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MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK: Includes THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP & BARNABY RUDGE
by DICKENS, CHARLES
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near very good
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
First edition in contemporary cloth binding. Illustrations by H.K. Brown and George Cattermole in 3 volumes. Contains all Smith's Internal Flaws.
Volume ! contains binder's sheet, blank page, frontpiece signed "E. Landells,",title page dated MDCCCXL. imprint : London/ Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, Preface dated September, 1840, Dedication to Samuel Rogers, blank, Pages (3) - 306. The Old Curiosity Shop begins on page (37) and ends with Chapter 37 on page 306.
Volume II , blank page, frontpiece signed "HKB" and "E. Landells", scarce Hourglass plate, title page dated MDCCCXLI, Imprint - London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, 2 page Preface dated March 1841, Pages (1) -223 The Old Curiosity Shop Chapter 38 to end; Transition to Barnaby Rudge pages 224-228; Pages (229) - 306 Barnaby Rudge to Chapter The Twelfth.
Volume III - Blank page, frontpiece signed "HKB" and "E. Landells", title page dated MDCCCXLI, Imprint- London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, 2 page Preface dated November 1841, Pages (1)- 420 Barnaby Rudge Chapter The Thirteenth to End.
Condition: Bound in plain green cloth of the period. Spine title in gilt sun faded. Appears to have been rebound soon after publication based on title type style. corners scuffed, top and bottom of spine minor fraying. Text and illustrations clear of foxing except for occasional spots. Usual minor age toning at edges.
Volume ! contains binder's sheet, blank page, frontpiece signed "E. Landells,",title page dated MDCCCXL. imprint : London/ Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, Preface dated September, 1840, Dedication to Samuel Rogers, blank, Pages (3) - 306. The Old Curiosity Shop begins on page (37) and ends with Chapter 37 on page 306.
Volume II , blank page, frontpiece signed "HKB" and "E. Landells", scarce Hourglass plate, title page dated MDCCCXLI, Imprint - London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, 2 page Preface dated March 1841, Pages (1) -223 The Old Curiosity Shop Chapter 38 to end; Transition to Barnaby Rudge pages 224-228; Pages (229) - 306 Barnaby Rudge to Chapter The Twelfth.
Volume III - Blank page, frontpiece signed "HKB" and "E. Landells", title page dated MDCCCXLI, Imprint- London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, 2 page Preface dated November 1841, Pages (1)- 420 Barnaby Rudge Chapter The Thirteenth to End.
Condition: Bound in plain green cloth of the period. Spine title in gilt sun faded. Appears to have been rebound soon after publication based on title type style. corners scuffed, top and bottom of spine minor fraying. Text and illustrations clear of foxing except for occasional spots. Usual minor age toning at edges.
Synopsis
Master Humphrey's Clock was an ambitious weekly literary magazine published by Dickens himself. Lasting only from 1840 to 1841, it spun off some major works, including "The Old Curiosity Shop" and this collection of stories and sketches. The narrator is Master Humphrey , not "churlish" and not a "misanthrope", who describes his daily life and his encounters with vivid characters including Mr. Pickwick. The clock is his old companion, where he stores manuscripts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cartouche Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D050
- Title
- MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK
- Author
- DICKENS, CHARLES
- Illustrator
- H.K.. BROWN & G. CATTERMOLE
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary green cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First in book form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London, 185, Strand
- Date Published
- 1840-41
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 10 x 6-5 in.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Cartouche Ltd.
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Vancouver, Washington
About Cartouche Ltd.
Specializing in Early American Classics and Charles Dickens. Often we add value to challenged copies through expert restoration.
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