et al. Small 8vo. Original publisher's red cloth binding with elaborate gilt stamping. AEG. More
