New York: William H. Colyer, No. 5 Hague-Street, 1842. 1st edition thus, i.e., by this publisher (Edgar & Vail, p. 20; Smith AMERICAN 5, pp. 193 - 194; Wilkins, p. 20. Cf. Gimbel A64). 2 volumes: [11] - 215, [3 (blank)]; [11] - 243, [3 (blank)] pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x...... More
![Item #50847 CARTE De VISITE [CDV] PHOTOGRAPH [Albumen]. Charles Dickens, 1812 - 1870](/pictures/thumb/50847.JPG?v=1660690454)
London: Mason and Co. 7, Amen Corner, (n. d.). Ca 1860s. Verso with publisher imprint. Carte shows a bust view of Dickens dressed in evening attire, looking to his left. 4-1/16" x 2-1/2". Photograph mounted on white card stock, square edges. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve... More
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1861. 1st book edition (Todd & Bowden 547a; Gimbel D34, for a later printing). 2 volumes in 1: [4], 323, [1]; [4], 323, [1] pp. 16mo, in 8s. 6-1/8" x 4-1/2". Half linen binding with pebbled purple cloth boards, presumably by the publisher (cf. Bowden p. 951..... More
New York: Gilberton Company, 1968. 47, [1] pp. Profusley illustrated with comic illustrations. 10" x 7". Color illustrated paper wrappers, stapled, with black title lettering to front wrapper. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. Later printing of the Cheap edition (in volume form). 524 pp. Text double column. Frontispiece by H. K. Browne. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5". Original publisher's green blindstamped cloth with elaborate gilt-decorated spine. Boards with blind-stamped emblem: "The Works of Charles Dickens. Cheap Editions". Pale grey..... More
San Marino: The Huntington Library, 1953. 1st edition. xi, [1], 445 pp (including Index). 8vo. Marooon cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket. Fields & Dickens were close friends; Chap 21 on Dickens. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1920. 1st edition. 182 pp. 8vo. Publisher's original red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Collection of misc. papers/essays written on various aspects of the Inimitable. More
New York: McBride Nast & Co., 1914. 1st US edition thus, i.e. one volume edition. Cf. Cox 549, for the 1st UK of this edition. xi, [5], 302 pp. Crown 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's maroon cloth binding with gilt stamping. No dust jacket. Initially published in 3 volumes..... More
London: Robson & Kerslaker, 1882. 1st edition (Gimbel H1137; Grego, PICTORIAL PICKWICKIANA II, pp. 449 - 455; House, p. 407; NCBEL III, 788; VanderPoel B47[1-4]). A suite of 24 [loose] color illustrations to Dickens' PICKWICK PAPERS, including engraved title, as drawn by Pailthorpe. 10-15/16" x 7-9/16". Original publisher's green printed..... More
New York: Philosophical Library, 1950. 1st US edition. Cf. NCBEL III, 830. 459, [1 (blank)] pp (including Index). 8vo. Orange cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Dust jacket. More
Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1947. 1st edition (Gimbel D217). 22 pp. Illustrated. 12mo. 8-3/16" x 5-1/8". Green wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Dickens wrote a preface for Overs' literary effort, EVENINGS Of A WORKING MAN [London: 1844]. More
[London]: Ca 1890s. Unpaginated. 29 mounted hand-colored illustrations [many folded] of Grimaldi, theatres, play scenes, drawn by Cruikshank [and others] + a folded 1828 handbill for "Grimaldi's Last Appearance in Public" 8" x 5". Bespoke deep maroon full-leather binding with elaborate decorative gilt stamping, by Riviere & Son. TEG... More
London: Cecil Palmer, 1927. 1st edition. 284 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Light blue cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Blue topstain. Printed pale yellow dust jacket. More
Leamington Spa / Birmingham: Arthur W. Waters 64 Bath St. / Holland Bros. 21 John Bright St. 1921. 1st edition (Gimbel H995; NCBEL III, 788). 12 plates laid-in. List of plates / novel source printed to inner wrappers. Line engraved reprocuctions of Brock's pne-n-ink drawings. 11-1/2" x 8-7/8". Printed buff..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1934. 1st edition thus (Smith & Bianchi 763). #1369 of 2387 cc. x, [2], 128, [4] pp. T.p. printed in red & black. "Two Prayers" conclude text. Sm. 8vo. Faux vellum binding, gilt stamped lettering to spine. TEG. Slipcase with printed paper title label to..... More
London: A. J. Slatter, 1908. 1st edition thus (Gimbel H1080, 4th copy). Plate Paper Edition (Limited). Not in the NCBEL. 12 plates laid-in. List of plates concludes. 9-3/4" x 6-3/8" Printed brown paper portfolio, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Somewhat uncommon item; the last time we had a...... More
London: Walter Scott 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, 1887. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 829). 166, xxxiii, [9 (adverts)] pp. 12mo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Small paper edition; contains bibliography by Anderson. More
London: Chapman and Hal, 186, Strand.l, 1850. 1st 'Cheap' edition in book form (NCBEL III, 792). xii, 291, [1] pp. Text double column. P. 291 mispaginated as 294. Frontis by George Cruikshank; engraved by T. Bolton. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8" Original publisher's green cloth binding with decorative gilt stamping to..... More
Hollywood: Hugh Lester, (n. d.). 1st printing. 12 pp. A few b/w advertisement illustrations. 9" x 6". White paper wrappers with red title lettering printed to front wrapper, stapled. Adverts to inner wrappers. More
Chautauqua: Chautauqua Press, 1910. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 840). 295 pp. 12mo. Red cloth binding with black stamped lettering. More
London: Frank T. Sabin 3 Garrick Street / John F. Dexter 16 Minford Gardens West Kensington W., 1889. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 829). Part X: 6 plates depicting divers characters, with attached captioned tissue guards. Part VIII: 14 sheets reproducing the engraved titles of Dickens' major publications. Folio. 15-1/8" x...... More
Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard, 1837. 1st printing of this Part. [4], [iii] - viii, [5] - 205, [1 (blank)], 2, [2], xii - xvi, [iii] - vii pp. Adverts begin & conclude volume. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Original paper wrapped boards with salmon colored cloth spine. Printed paper title..... More
![Item #49757 CARTE De VISITE [CDV] PHOTOGRAPH [Albumen]. Charles Dickens, 1812 - 1870](/pictures/thumb/49757.jpg?v=1626218714)
Portland, Me. Geo. Stinson & Co., Publishers, (n. d.). Ca mid-to-late 1870s. "Charles Dickens" imprinted under the photograph. Publisher imprint to verso: "All kinds of Engravings, Lithographs, Chromos, Photographs, &c., constantly on hand. Copies of this Photograph can be had at any time either of the agent, or the publishers."..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, No. 102 Chestnut Street, (n. d.). 1st edition thus, i.e., in this set, early-to-mid 1850s. Cf. Gimbel D25. Each volume ~ 300 to 350 pages. Text double column. Each volume with a frontispiece, engraved title, and illustrated with b/w plates / cuts [in BR..... More
London: Printed for Tegg & Castleman, at the Marvelous & Eccentric Book Warehouse, 122, St. John-Street, West Smithfield, and Sold by Champante & Whitrow, Aldgate; ... [1803]. 1st Edition. 36 pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. 6-7/8" x 4-1/8". Period full brown tree calf binding with later respining to style. Later eps. Bentley..... More
