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DICKENS, CHARLES.
The Life and Adventures
of Nicholas Nickleby.
20
parts in 19. Illustrated by
Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”).
8vo, original bluish green
wrappers printed in black,
scattered soiling and short
tears, edgewear, backstrips
chipped at extremities, own-
ership inscriptions along
upper margin of most front
wrappers; plates with some
overall foxing; housed in cus-
tom silk-lined full green gilt
morocco case with folding
front cover lid, shelfwear.
London: Chapman and Hall,
1838-1839
[1,500/2,500]
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL
PARTS
,
MIXED ISSUE
.
Part 1 with no ads to front; Part 2 first ad with corner torn away; Part 3 with
2 pp. missing following plates and ads to back absent; Parts 4-6 complete; Part 7 with 1 page ad
“Immense Saving in the Purchase of Tea” inserted at front, rest absent; Part 8 front ads absent, 2 pp.
ad for “Heads of the People” present (not in Hatton & Cleaver); Part 9 lacking ads; Part 10 first 4
and all back ads absent; Part 11 with 5 ads at front largely excised; Part 12 no front ads and 4 pp. of
ads missing from rear; Part 13 with 8 pp. of front and 2 pp. of back ads absent; Part 14 no ads in
back and 2 pp. in front absent; Part 15 with 2 pp. front ads absent and missing two plates which are
bound in previous part; Part 16 with 4 pp. of front ads absent and only “The Dublin Discussion” ad
at back; Part 17 missing back and a few front ads; Part 18 absent 2 pp. front ads and with back
wrapper and yellow ads differing from Hatton & Cleaver; Parts 19/20 with 1 p. front ad only, but
portrait with publisher’s imprint. Hatton & Cleaver pp. 131-160.
80
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DICKENS, CHARLES.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
20
parts in 19. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne. 8vo, original blue-green pictorial printed
wrappers, lacking front cover on part 1, a few others defective; housed in chemise (with
bookplate) within cloth slipcase.
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS
with the “Nicholas
Nickleby Advertiser” in most parts and other inserted advertisements. Hatton & Cleaver,
pp. 131-60.
London: Chapman and Hall,April 1838-October 1839
[800/1,200]
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DICKENS, CHARLES.
Oliver Twist.
3 volumes.Volumes 1 and 2 with half-titles,
illustrated with 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank, as called for. 8vo, contemporary
full russet morocco, covers with gilt borders and cornerpieces, spines decoratively gilt-
tooled, scattered staining to covers, mild corner wear, boards edges and turn-ins gilt, all
edges gilt, by Morley Bros.; foxing to plates, a few heavily, text mostly clean, old ownership
inscription to top of title-page of first two volumes.
London: Richard Bentley, 1838
[800/1,200]
FIRST EDITION
,
with authorship ascribed to “Boz” on each title-page, second issue with substi-
tuted plate in volume 3. Lacking 4 pp. advertisements at rear of volume 1, and 2 pp.
advertisements at front of volume 3, otherwise ads as called for. Eckel, pp. 59-62.
