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Lot 26
[BINDINGS]. DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). A group of 16 uniformly-bound FIRST EDITIONS in 19 volumes.  

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$1,000 - 1,500
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[BINDINGS]. DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). A group of 16 uniformly-bound FIRST EDITIONS, comprising:

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. Half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 41 engraved plates by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss, and Hablot K. Browne ["Phiz"]. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, mixed issue (see Smith). Smith I:3. -- Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 2 volumes. Half-titles, 12 etchings by Cruikshank; 36 pp. publisher’s ads at end of Vol. II. Original pink cloth bound at end. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE without border to final plate in Vol. II. Gimbel B64. -- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. Half-title; 40 engraved plates. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, including plates 1 and 2 in the earliest states with publisher's imprint, with "vister" for "sister" on p. 123, and "latter" for "letter" on p. 160. Gimbel A40. -- Sketches by Boz…New Edition, Complete. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. 40 engraved plates including engraved title and frontispiece by George Cruikshank. FIRST OCTAVO ONE-VOLUME EDITION, early issue with title lacking comma after “illustrations” and the publisher’s address as “186, Strand” (Gimbel) and with first state engraved title-page bearing the publishers’ name and address with no date (Eckel). Gimbel A7. -- Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841. 3 volumes. 3 frontispieces, and numerous wood-engraved illustrations by George Cattermole and by Hablot K. Browne. Original cloth bound in at end. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Gimbel A51. -- The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Etched frontispiece, etched title-page, 38 etched plates by Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, balance of the text with first issue points listed in Smith but with 14-line errata. Second state engraved title. Smith I:7. -- The Chimes. A Goblin Story… London: Chapman & Hall, 1845 [but 1844]. Half-title; engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title. Original cloth bound in at end. FIRST EDITION, second issue vignette title with “Chapman & Hall” printed outside the cloud. Smith II:5. -- The Cricket on the Hearth. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846 [but 1845]. Half-title; frontispiece, additional vignette title. Original cloth bound in at end. FIRST EDITION, second state with three-line italic heading for Oliver Twist on p.175 of the publisher’s ads. Smith II:6. -- The Battle of Life. A Love Story. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. Half-title; frontispiece, additional vignette title. Original cloth bound in at end. FIRST EDITION, later issue of the vignette title (Todd D, Eckel 3). Smith II:8. -- The Adventures of Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. FIRST OCTAVO ONE-VOLUME EDITION. Gimbel A38. -- The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-Time. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. Frontispiece and additional engraved title. Original cloth bound in at end. FIRST EDITION. Smith II:9. -- The Personal History of David Copperfield. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Half-title; engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 plates after Hablot K. Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION in book form. Gimbel A154. -- Bleak House. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Half-title; engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 plates. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Gimbel A130; Smith I:10. -- Hard Times. For These Times. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. Original horizontally-ribbed green cloth bound in at end. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, IN THE FIRST BINDING. Gimbel A136; Sadleir 689; Smith I:11. -- Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. Engraved frontispiece, additional title and 38 plates by Hablot Knight Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Gimbel A140. -- Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 2 volumes, 8vo. 40 engraved plates including frontispiece and vignette title. Original cloth and a cover for the parts bound in at end. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM Gimbel A150.

Together, 16 works in 19 volumes, 12mo and 8vo, all bound in various polished calf gilt, most stamp-signed by Root or Bayntun and in slipcases, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally near fine.


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