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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, April 1838 - October 1839.
First edition in original monthly parts, with all the advertisements called for by Hatton and Cleaver. The first part has the publisher's imprint on the plates, parts 4 and 5 are first issue with ‘visiter’ on p.123 and ‘latter’ on p.160 respectively, part 14 has the notice of the postponement of the plates, plate 29 is first issue, the advertisement in part 19/20 for Hill’s Seal Wafers has all 5 intact specimen colour wafers. An extremely appealing set. Hatton and Cleaver, pp.131-160.
20 parts in 19, octavo (224 x 139 mm). Half-title. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by Maclise and 39 engraved plates by Hablot K. Browne ['Phiz'] (2 plates with short marginal tears repaired, a few faint spots). Original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers (a few spots, some minor expert restoration to extremities); modern half morocco box. Provenance: J. Hamilton, St James’s Square (inscription on upper wrapper of parts 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16) – Thomas Hamilton, St James’s Square (inscription on upper wrapper of part 13) – small label removed from wrapper of part 18.
First edition in original monthly parts, with all the advertisements called for by Hatton and Cleaver. The first part has the publisher's imprint on the plates, parts 4 and 5 are first issue with ‘visiter’ on p.123 and ‘latter’ on p.160 respectively, part 14 has the notice of the postponement of the plates, plate 29 is first issue, the advertisement in part 19/20 for Hill’s Seal Wafers has all 5 intact specimen colour wafers. An extremely appealing set. Hatton and Cleaver, pp.131-160.
20 parts in 19, octavo (224 x 139 mm). Half-title. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by Maclise and 39 engraved plates by Hablot K. Browne ['Phiz'] (2 plates with short marginal tears repaired, a few faint spots). Original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers (a few spots, some minor expert restoration to extremities); modern half morocco box. Provenance: J. Hamilton, St James’s Square (inscription on upper wrapper of parts 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16) – Thomas Hamilton, St James’s Square (inscription on upper wrapper of part 13) – small label removed from wrapper of part 18.
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