Richard Bentley, 1838. Hardcover. Grimaldi [the iconic English clown] laid the foundation for his memoirs, but in a rough and diffuse manner. He gave the manuscript to Thomas Egerton Wilks, who, after doing some condensing, sold the manuscript to Bentley who, in turn, turned it over to Dickens for the.....
Chapman and Hall, 1837. Hardcover. By "Quiz." with six illustrations by "Phiz." This volume was written by Edward Caswall under the pseudonym "Quiz", but is often attributed to Dickens because Dickens wrote two sequels: Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Sketches of Young Couples. Our copy indeed has "Dickens" as the.....
Chapman and Hall, 1850. Hardcover. In this travelogue, Dickens doesn't hold back his critique of American society. His humorous dedication reads: "I dedicate this book to those friends of mine in america, who, giving me a welcome I must ever gratefully and proudly remember, left my judgment free; and who.....
Cecil Palmer, 1920. Soft cover. A charming story of a brother and sister's musings about life while star-gazing. 6" x 4". Stated first edition. Green paper wrappers with circular yellow pictorial pastedown, dark green titles to front wrapper and spine. Half-title, printer's stamp, full-title, copyright page, 5-68. Condition: Spine of.....
Chapman and Hall, 1839. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, mixed state. Frontis and 39 plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens third novel and was issued in monthly installments March 1838 October 1839 before it was published as this single volume. An instant success, it both solidified.....
Chapman and Hall, 1841. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly serial that contained both short stories and two novels (The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge). Three volumes. 9 ¾" x 6 ½". First bound edition, first state (Podeschi A60). Dark green boards with three-quarter green morocco.....
Chapman and Hall, 1870. Soft cover. This final novel was never finished as Dickens had only written enough for six installments before his death in 1870. Readers never found out what happened after Edwin Drood disappeared. Six original issues in original blue paper covers. Second issue includes advertisement for cork.....
Chapman and Hall, 1839. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A collection of short stories by Dickens. This is the first edition of the collection in one volume, identified as the "New Edition" on the title page. John C. Eckel's bibliography points out two interesting plates in this volume: "One, the 'balloon' etching.....
The Heritage Press, 1937. Hardcover. SIGNED by the illustrator, John Austen, below title illustration. EARLIER 1935 edition. Contained in original box, which has only minor wear. Title page pasted to box has some minor chips to the edges, and the top layer of the box is faded. Structural damage to.....
London: The Folio Society, 2007. "Phiz" Hardcover. 10.5" x 7" x 2.5". The Folio Society edition of Dickens' classic novel, in quarter leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt top edge, burgundy endpapers and ribbon. With the original illustrations by "Phiz", an introduction by Andrew Davies, and text reproduced from the Nonesuch.....
London: The Folio Society, 2005. "Phiz" Hardcover. 10.5" x 7" x 2". The Folio Society edition of Dickens' classic tale Nicholas Nickleby and his family, in quarter leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt top edge, burgundy endpapers and ribbon. With the original illustrations by "Phiz", an introduction by Simon Callow, and.....
London: The Folio Society, 2004. Soft cover. 10.5" x 7" x 2.5". The Folio Society edition of Dickens' first novel, in quarter leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt top edge, burgundy endpapers and ribbon. With the original illustrations by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss and "Phiz", an introduction by A.N. Wilson, and.....
1931. Soft cover. Copy of the Strand Magazine from 1931, containing then newly discovered letters of Charles Dickens, illustrated with photographs and occasioning an unusual alteration to the cover, fiction by Sapper and others, drawings, puzzles, and many advertisements. 36 pages of ads, [431]-534, 37-52. 10 x 6.5". Covers are.....