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Charles Dickens, 1837
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Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens, 1837
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837.
First edition in book form, the rare two-volume issue, profusely extra-illustrated. The additional illustrations comprise duplicate, variant states of the vignette title, frontispiece and 7 other Phiz plates, 2 Phiz etchings for the cancelled Buss plates, and 27 etched plates from Onwhyn’s Illustrations to the Pickwick Club (1837). Smith says of this scarce two-volume issue that it "preceded the one-volume issue, was abandoned before many copies were distributed, and did not appear in publisher's cloth" (Smith).
Two volumes, octavo (210 x 130 mm). Additional vignette title and etched frontispiece by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne), 41 etched plates by Phiz and others. Extra-illustrated as described above. (Offsetting and usual browning, few other stains). Contemporary half maroon morocco, spines gilt (mild rubbing; tips touched up); custom morocco slipcase. Provenance: Francis Marion Crawford, 1854-1909, American author (bookplates) – Richard Manney (bookplate; his sale, Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 79) – Marshall B. Coyne (his sale, Sotheby’s New York, 5 June 2001, lot 61).
Charles Dickens, 1837
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837.
First edition in book form, the rare two-volume issue, profusely extra-illustrated. The additional illustrations comprise duplicate, variant states of the vignette title, frontispiece and 7 other Phiz plates, 2 Phiz etchings for the cancelled Buss plates, and 27 etched plates from Onwhyn’s Illustrations to the Pickwick Club (1837). Smith says of this scarce two-volume issue that it "preceded the one-volume issue, was abandoned before many copies were distributed, and did not appear in publisher's cloth" (Smith).
Two volumes, octavo (210 x 130 mm). Additional vignette title and etched frontispiece by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne), 41 etched plates by Phiz and others. Extra-illustrated as described above. (Offsetting and usual browning, few other stains). Contemporary half maroon morocco, spines gilt (mild rubbing; tips touched up); custom morocco slipcase. Provenance: Francis Marion Crawford, 1854-1909, American author (bookplates) – Richard Manney (bookplate; his sale, Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 79) – Marshall B. Coyne (his sale, Sotheby’s New York, 5 June 2001, lot 61).
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