Lot 180
Dickens, Charles
Collection of first editions
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
all 8vo, comprising:
Bleak House. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Contemporary green half calf, without half-title, some staining and spotting to plates and preliminary and end leaves [Sadleir 682];
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First issue, red half calf with gilt spine, extra-illustrated with 36 plates by Thomas Onwhyn ‘Peter Palette’ published by Grattan of London, in addition to the portrait frontispiece and 39 plates by ‘Phiz', without half-title, some browning to the plates, spine sunned, with bookplate on front pastedown of printer Heber Mardon (1840-1925) [Sadleir 695];
David Copperfield. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850. Half red calf with gilt spine, without half title, some browning and foxing to the plates, engraved title page and frontispiece, spine sunned, with bookplate on front pastedown of printer Heber Mardon (1840-1925) [Sadleir 686];
Dombey and Son. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. Contemporary half calf, raised gilt bands on spine, with binder's ticket of W. Webster of London, without half-title and leaf of errata, pp. 1-32 with small tear in the inner margin, pp. 321-2 with tear on top margin, some staining and spotting to plates, engraved title page and frontispiece [Sadleir 687];
Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 2 volumes in 1, contemporary black half morocco, with half-titles but without slip explaining the title in volume 1 and the publisher's catalogues at end of both volumes, list of plates to volume 1 misbound between contents pages, occasional spotting to plates, but internally very clean [Sadleir 697];
Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. First issue, contemporary half calf with raised gilt bands on spine, without errata slip at p. 481, mild spotting to the plates with dampstaining to final plate, boards and spine scuffed [Sadleir 691];
Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. Contemporary full calf, blind-stamped panel binding, gilt ruled, gilt panels on spine, with half-title, spotting and staining to frontispiece, engraved title page and to a few of the plates, small tears to pp. 373-4 and 465-6, spine slightly worn [Sadleir 692]:
A Tale of Two Cities. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. Contemporary half calf rebacked, with raised gilt bands on spine, lacking plate ‘The Shoemaker’ before p. 29, plate ‘The Accomplices’ before p. 137 is cropped, spotting and staining to frontispiece, some staining and spotting to the other plates, spine worn in places [Sadleir 701];
Hard Times. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854. Contemporary half calf, with raised gilt bands on spine, without half-title, spotting on front free endpaper and title page [Sadleir 689];
The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. Half green calf with raised gilt bands on spine, without final leaf of advertisements, corner tips worn [Sadleir 694];
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. 19th-century grained calf with raised bands on spine, gilt edges, with half-title, plates by ‘Phiz’ in 2nd state (with captions instead of page numbers), binding sprung, joints slightly rubbed [Sadleir 698];
Oliver Twist. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First 8vo edition “a new edition, revised and corrected,” with illustrations by George Cruikshank, contemporary half calf with raised gilt bands on spine, lacking plate ‘Recovering from fever’ before p. 61, front inner hinge held by top cord only, extremities worn [Sadleir 696c];
Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. 3 volumes, contemporary half calf, (vols 2-3 originally from a different set than volume one), endpapers of volume 1 foxed;
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings. London: Chapman & Hall, [1863]. In original blue paper wrappers, first of a series of 5 extra Christmas numbers of ‘All the Year Round’ [Sadleir 702a] (16)