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DICKENS, CHARLES.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

parts in 19. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne (“Phiz”). 8vo, original green-blue wrappers

printed in black, some light soiling, backstrip tips chipped with a few renewed or repaired,

contemporary ownership inscriptions on various front wrappers; plates with occasional

slight discoloration; card clamshell box backed in cloth.

London: Chapman and Hall,April, 1838-Oct., 1839

[1,800/2,500]

FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS

With all advertisements and advertisers except Tyas

Heads in Parts 7 and

in Part 19/20 for Hills SealWafers has five intact specimen color wafers;

Amesbury Patent Supports in Part 3, Mechi’s Catalogue with green and black wrappers in Part 8;

Part 4, p. 123 with “visiter” for “sister”; Part 5, p. 160 with “latter” for “letter.” Eckel, pp. 64-66;

Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 131-160.

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DICKENS, CHARLES.

The

Life and Adventures of Nicholas

Nickleby.

2 volumes. Illustrated by Phiz,

and extra-illustrated with additional por-

traits. With front wrapper of original parts

issue, numbers XI and XVI, bound in at

front of each volume, respectively, and

front wrapper of Heads from Nicholas

Nickleby also present in second volume.

8vo, late 19th-century

green morocco,

spine and top edges gilt; contents gener-

ally clean with occasional mild spotting to

plates. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839

[800/1,200]

FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM

EARLY

ISSUE

with “visiter” for “sister” misprint on

line 17, page 123. Eckel 64.