DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). A group of 32 works, mostly first editions, including:
Sketches by Boz [and] Second Series. London: John Macrone, 1836-37. 2 works in 3 volumes, 8vo. 16 etched plates by Cruikshank in the first series; 10 etched plates including additional vignette title and frontispiece in the second series. Second edition of the first series; First edition of the second series. Gimbel A2, A4; Smith I:1.
Sunday Under Three Heads. London: Chapman and Hall, 1836. Woodcut illustrated title–page. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the words “Sunday Under Three Heads” at the beginning of chapter III, p. 35 and the word “hair” correctly spelled on p. 7, line 15. “ONE OF THE SCARCEST OF THE MINOR BOOKS” (Eckel, p. 106).
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. 8vo. Half-title, engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 41 engraved plates by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss, and Hablot K. Browne ["Phiz"]. First edition in book form, mixed issue (see Smith). Smith I:3.
Sketches of Young Ladies. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. 12mo. 6 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION.
Sketches of Young Gentlemen. London: Chapman and Hall, 1838. 12mo. 6 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION. Smith II:1.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 2 volumes, 8vo. Half-titles, 12 etchings by Cruikshank; 36 pp. publisher’s ads at end of Vol. II. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE without border to final plate in Vol. II. Gimbel B64.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1838-1839. Royal 8vo. 40 engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 32 plates by T. Onwhyn with engraved title-page and wrapper bound in; 24pp. publisher’s catalogue bound in at end. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS, with one printed wrapper bound in at end. Second issue with corrections. Gimbel A40.
Sketches by Boz…New Edition, Complete. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. 40 engraved plates including engraved title and frontispiece by George Cruikshank. FIRST OCTAVO ONE-VOLUME EDITION, early issue with title lacking comma after “illustrations” and the publisher’s address as “186, Strand” (Gimbel) and with first state engraved title-page bearing the publishers’ name and address with no date (Eckel). Gimbel A7.
Sketches of Young Couples. London: Chapman and Hall, 1940. 12mo. 6 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION. Smith II:2.
The Pic Nic Papers. By Various Hands. London: Henry Colburn, 1841. 3 volumes, 8vo. 14 etched plates including frontispieces; 8pp. publisher’s catalogue at end of Vol. I dated May 1841; 4pp. publisher’s ads spread out at the end of others. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (according to Gimbel) with the Cox imprint on verso of title–page and the error “publisher young” in the Introduction. Gimbel B109.
American Notes for General Circulation. London: Chapman and Hall, 1842. 8vo. Half-titles. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, with the second page of the Vol. I table of contents misnumbered as p. xvi and 6pp. of advertisements at the end of Vol. II. Smith II:3.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Half-title, etched frontispiece, etched title-page, 38 etched plates by Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, balance of the text with first issue points listed in Smith but with 14-line errata. FIRST ISSUE engraved title with the signpost reading “100 £,” 7 studs in the trunk and signed “Phiz fecit.” Smith I:7.
The Chimes. A Goblin Story… London: Chapman & Hall, 1845 [but 1844]. 12mo. Half-title, additional vignette title. Original cloth bound in at end. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE vignette title with “Chapman & Hall” printed within the cloud. Smith II:5.
The Cricket on the Hearth. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846 [but 1845]. 12mo. Half-title, additional vignette title. FIRST EDITION, second state with three-line italic heading for Oliver Twist on p. 175 of the publisher’s ads. Original cloth bound in at end. Smith II:6.
The Adventures of Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS with part I cover bound at end. Gimbel A38.
Pictures from Italy. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 8vo. Vignette illustrations in the text by Samuel Palmer; 4 pp. ads at end. FIRST EDITION. Smith II:7.
Dombey and Sons. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Etched frontispiece and vignette title, 38 etched or lithographic plates by and after Hablot K. Browne, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with a suite of 6 full-length portraits by Browne with wrappers bound at end. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS with all parts covers bound at end. Gimbel A102.
The Personal History of David Copperfield. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. 8vo. Half-title, engraved frontispiece, title and 38 plates after Hablot K. Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS with part IX cover bound at end. Gimbel A154.
Bleak House. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1852-53. Royal 8vo. 40 etched plates including title vignette and frontispiece. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS, with all printed wrappers bound in at end. Gimbel A130.
A Child’s History of England. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852-54. 3 volumes, 12mo. Half-titles, engraved frontispieces. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Gimbel A128; Smith II:10.
Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury & Evans, December 1855 - June 1857. 8vo. 40 etched plates including frontispiece and additional title-page by Hablot Knight Browne [“Phiz”]. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS, with 8 printed wrappers bound in at end. Gimbel A140.
Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 2 volumes, 8vo. 40 engraved plates including frontispiece and vignette title. “To the Reader” slip tipped in at first text leaf. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS (with sewing holes present), with the very scarce slip concerning the meaning of the title. Gimbel A150.
Hunted Down. A Story. London: John Camden Hotten, n.d. [1870]. 12mo. Title–page vignette, vignettes in the advertisements. Original printed green wrappers bound in. FIRST EDITION.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. Engraved frontispiece, vignette title and 12 plates by Luke Fildes. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS with all printed wrappers bound in at end. Gimbel A154.
The Strange Gentleman; A Comic Burletta, in Two Acts. By “Boz”. First Performed at the St. James’s Theatre. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837 [but 1871]. 8vo. Original printed wrappers bound in. Facsimile of the 1837 edition, new hand-colored frontispiece drawn and engraved by Pailthorpe. Eckel, p. 154.
John Jasper’s Secret. London: [Wyman & Sons for] publishing offices, 1871-72. 20 wood-engraved plates. FIRST EDITION BOUND FROM THE ORIGINAL PARTS with all printed wrappers bound in at end. A rare unauthorized and anonymous sequel to Edwin Drood that is attributed to Henry Morford. Gimbel H330.
The Village Coquettes: A Comic Opera. London: Richard Bentley, 1836 [but 1878]. 8vo. Engraved frontispiece. “A facsimile reprint” that Bentley reissued in 1878. Eckel, p. 174.
The Lamplighter. A Farce. London, 1879. Small 8vo. Original printed wrappers bound in. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 217 of 250 copies, originally appearing in The Pic Nic Papers in 1841. Gimbel B80.
The Letters. Edited by Mamie Dickens and Georgina Hogarth. London: Chapman and Hall, 1880-82. 3 volumes, 8vo. Half-titles. FIRST EDITION.
The Life of Our Lord. London: Associated Newspapers, 1934. Small 4to. Printed on japon vellum. Illustrated. Full red niger, arabesque cornerpieces of lace-like flowers and stippling, spine in 6 compartments completely gilt, edges gilt, gilt dentelles, stamp-signed by The Harcourt Bindery.
The Life of Our Lord. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1934. 8vo. Printed in red and black. Original white boards; folding chemise; slipcase.
Together, 32 works in 42 volumes, all but 2 in full early 20th century polished calf gilt, majority stamp-signed by Tout, few covers detached, MOST FIRST EDITIONS AND BOUND FROM ORIGINAL PARTS, condition generally very good.