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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1861. Original cloth, with all the points of first issue First edition, first impression, published on 6 July 1861; both the rarest and most valuable of Dickens's works, and, arguably, his greatest. Copies in the original cloth are particularly desirable. Five impressions of the first edition were printed, each of the latter four with a new edition statement on the title page. The modern bibliographical authority is the table given in Appendix D to the Clarendon edition, 1993, in which Margaret Cardwell agrees with the traditional conclusion that the same setting of type was used for all five impressions: "there is no warrant for treating the five impressions as distinct editions" (p. 491). However, she deduces the impressions were sequential and that minor corrections and gradual deterioration of type can be shown across the five impressions, allowing the first impression to be identified even when the title page is tampered with or absent. Patten states that 1,000 copies… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. PAILTHORPE, F.W.. First edition in book form, first issue according to Smith. Three octavo volumes. [4], 344; [2], 351, [1, printer's imprint]; [2], 344 pp. plus 32 pp. advertisements, dated May, 1861. With the first issue title-pages and with all the internal flaws for the first issue called for by Smith, except page 173 in volume III has an apostrophe in "there's." There are a four more points however that Smith notes which do not occur in every copy. Our set does not have the two points in Volume III that Smith notes only appeared in Sadleir's copy ("3" missing in page number on p. 103, and first "i" missing in "inflexible" on p. 193, four lines up). However, our set does have the two other points which are that there is a period after the headline on page 236 in volume III and also a dot over the 'i" on page 278, volume II. However, according to Clarendon, we have some points of the first issue, but most are second. Original moderate violet wavy-grain cloth with… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. Dickens' penultimate novel, Great Expectations, was written in "the afternoon of [his] life and fame" (G.K. Chesterton). The novel contains some of Dickens' most memorable scenes, including its opening, set in a graveyard, when the young orphan Pip is accosted by escaped convict Abel Magwitch. Upon its release, the novel received near universal acclaim. Although Dickens' contemporary Thomas Carlyle referred to it disparagingly as "that Pip nonsense," he nevertheless reacted to each fresh instalment with "roars of laughter." Later, George Bernard Shaw praised the novel, as "all of one piece and consistently truthful." During the serial publication, Dickens was pleased with public response to Great Expectations and its sales; when the plot first formed in his mind, he called it "a very fine, new and grotesque idea."

London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. 3 volumes. First Edition, fifth issue of the title-pages, but with virtually all first issue points of the First Edition, first impression, first state. Vol. III with "i" p. 193, "3" present as last digit in p. 103 in the text per Smith and Clarendon bibliographies and etc. With the August 1861 catalogue. 8vo, publisher’s original purple cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spines and in blind on the upper and lower covers. [iv], 344; [ii], 350; [ii], 344 pp. An unusually handsome, clean and fresh copy without repairs or sophistication. Light mellowing to the cloth from age, slight rubbing at the tips, hinges strong and quite tight with only slight evidence of age wear. The text block remains clean and in excellent condition. Very rare in this condition and state of preservation. HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. "The rarity of the first issue of GREAT EXPECTATIONS has been attributed to the...fact that 'the… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. First edition in book form, first issue. Three octavo volumes (7 x 4 1/2 inches; 180 x 115 mm). [2], 344; [2], 351, [1, printer's imprint]; [2], 344 pp. With all first issue title-pages and all the internal flaws for the first issue called for by Smith, except for the two points in Volume III that Smith notes only appeared in Sadleir's copy ("3" missing in page number on p. 103, and first "i" missing in "inflexible" on p. 193, four lines up). More impressively, besides these two previous mentioned points, this set has all first issue points called for by Clarendon except volume III, page 220, line 16, the end of line hyphen is not faint. So 116 of 119 of Clarendon 's points, of which two are only in some copies. Bound without half-titles or advertisements. Three volumes uniformly bound by Bayntun in full red morocco. Boards ruled in gilt. Board edges tooled in gilt. Gilt dentelles. Spines stamped and lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Some light… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. Dickens' penultimate novel, Great Expectations, was written in "the afternoon of [his] life and fame" (G.K. Chesterton). The novel contains some of Dickens' most memorable scenes, including its opening, set in a graveyard, when the young orphan Pip is accosted by escaped convict Abel Magwitch. Upon its release, the novel received near universal acclaim. Although Dickens' contemporary Thomas Carlyle referred to it disparagingly as "that Pip nonsense," he nevertheless reacted to each fresh instalment with "roars of laughter." Later, George Bernard Shaw praised the novel, as "all of one piece and consistently truthful." During the serial publication, Dickens was pleased with public response to Great Expectations and its sales; when the plot first formed in his mind, he called it "a very fine, new and grotesque idea.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1861. First Edition, Second Impression. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, second impression. (Stated "Second Edition" on all title pages. 344; 351; 344pp. Complete in three volumes. Contemporary leather with gilt ruling and lettering on spine. Bound without ads, quite likely as issued. Bibliographer Walter E. Smith describes printings two through five as indistinguishable except for their title pages, which may have been printed at the same time to give the impression of brisk sales. All had the same textual errors, etc.) Bindings edge-worn, leather starting to split along spine edges, hinges a bit tender, gilt barely legible. Internally Very Good with some light corner creasing, stray light stains and foxing. A very nice set of the classic novel.

Chapman & Hall, London, 1860's-1870's. Illustrated Library Edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. VGC.Chapman & Hall, London ,1860's-1870's.Illustrated Library Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens in complete 26 octavo volumes(I to XXVI).This set was reissued between 1861 and 1874 with illustrations and was called the Illustrated Library Edition.Hardbacks(marbled front and back covers, gilt lettering to the spine) bound in mainly contemporary half leather(four volumes are in more recent half leather, small nicks and dents on the edges of the covers and spines) in VGC. Illustrated with many b/w plates.Nice and clean pages with small ink marks,creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,small foxing marks inside some of the pages, pages 49-50 in volume I are slightly loose, previous owner's name written on a sticker inside the front cover of each book except for 4 volumes, marbled endpapers and edges of the pages. The front cover of volume XII has come loose but is repairable. Illustrations by… Read More

London: No. 11, Wellington Street North, 1859. First edition. All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal. London: C. Whiting for No. 26 Wellington Street, Volumes I-II, 30 April 1859 - 7 April 1860; Volumes IV-VIII, 13 October 1860 - 21 February 1863. FIRST APPEARANCES of A Tale of Two Cities (nos.1-31) and Great Expectations (nos.84-119) in serialized form. A Tale of Two Cities had first appeared in the weekly journal All the Year Round from 30 April to 26 November 1859. All the Year Round was considered a replacement or continuation of Household Words, which had ceased publication in 1857. Vol.I-II and IV-VIII of All the Year Round contain many other pieces by Dickens including several sketches which afterwards appeared in book form as The Uncommercial Traveller. Eckel, pp. 194-195; Gimbel E9-21. These books measure approximately 9.5" x 6" with over 600 numbered pages in each volume. Volume III is missing. Good overall condition. General shelf wear. Volume 4 & 5 front and rear boards are loose and… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Chandler Publishing Company. Good. 1960. Paperback. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT UNMARKED - 230 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- .

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Museum. New. 2004. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- 256 pages ; 3.6 pounds. -- REVIEW: "The exhibition has large ambitions, among them to explore how Sargent's paintings satisfied or contradicted the changing notions of childhood that came into play at the end of the 19th century, when children began to be regarded as distinctive personalities, taking in the world on their own terms while relating to adult society's values, economic conditions and particular environments." (NY Times( -- with a bonus offer-- .

Boston, MA: Bulfinch Press. New. 2004. Paperback. 0821261703 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, AVOID WEEKS OF DELAY ELSEWHERE. -- clean and crisp, tight and bright pages, with no writing or markings to the text. -- with a bonus offer-- .

Pennsylvania; The Oxford University Press and The Franklin Library; 1982-1985.. Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; 21 volumes, with numerous illustrations by various contemporary artists, including Hablot K. Browne (better known as 'Phiz'), George Cattermole, George Cruikshank, Mauricw Greiffenhagen, F.W. Pailthorp and Marcus Stone, silk moire endpapers, uniformly bound in full red leather with blue leather onlays, blocked in gilt with an gilt vignette to the centre of each upper board, three raised bands on each, all edges gilt, each with its original red silk page marker, fine set. These volumes were 'privately printed and bound and limited to seventy-five hundred copies exclusively for subscribers to The Oxford Library of Charles Dickens'.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS in All The Year Round, Volumes 4 & 5, Chapman & Hall, 1860-1861, first edition, 2 volumes, fine copies with vg+ contents bound in half leather with raised spines and leather labels with gold-gilt lettering. A nice set free from any foxing. The true first appearance in print of this most famous work. Also contains the novel A DAY'S RIDE by Chalres Lever; an installment of UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELER by Dickens; A STRANGE STORY by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (first 21 chapters); et.al.

London: Chapman and Hall. Complete set of Charles Dickens' works. Octavo, 30 volumes, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Charles Dickens is generally considered the greatest writer of the Victorian period. His works are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hypocrisy. "His imaginative freshness, his deep and sincere tenderness and pity, his whole-souled humor that is seldom sharpened into wit, his superabundance of creative energy, have built a deathless niche in the temple of fame for Charles Dickens" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 184).

New York: Bigelow, Brown & Co., Inc, N.D.. Hardcover. Illustrated by Browne, Hablot Knight.; Cruikshank, George and others. Early 20th Century. The National Library Edition. Complete in twenty volumes. Publisher navy blue half morocco over patterned cloth, spines elaborately decorated in gold and with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt, title pages printed in red and black. With illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz'), George Cruikshank, and others. Volumes appear unread. The spines are not faded and the spine ends are intact. There are some minor scuffs to leather in some spots. Overall a very good+ set that presents quite nicely. ; Octavo.

Chapman and Hall's three volume publication of October 1861 Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel. It depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip (the book is a bildungsroman, a coming-of-age story). It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes. The novel is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and contains some of Dickens's most celebrated scenes, starting in a graveyard, where the young Pip is accosted by the escaped convict Abel Magwitch. Great Expectations is full of extreme imagery – poverty, prison ships and chains, and fights to the death – and has a colourful cast of characters who have entered popular culture. These include the eccentric Miss Havisham, the… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall [and] John Camden Hotten, no date [circa 1870]. [Literature] FINELY BOUND SET, ex libris Sir William Thomas Madge. Twenty-one volumes bound as fifteen. Octavo (18 x 13 x 53cm). Each title with eight illustrated plates, including a frontispiece (excepting Life and Speeches). Quite thin paper with small print. INSCRIBED in 'Sketches by Boz' by the owner and editor of The Globe newspaper, George C.H. Armstrong (1836-1907), to his close colleague W.T. Madge, with whom he would go on to establish 'The People' in 1882: 'Presented by the | Proprietor of the "Globe" | to Mr. W.T. Madge | as a token of respect | and acknowledgement of | his valuable services as | publisher, | Geo. C.H. Armstrong, | Jan. 1st 1872 | 110 Strand.' Contemporary red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines, and matching grained cloth over boards. All edges gilt, with marbled endpapers. Internally crisp and clean. Bindings toned to spines, with some moderate general wear, and… Read More

Fine condition. Collector's Library, 2007. Five volume set. First Collector's Library edition-later printings. Complete and unabridged. Small format red hardbacks (gilt lettering to the spines) with Dj s (small crease on the edges for book David Copperfield), both in fine condition, with an illustrated slipcase (small nick on the edges of the slipcase) in fine condition. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Illustrations by H.K. Browne ( 'PHIZ' ) and other illustrators. Gilt edges on the outer edges of the pages. The books are new. 4636pp. A collectable and out of print set. Heavy set (approx. 2.7 kg.).
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Product Description: This de luxe five-book boxed set contains A Christmas Carol and two other Christmas Books, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, and Bleak House

London: Cineguild, 1946. Two vintage black-and-white reference photographs, featuring director David Lean, actors Alec Guinness and John Mills, cinematographer Guy Green, camerman Bob Huke, and others on the set of the 1946 film. Both photos with mimeograph snipes detailing who is in the shot. From the estate of Guy and Celia Green. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 32.