DICKENS, CHARLES. The Life and Adventure of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, April 1838-October 1839. 20 parts in 19, 8vo, original green pictorial printed wrappers, spines rebacked or repaired, some minor wear or repair to wrappers, a few wrappers a bit soiled, light brown half morocco folding cas. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, first issue of parts 4 & 5, parts 1 & 2 have publisher's imprint on the plates, third impression of plate 29 in part 15, part 14 has the notice of the postponement of the plates, 40 etched plates by Hablot K. Browne (about 17 plates slightly to more heavily foxed), with the Nickelby Advertiser in each part and all but 3 or the other inserted advertisements noted in Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 131-160.