STUDIES In DICKENS. Chautauqua Home Reading Series.
Chautauqua: Chautauqua Press, 1910. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 840). 295 pp. 12mo. Red cloth binding with black stamped lettering. More
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A GREAT MYSTERY SOLVED: Being a Continuation of and Conclusion to "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" (The Unfinished Work of Charles Dickens).
London: Sampson Low Marston & Co., [1914]. 1st one volume edition, Colonial issue (Cox 549). xi, [5], 302 pp. Stamped to t.p. upper margin: "For Sale in India and British Colonies Only" Crown 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5". Dark blue cloth binding with light blue stamping, gilt stamped spine lettering. No..... More
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
New York: James G. Gregory, Publisher, 1861. 1st edition thus, e.g., 1st 2-volume edition, and 2nd US edition (Gimbel D38; Smith AMERICAN, 13 [pp. 379 - 380]). 2 volumes (336; 334 pp). Frontis by F. O. C. Darley in Volume I; by John Gilbert in Volume II. Tissue guards, with..... More
CHARLES DICKENS. Catalogue 206.
Los Angeles: Heritage Book Shop Inc, (n. d.). 1st printing. [4], 108 pp. Several b/w and color images. 9" x 7". Color illustrated laminated paper wrappers with tan title lettering printed to front wrapper and spine. More
The DICKENS BIRTHDAY BOOK.
New York: George Sully & Company, (n. d.). Ca late 1930s. Unpaginated. Sheets printed in Great Britain. 4" x 3-1/4". Maroon "puffed" leather binding. AEG. Marbled eps. A Dickens quote supplied for every day of the year... one of my favorites: "The inconsistency of public opinion is proverbial." [Sketches by..... More
CHARLES DICKENS by PEN and PENCIL. Part VIII & X.
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
The POSTHUMOUS PAPERS of The PICKWICK CLUB: Containing a Faithful Record of the Perambulations, Perils, Adventures and Sporting Transactions of the Corresponding Members. Part Fifth.
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
CHARLES DICKENS' UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS From HOUSEHOLD WORDS. 1850 - 1859.; Edited, with an Introduction & Notes, by Harry Stone.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1968). 1st edition. 2 volumes (xx, 359; xii, 361 - 716 pp [including index]). 132 annotated illustrations. 8vo. Blue cloth bindings. Blue dust jackets. More
The DICKENS COUNTRY.
London: A & C Black, 1905. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 849). xiv, 235, [5] pp (including Index). 4 pages of advert conclude volume. Illustrated with 50 full-page illustrations, mostly from photographs by T. W. Tyrrell. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping. TEG. More
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CARTE De VISITE [CDV] PHOTOGRAPH [Albumen].
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
UNIFORM EDITION Of CHARLES DICKENS' WORKS. 12 Volumes, Complete.
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
14 ORIGINAL WATER COLOR SKETCHES From DICKENS' WORKS By JCC.
London. Ca 1883. Volume accompanied by the original 1884 / 1885 sales receipt for the sketches & binding thereof. Each drawing, ~ 5" x 3", all signed, tastefully mounted & displayed via custom matted window with the character's name & relevant descriptive text, from the novel, below. 12 characters are..... More
CHARLES DICKENS. First American Editions: The Christmas Books and Selected Secondary Works. A Bibliography.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 1st Edition. Limited to 425 cc. xx, 139, [1] pp. Illustrated. 4to. Green cloth binding, with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
MURDER Of MR. STEELE. Documents and Observations, Tending to Shew A Probablility of the Innocence of John Holloway and Owen Haggerty, Who were Executed on Monday the 2nd of Febuary [sic], 1807, as the Murders of the above Gentleman.; By James Harmer, Attorney at Law.
London: Printed for the Author; and Sold by M. Jones, 1, Paternoster-Row; and May be Had of All Booksellers in Town or Country, 1807. 1st, and only, edition published for the author. [4], 89, [1 (errata)] pp. Textblock trimmed. 8vo. 8" x 4-7/8". Bound in later stiff marbled paper wrappers..... More
The HAUNTED MAN And The GHOST'S BARGAIN. A Fancy for Christmas-Time.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. [1849]. 1st US edition [Calinescu Catalogue 91; Edgar & Vail, p. 25; Gimbel A120; Vander Poel B426(2)]. Not in the McGuire Catalogue. 34, [2] pp. Text double column. Advert leaf with "Sterling Works for Libraries" to recto. 8vo. 9-5/8" x 6-1/8". Original publisher's printed..... More
CHARLES DICKENS. A Preliminary Catalogue of Works and Books Relating to Him in the Rare Book Collection Lockwood Memorial Library State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo: State University of New York, [1970]. 1st Printing. [4], i, [1], 26 pp. 8vo. 8-7/16" x 5-3/8". Pale green & blue paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "This catalogue is issued in connection with the Dickens Centennary Exhibit in the Lockwood Library, State University of..... More
The SWORD, The PEN and The PULPIT; With A TRIBUTE To The CHRISTIAN GENIUS and MEMORY of CHARLES DICKENS.; A Discourse Delivered in Boston Music Hall, On Sunday, June 19, 1870.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1870. 1st edition (Miller, p. 82). Not in Gimbel. 42 pp. 12mo. 7" x 4-1/2". Pink printed wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
The LETTERS Of CHARLES DICKENS. The Pilgrim Edition. Volume Three: 1842 - 1843.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1974. 1st printing. xxv, [3], 692 pp (including Index). Frontis, a map & playbill reproductions. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4". Red cloth binding. Red & pale yellow dust jacket. The most complete edition of Dickens' letters (772 herein, with 264 first published). More
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CARTE - De - VISITE [CDV] ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH.
London: Herbert Watkins 215 Regent Street, (n. d.). Ca early 1860s (?). Photographer imprint to base of recto & verso, with blue oval stamp underneath: "Published by Marion & Co London" Photograph: 3-1/2" x 2-3/8" on stiff card stock, 3-1/2" x 2-7/16". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Bust..... More
PICTURES From ITALY.
London: Published for the Author by Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 1st edition (Smith II, p. 48). Farr's Second issue (cf. Farr Catalogue 1, pp 15 - 18; ). [8], 270, [2] pp. Illustrations by Samuel Palmer. 8vo. 7" x 4-1/2". Original blue diaper cloth with gilt stamped spine lettering (primary..... More
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CARTE De VISITE [CDV] PHOTOGRAPH [Albumen].
London: John & Charles Watkins, Photographer to the Queen 34, Parliament Street. (n. d.). Ca late 1860s / early 1870s. Watkins imprint under Dickens image; verso with the Watkins device in center & his address printed at the below. Image: 8.8 cm x 6 cm. Card: 10.7 cm x 6.2..... More
CHARLES DICKENS. An Authentic Account of His Life & Times.
London: Hamlyn, 1973. 2nd Printing. 140 pp (including Index). Profusely illustrated with color & b/w images. 4to. Green cloth binding. Facsimile mss eps. White glossy paper dust jacket printed in color. Lovely pictorial account of Boz and his times. More
OLIVER TWIST.
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1841. "3rd edition" [Gimbel A31, "third copy"]. vi, [ix] - xii, 15 - 212 pp. Text double column. 24 inserted plates after Cruikshank's redrawn by Yeager. 9-5/8" x 6". Signed in both sixes & fours; sewn in 6s. Period black half-leather binding with black cloth boards..... More
AUTOGRAPH NOTE, SIGNED (ANs). Monday, March 23 / 40.
[London]: 1840. SIGNED by Lover. Small bifolium. 12 lines, plus close & signature. With typed transcription. 4-3/8" x 3-1/2". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Samuel Lover, also known as "Ben Trovato" ("well invented"), was an Irish songwriter, composer, novelist, and a painter of portraits, perhaps best known today..... More
A TALE Of TWO CITIES.; Petersons' Uniform Edition of Charles Dickens' Works. Complete in One Volume. Price Fifty Cents.
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 806 Chestnut Street, (1859). 1st US book edition, first issue, [possible] later state (?), cf Smith AMERICAN 12, especially note 5 where Smith notes the possible earlier release date than December 5th). [2], [19] - 211, [13] pp. Text double column. 2 pages of..... More