Hard Times

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First edition. First edition. Original fine-ribbed olive green cloth with blind-stamped design on covers and spine. with "Price 5/- at base of spine. Has p. 244 (versus 44), textual corrections such as those occurring on page 12. A very good, tight and unsophisiticated copy with both hinges completely intact.

London: Bradbury & Evans,, 1854. An attractive copy in the original cloth First edition in book form, in the first issue binding with the price in gilt on the spine which was removed in later issues. Hard Times was the shortest, but also arguably the most political, of Dickens's novels, as well as being the only novel set entirely… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury & Evans,, 1854. A very sharp copy First edition in book form, in the first issue binding. Hard Times was the shortest, but also arguably the most political, of Dickens's novels, as well as being the only novel set entirely outside of London. The novel was originally issued in 20 weekly parts from April to August 1854.… Read more about this item

[New York: Household Words, 1854]. First edition thus: first U.S. appearance serialized in the American version of Dickens' British weekly, "Household Words," May - September 1854." The American publisher of Household Words, T. L. McElwrath, placed HARD TIMES in his version of the magazine in such a way that the segments of the novel could be excised and bound… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First edition. First edition. Original green blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering on cover. First issue with "Price 5/-" at base of spine and p.244 mis-numbered as 44. Expertly rebacked to match, original yellow endpapers retained, though not integral. Clean and bright internally. A very good copy of the scarce first issue.

Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. Gorgeous Limited Edition, #6 in the Thirty-fourth Series produced for the Limited Editions Club, this being #212 of 1500 copies printed for the LEC by the Spiral Press in New York. Tall 8vo., 279pp. Bound in original fine 1/2 grey textured cloth over light blue paper-covered boards. Titles… Read more about this item

Undated (c1870). Boards bright, tightly bound. Watermark/stain to upper corner of frontispiece, otherwise Very Good condition. Booksellers label to front pastedown (for Jarrold & Sons, Norwich). No inscriptions. Illustrated with 20 black/white engravings by H. French (Dalziel engravings).

2 Volumes. Illustrated from drawings by F.G.C. Darley and John Gilbert. Household Edition. Green cloth with gold writing - some scuffing and 2nd volume has bumped back corner. Former owners name inside both covers. some mildew looking staining inside covers. Overall, very good condition. 4 3/4" x 7".

Stated First Edition (1966) with complete print line; a Norton Critical Edition. A few pages have small tears, but no text is obscured. Very minimal markings. A rare paperback copy.

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 19.5 x 13 cm. Small octavo. viii 352pp. Bound in original green cloth. Includes half-title. Cloth is toned to brown. Front gutter starting. Spotting to front prelims. First edition in book form with 1854 on title page, price 5/ -, no illustration on the last page, and page… Read more about this item

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. A Limited Edition. ; First Easton Press Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Norwalk: Easton Press, 1966. First Edition in this Format; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Near Fine, bound in full, genuine leather with gilt decorations, 22kt gold page edges and a hubbed spine. Smyth sewn, interior vaunts moire end papers, acid-neutral paper (won't yellow or become brittle over time) and silk ribbon page marker. Text is clean and unmarked.… Read more about this item

Middlesex, England: Penguin Books Ltd, 1976. Book. Good. Paperback. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback, reprint, 174gms, 328 pages. Hard Times is both a tragic story of human oppression and a dazzling work of political satire. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate to heavy page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other… Read more about this item

Paperback. Good.

J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1943. Hardcover. Good. 1943. Reprint. 363 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping.… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall [Circa unknown] Hardcover, Household Edition. Original publication was in serial form, in the periodical Household Words from April to August 1854 and in book form later the same year. THIS IS THE ACTUAL TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY REPRINT FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIAL AND BOOK - NOT A FACSMILE, RECENT REPRINT, OR LIBRARY BOOK. About 7¾-inches wide x 10-inches high.… Read more about this item

Thomas Nelson and Sons/Printed in Great Britian. Hardcover. Literature; Short stories; Minature Book. Frontispiece is Bob Craticit and Tiny Tim in B/W. (188Pgs.) Ribboned marker. Burgundy boards with gilt lettering. Gilt on top edge. Slight foxing to edges. BOOK VVVG

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. First Edition in book form. Original olive-green moire cloth, blindstamped patterns on both boards, titles stamped in gilt on spine, with "Price 5/" in gilt at the spine tail. Spine sunned and torn, exposing the waste-paper spine lining beneath (with an advertisement for "Household Words"), a little soiling… Read more about this item

Limited Editions Club. 1966. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. Limited Editions Club. #865 of 1500 copies. 279 pages. Book is in FINE condition. Slipcase few fingerprints, else Very Good Plus. 1966. Signed by Charles Raymond. ; Limited Editions Club; Vol. 865; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 279 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

W. W. Norton, 1990. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket Issued. This is a Soft-Cover Literature Critical edition. The condition is Fine. c1990. It is in wonderful condition both inside and out, Looks unread with a smooth spine and great edges. No names or remainder marls. 428 pages. All books are Securely packaged and Promptly… Read more about this item