Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers; 306 Chestnut Street. (n. d.). Later edition, ca late 1860s. Cf Smith, AMERICAN 6, p. 218. 929, [3 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Modern deep green quarter calf binding, with marbled paper boards, executed in a period style. Deep maroon & black labels in the..... More
![Item #2515.1 CHARLES DICKENS SPECIAL. [as published by] FIRSTS. The Book Collector's Magazine.;...](/pictures/thumb/2515.1.jpg?v=1677949352)
Tucson AZ: Firsts Magazine Inc, 1997. 1st Printing. 78 pp. Illustrated. 10-3/4" x 8-3/8". Original publisher's blue & gold glossy paper wrappers. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1864. 1st Cheap edition (Caldwell. GREAT EXPECTATIONS, p. lxv; NCBEL III, 805 [incorrecting listing 1863]). Not in Gimbel, though see D5, for other titles in issued in the 'Cheap Edition' format. [4], 268 pp. Text double column. Frontispiece after Stone. Tissue guard. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8"..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. 1st book edition. xvi, 624 pp. Frontis, engraved title & 38 inserted plates by Hablot K. Browne. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Custom bound in a deep,and lovely, full hunter-green leather binding by Bayntun, elaborate gilt decorated spine, gilt stamped Dickens bust to front board, gilt..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. 1st volume edition, early issue (Smith I, 3). xiv, [2], 609, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with 43 plates by Seymour, Buss & Phiz [some with page locations, though without Chapman & Hall imprint]. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Custom bound in a deep blue leather binding..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie Street, 1850. 1st volume edition, with 1850 to engraved title & 'Norwich' p. 558, but with 'screwed', p. 132 (Smith I, 9). xiv, [2], 624 pp. Text & plates quite clean [washed sometime prior?]. Illustrated with frontis, vignette title-page & 38 plates by Hablot..... More
London: Nonesuch Press, 1937. 1st edition. 128, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine panel & front board. Excellent treatment of Dickens' illustrators / illustrations, as well as the significant sets of collected works. More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1973). 1st edition. x, 534 pp (including Index & Bibliography). Illustrated with 3 plates. Royal 8vo. Maroon cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1853. 1st US book edition (Smith AMERICAN, p. 315). Not in Gimbel, nor VanderPoel. 2 volumes: xvi, 480; [2], 481 - 936, 4 pp. 4 page publisher catalogue concludes volume II [variance from that noted by Smith]. Illustrated with a frontis of Dickens &..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 1st edition (Smith II, 9). [8], 188 pp. Advert leaf precedes frontis & engraved title leaf. All typographical oddities noted by Smith present except (1) no space in said, p. 102 & (2) no battered '1' in p. 166 pagination [noted by Smith in only..... 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. viii, 313, [3 (blank)] pp. Text double column. 37 inserted illustrations by Lossing-Barritt after Phiz. Tall 8vo. 9-1/4" x 5-7/8". Original brown cloth..... More
New York: J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave. cor. 16th St. (n. d.). Ca late 1860s. Cf. Gimbel H1185. Flesh colored mount, rounded corners, publishe imprint to left of image. Verso blank. Image shows Dickens standing, facing left, formally dressed with velvet waistcoat & watch fob. His left hand resting..... More
London: Elliot Stock, 1900. 1st edition. 260 pp (including Index). 12mo. 7" x 4-3/8". Green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering. Beveled edges. Patterned paper eps. More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street, (1859). 1st US Book Edition, Second issue (Smith AMERICAN 12, pp. 355 - 362. [6], [19] - 211,[1 (blank)], 11, [3] pp. Text double column. 12 pages of adverts at rear, last leaf a blank. Illustrations printed separately, inserted as rectos..... More
New York: William H. Colyer, 104 Beekman - Street, 1838. 2nd US edition, Second state [Conningham 3297; Gimbel B66; Vander Poel B602 (1)]. x, [25] - 232 pp. Frontis of Grimaldi, lithographed by 'N. Currier'. 12mo. Bound in 6s. 4 5/8" x 7 1/2". Modern buff paper wrapped boards with..... 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
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1977. 1st printing. xxiv, [2], 771 pp (including Index). Frontis + facsimile letter. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4". Red cloth binding. Red & pale yellow dust jacket. The most complete edition of Dickens' letters, with this volume containing 1087 letters (284 previously unpublished). 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
![Item #47711.1 CARTE De VISITE [CDV - Albumen]. Charles . Burman Dickens, William - Artist /...](/pictures/thumb/47711.1.jpg?v=1666131381)
Fitzroy: W. Burman, Exhibition Portrait Rooms, 94 Gertrude St. (n. d.). Ca late 1860s / early 1870s. Image a portrait view of Dickens, ca late 1860s. Verso with elaborate artist / photographer imprint. Image: 3-5/8" x 2-5/16". Mount: 4" x 2-1/2". Now housed in a stiff mylar sleeve. A quite..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut Street, (1861). 3rd edition, illustrated issue. Published the same year as the first (cf Smith AMERICAN 13, pp 377 - 378). [17] - 523, [5 (blank)] pp. 34 illustrations from original designs by John McLenan 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5" Original publisher's black..... More
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard. Successors to Carey & Co., 1839. 1st US book edition (Smith AMERICAN 4, pp. ). viii, 13 - 404 pp, double column of text. 12 page publisher catalogue inserted after text. Illustrated with two inserted plates designed by Phiz, reengraved by Joseph Yeager. 10" x 6-1/4"..... More
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
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
