GARISH LIGHTS. The Public Reading Tours of Charles Dickens.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1970). 192 pp, illustrated, Sm 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. A look at Dickens' public readings. More
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OUR MUTUAL FRIEND.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1864-65. 1st edition (Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 345 - 370). 20 parts in 19. Some advert variances (+/-) from that found listed in Hatton & Cleaver; specific collation supplied on request. Illustrated with 40 plates by Marcus Stone. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-5/8". Original green printed wrappers..... More
MR. PICKWICK'S PILGRIMAGES.
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1926. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 791). xvi, 224 pp. Illustrated with plates & from b/w photographs. 8vo. Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. More
The SELECTED LETTERS Of CHARLES DICKENS.; Edited, with an Introduction, by F. W. Dupee. From The Great Letters Series.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, Inc., 1960. 1st edition. xxiv, 293, [3 (blank)] pp (including Index). 8vo. Black cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Yellow dust jacket. More
LETTERS Of CHARLES DICKENS to The BARONESS BURDETT-COUTTS.; With a Biographical Introduction.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., (1932). 1st edition. xii, 204, [8] pp (including Index). 8vo. Black cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Dust jacket. "Burdett-Coutts spent the majority of her wealth on scholarships, endowments, and a wide range of philanthropic causes. One of her earliest philanthropic acts..... More
DIALOGUES From DICKENS. Second Series. Dialogues and Dramas.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers. (1871). Early printing (cf. Gimbel D63). 335, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). Title page vignette. 12mo. 7" x 4-3/4". Original publisher's green decorative cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering and elaborate spine design. A collection of Dickens' scenes selected as "containing enough interest in itself..... More
RAMBLES With An AMERICAN.
New York: Duffield & Company, 1910. 1st US edition (bound with Scottish sheets). 376 pp. Frontis of Dickens (Maclise portrait) + 20 additional illustrations, 8vo. Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering/decorations. An American visits England at the beginning of the 20th c., and records his thoughts..... More
HARD TIMES For These Times. REPRINTED PIECES. Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition.
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1863. 1st edition thus (cf. Gimbel D38). 2 volumes (vi, [7] - 333, [5 (blank)]; vi, [7] - 338, [4 (blank)] pp). 'RP' in Volume II. Frontis by F. O. C. Darley in each volume. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-5/8". Original publisher's green cloth with gilt..... More
DOMBEY And SON.
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1848. 1st edition thus. Cf Smith, pp. 250 - 251. viii, [9] - 320 pp. Novel text in double column. Illustrated with a dual frontis, title page vignette & 6 inserted engravings, per Smith p. 251. 8vo. Modern brown quarter calf binding with complementary marble paper..... More
DICKENS And PHIZ.
Bloomington & London: Indiana University Press, (1978). 1st edition. x, 340 pp. Many b/w intratextual illustrations and photographic images. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". Purple cloth binding, silver stamped lettering to spine. Dark purple printed DJ. More
SOME ROGUES And VAGABONDS Of DICKENS.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, [1927]. 284, [4 (blank)] pp. Bound from the British sheets. Illustrated. 8vo. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. More
The POSTHUMOUS PAPERS Of The PICKWICK CLUB.
London: Chapman and Hall, (n. d.). Later edition, ca mid-19th C. xiv, [2], 609, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with 43 plates by Seymour & Phiz. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding (rebacked, with 95% of original spine laid down). Yellow eps. More
DICKENS' LONDON. A Lantern Lecture.
London: Wass Pritchard & Co., 1923. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 849). INSCRIBED by the author, in the 3rd person, on the ffep [dated 1926]. [2 (blank)], 103, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board. Somewhat uncommon item. More
The PAGEANT Of DICKENS.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1915. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 840). INSCRIBED. x, [2], 261, [9] pp. 7 page Index @ rear. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt lettering. Inscribed from Crotch to a Mrs Dale, on the half-title page. More
The DICKENS COMPANION. A Book of Anecdote and Reference. With 72 Illustrations and a Frontispiece by Harry Furniss. The Charles Dickens Library No. 18: The Testimonial Edition.
London: The Educational Book Co. Ltd., (n. d.). 1st edition, ca 1910. xvi, 607, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontis + 72 illustrations. Crown 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5". Blue cloth binding, gilt stamped lettering and design to spine and cover. Blue topstain. More
DICKENS The DRAMATIST. On Stage, Screen and Radio.
London: W. H. Allen, 1952. 1st edition. xiii, [1], 278 pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
A READER'S GUIDE To CHARLES DICKENS.
London: Thames and Hudson, (1972). 1st edition. 318 pp (including Index). 8vo. Original publisher's gold cloth binding with gilt stamping. Dust jacket. A critical survey of Dickens' major works. More
A PICKWICK PORTRAIT GALLERY.
London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1936. 1st edition. 243, [1] pp. Last page blank. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. Orange cloth binding with black stamped lettering. No dust jacket. A collection of essays by divers Pickwickians (including Alfred Noyes, J. W. T. Ley, Bransby Williams, Alec Waugh, Walter Dexter, Bernard Darwin, Arthur..... More
THE SECRET OF DICKENS.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1919. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 840). 254 pp. 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board. Crotch examines the reaction of Dickens to the influence of English literature. More
A HANDBOOK To PICKWICK PAPERS.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author to 'Osgood' on the ffep. x, 156 pp. 25 illustrations; 2 maps. 8vo. Orange cloth spine with grey paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. More
The DICKENSIAN. Volume I.
London: The Dickens House, 1905. 1st volume edition. 12 issues. 334 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth binding with Dickens' gilt facsimile signature to front board. Green wrappers bound-in @ rear of volume. More
DAILY PICKINGS From PICKWICK.
London: John Long, 1904. 1st edition (Miller, p. 231). 143, [1] pp. Printer's device to t.p. 12mo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. A compilation of daily quotations from Dickens' first novel, Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. More
A PICKWICKIAN PILGRIMAGE.
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1881. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 790). 155, [5 (blank)] pp. 16mo. 5-7/8" x 4-1/4". Blue cloth binding with black & gilt stamping / lettering. Red edgestain. Brown floral patterned paper eps. Mainly London scenes & settings. More
RAMBLES IN DICKENS' LAND.; Introduction by Gerald Brenan.
London: S. T. Freemantle, 217 Piccadilly, 1899. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 849). xxviii, 174, [2 (blank)] pp (including Index). Illustrated by Helen M. James. Sm 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8". Light blue decorative cloth with gilt stamped lettering/design. TEG. Pale blue pictorial eps. More
DOMBEY And SON. Part I. Part II. The Complete Works of Charles Dickens. Volume XIII. Volume XIV.; Introduction by Edward Dowden. Edited with Annotations, Bibliography, and Topography by Frederic G. Kitton.
New York & London: George D. Sproul, 1908. "Autograph Edition". 1st edition thus (Gimbel D-148; NCBEL III, 784). SIGNED by Dowden. Limited to 250 cc. 2 volumes (xxxiii, [3], 373, [1 (blank)]; xvi, 407 pp [including Index]). Each volume with an original frontispiece by William Rainey, R.I., SIGNED by Rainey..... More