The TOUCHSTONE Of DICKENS.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1920. 1st ed. 182 pp, 8vo. Hardback. Collection of misc. papers/essays written on various aspects of the Inimitable. More
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MR. DICKENS GOES To The PLAY.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. 1st edition. 239 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Brown cloth spine with blue paper-wrapped boards. TEG. More
The DICKENS THEATRICAL READER.
Boston: Little, Brown, (1964). 1st ed. 370 pp, 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. X-lib copy. More
PHIZ! Illustrator of Dicken's World.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1978). 1st edition. 207 pp. B&W illustrations. 8vo. 25cm x 17.5cm. Brown cloth binding. Brown dust jacket. Excellent reference. Book mainly comprised of the artist's illustrations. More
LAYAWAY PURCHASE RECEIPT. P. F. Collier, Publisher, 14 Dupont Street, San Francisco. 2. 19 . 1887.
San Francisco: 1887. A fill-in-the-blanks job-printed receipt for this California publisher, detailing layaway terms. Verso with blanks to record customer's payment record. 3-7/8" x 10". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. One Francis Cutting has deposited One Dollar, as of February 19, 1887, towards purchase of "1 Set Dickens"... More
CHARLES DICKENS. His Life, Writings, and Personality.
London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1902. 1st edition thus, i.e., by this publisher. Cf. NCBEL III, 829. xv, [1 (blank)], 504 pp (including Index). Profusely illustrated. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt stamping. More
CHARLES DICKENS His Tragedy and Triumph.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. 1st Edition. 2 volumes (xxii, 585, xlvii; viii, [586] - 1159, [9], lxix - cxcvii pp). Illustrated. 8vo. Grey cloth bindings. Maroon topstain. Grey dust jackets. Maroon publisher's box. The most scholarly biography to-date. Somewhat uncommon in the first edition, as the title was also issued by the BOMC. More
CREATING CHARACTERS With CHARLES DICKENS.
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
SCENES And CHARACTERS From The WORKS Of CHARLES DICKENS. Being Eight Hundred and Sixty-Six Drawings ... Printed from the Original Wood Blocks Engraved for "The Household Edition".
London: Chapman & Hall, 1908. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 850). xi, [1], 584 pp. 866 woodblock illustrations. 4to. 11-1/8" x 7-3/4". Original red cloth with gilt spine lettering & front board stamped in blind. This volume has every illustration that went into the Household edition; represented are such artists as... More
CHARACTER SKETCHES From DICKENS.; With An Introduction by Kate Perugini.
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons. 1924. 1st edition, "Edition De Luxe", copy #338, SIGNED by Matz, Copping & the publisher. Gimbel D198. 146 pp. 30 color plates by Copping. 4 facsimiles. 4to. Publisher's brown leather binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board blind embossed. More
DICKENS And His ILLUSTRATORS.
London: George Redway, 1899. 1st edition. xvi, 256 pp. Untrimmed. 69 inserted plates depicting 22 portraits & 70 original illustrations. Tissue guard, with caption, for each plate. 4to. Period three-quarter dark brown leather with marbled paper boards. TEG. More
MRS. GAMP by Charles Dickens. A Facsimile of the Author's Prompt Copy.; Foreword by Monica Dickens. Introduction and Notes by John D. Gordan.
[New York]: The New York Public Library, 1956. 1st printing (Gimbel B121). Limited to 500 cc. xvii, [1], 120, [2] pp. Frontis piece. Collotype facsimiles. Tall 8vo. Two-tone rough weave linen cloth binding. More
The CHILDHOOD And YOUTH Of CHARLES DICKENS.; With Retrospective Notes, and Elucidations, from His Books and Letters.
Manchester: Published by the Author at Albert Chambers, 1883. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 829). Issued only for subscribers. 250 pp. 75 illustrations. 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering and facsimile signature on front cover. More
LITTLE PAUL From The DOMBEY And SON Of CHARLES DICKENS.
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
PHIZ And DICKENS. As They Appeared to Edgar Browne. With Original Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne.
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. Dust jacket. More
MEMORIES Of My FATHER.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1928. 1st book edition. 1 of 250 cc. SIGNED by the author. 30, [2] pp. Last page blank. Illustrated, including a number of photographs not previously published. Tall 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
The POSTHUMOUS PAPERS Of The PICKWICK CLUB.
New York: James Turney, 1838. 1st book edition, second issue by this publisher (Smith AMERICAN 2, pp 67 - 73). xii, 609, [1] pp. 32 plates by Seymour, Phiz, & Crowquill. 8vo. 9" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's purple cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine [Smith variant A], rebacked. Eps... More
CHARLES DICKENS The Man and His Work.; With an Introduction by Arlo Bates.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. 1st edition, limited to 550 sets. This #205. 2 volumes. Frontis & t.p. vignette in each volume. 12mo. Blue paper-wrapped boards. TEG. Original box with paper spine label. More
The CRICKET On The HEARTH. A Fairy Tale of Home.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. 1st printing of this "Cheap and Uniform Edition" (Eckel, p. 215; Gimbel A97; NCBEL III, 811). [4], 108 pp. 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-1/4". Original green printed wrappers with vignette of a snarling dog to front cover, and rear cover with advert for 2 titles in... More
The STORY Of LITTLE DOMBEY.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. 1st printing of this "Cheap and Uniform Edition" (Eckel, p. 215; Gimbel B171; NCBEL III, 798). [4], 119, [3] pp. A one-page advert at rear. 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-1/4". Original green printed wrappers with oval vignette of Little Paul to front cover, and rear cover... More
The POOR TRAVELLER: BOOTS At The HOLLY-TREE INN: And MRS. GAMP.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858 [1861]. Later issue [ca 1861], with C&H wrappers. Not in Gimbel (though cf D31, Sixth copy, for a C&H imprint, with Charles Dickens & Evans printer slug). 114, [2] pp. Advert penultimate page, listing GE as available. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4-1/8". Publisher's original green printed... More
The CHIMES: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In.
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
A CHRISTMAS CAROL. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1858. 1st printing of the "Cheap and Uniform" Edition (Gimbel A84). 100 pp. 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-1/4". Publisher's original printed green paper covers, which are first issue. The first "Reading" edition, and one of the 5 titles so issued by Bradbury & Evans. More
DICKENS' WORKING NOTES For His NOVELS.; Edited with an Introduction.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1987). 1st Edition. xxxv, [1 (blank)], 393, [3] pp. Illustrated with facsimiles. Lg. 4to. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. More