Lot 341
Dickens, Charles
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Description
The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition in book form, portrait frontispiece and 39 etched plates by H.K. Browne ["Phiz"], without half-title, with the early misprint "latter" for "letter" (p.160), contemporary half calf, portrait repaired in inner margin, some spotting & offsetting to plates, plate at p.196 and 209 stained; [Idem] The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. First edition in book form, bound from the parts, '£100' printed correctly, etched frontispiece, additional titlepage and 38 plates, errata leaf, contemporary half calf, spotting, frontispiece & errata leaf almost detached, rubbed, lower joint splitting; [Idem] Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. First edition in book form, bound from the parts, frontispiece, additional titlepage and 38 etched plates by H.K. Browne ["Phiz"], contemporary half calf, with the 'Rigaud' misprints (p.469 on), slight marginal discolouration to the plates, a good copy; [Idem] Bleak House. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853. First edition in book form, 8vo, lacks half-title, plates spotted and with marginal dampstain, light dampstain at beginning, slightly rubbed, upper joint splitting (4)
Footnote
Note: Eckel, p.57, p.66., p.82; p.78