DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). A Child's History of England. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852.
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
Jun 6, 2024
9:00AM CT
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Estimate
$500 -
$700
Sold for $540
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Lot Description
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). A Child's History of England. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852.
3 volumes, 8vo (153 x 119 mm). Half-titles, 3 wood-engraved frontispieces after Francis W. Topham, 1p. publisher's advertisement at the end of each volume. (Vol. I frontispiece detached but present, a few tiny spots, some intermittent marginal toning, a few short tears not affecting text.) Original red-brown blind-stamped cloth, upper covers with gilt vignette after Topham, marbled edges; folding case (rubbing, spine ends bumped, spine head of vol. I chipped, 1" split along rear spine of Vol. I). Provenance: Daniel Drew (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE, with advertisements in the first state and all the first issue points called for by Smith, except for the following: "whom" is correct in line 5 of p.[v] in vol. I (Smith states it "may" be missing); "A" is fully printed in the headline on p. 42 in vol. I as in all but one copy; "6" is present in the page number on p. viii Chapter XXV in Vol. II (Smith states it "may" be missing); vol. III lacking protective tissue facing title page and is lacking the "7" on page number 287 as is recorded in only one other copy. First serialized in Household Words between 25 January 1851 and 10 December 1853, each volume of this book edition was published separately around Christmas (in 1851, 1852 and 1853) but postdated the following year. The Child's History expresses an anti-aristocratic and anti-monarchical view of English history and society. Eckel (1972), pp. 128-130; Gimbel A128; Smith II: 10.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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