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Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition in 55 Volumes [Green 1/2 Morocco Binding] by Dickens, Charles - 1861

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Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition in 55 Volumes [Green 1/2 Morocco Binding] by Dickens, Charles - 1861

Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition in 55 Volumes [Green 1/2 Morocco Binding]

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New York: Hurd & Houghton; Sheldon & Co.; W.A. Townsend & Co.; James G. Gregory, 1861. Hardcover. Very Good. Darley, F.O.C.; Gilbert, John. Complete set of Dickens' works, 20 titles in 55 total volumes, sold as a set. A relatively scarce early American edition of this popular set, with all hardcovers bound in 1/2 green morocco leather with colorfully marbled boards, fly-leafs and edges. Engraved frontis illustration in each volume. Published by four publishers (primarily Hurd & Houghton or Sheldon & Co., but also W.A. Townsend and James G. Gregory) during the last nine years of Dickens' life, with title page dates ranging from 1861 - 1871; small 8vos, 17.5cm x 11.5cm. All bindings are tight, sturdy and sound; text and illustrations very good throughout all volumes; all have some amount of wear at spine ends and corners, rubbing to banded spines; gilt titles on spines remain bright and bold; several volumes have a prior owner's bookplate or the remnants of a bookplate fixed to front paste-down. This set includes*: Oliver Twist (2 vols., 1866/1861); Martin Chuzzlewit (4 vols., 1862); David Copperfield (4 vols., 1867); Bleak House (4 vols., 1865/1863/1866/1866); Little Dorrit (4 vols., 1866/1870/1871/1866); Pickwick Papers (4 vols., 1867/1863/1867/1866); Barnaby Rudge (3 vols., 1869/1866/1866); A Tale of Two Cities (2 vols., 1863); Our Mutual Friend (4 vols., 1866); Nicholas Nickleby (4 vols., 1861/1867/1867/1867); Great Expectations (2 vols., 1864/1862); The Old Curiosity Shop (3 vols., 1861/1866/1861); Sketches by Boz (2 vols., 1864); Hard Times (2 vols., 1863); Dombey and Son (4 vols., 1869/1868/1869/1869); Uncommercial Traveller (1869); Christmas Books (2 vols., 1866); Pictures from Italy & American Notes (2 vols., 1865); Edwin Drood (1871); Master Humphrey's Clock, New Christmas Stories, General Index of Characters and their Appearances, Familiar Sayings from Dickens's Works (1870). *Dates are as stated on copyright page. Curiously, the dates are not the same and most are not consecutive. If there is variation in stated date, they are listed above in order respective to the volume number, i.e. vol. 1 date/vol. 2 date/vol. 3 date, etc. Books dated 1861 are published by either W.A. Townsend or James G. Gregory; 1862-1865 published by Sheldon & Co.; 1866-1871 published by Hurd & Houghton.
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  • Publisher Hurd & Houghton; Sheldon & Co.; W.A. Townsend & Co.; James G. Gregory
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1861
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LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT (THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS, HOUSEHOLD EDITION)

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Franklin Square, NY: Harper and Brothers Pub. Fair. 1872,tp omly. Household Ed". HARDCOVER. 7x10"oversized. Fair Cond, .. Dec Clothbound..top 3" spine strip gone missing. Front brown ep gone . Name stamp title page "U.S.NAVEL LYCIUM" & SAILING SHIP LOGO. ; Full page frontis still protected by original glassene sheet, but book has some signs of use..faint tea stain to some page margins.. Green cloth hard cover shows GOLD TITLES & 4 small dickens charagters on black embossed, decorated covers. ; With 59 Illustrations; np (500ps?) pages; Spine titles faded. Gold Cover titles. Illustrated..front cover shows Dickens Portrait & various Dickens Characters ..DARK GREEN CLOTH HARD COVERS.. ..INCLUDES MISCELLANEOUS; .
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The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition Part 61 July 1876 "The Old Curiosity Shop" pp 205-272 Sketches by Boz pp 1-4

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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1876. First Edition. . Paperback. Poor. The Familiar 4to Household Edition of Dickens, double columned. But in parts in original blue wrappers like most of dickens publications. However this one has lost its rear cover, front cover closed tear Illustrator: C. Green
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The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition Part 45 March 1875 Our Mutual Friend pp193-256

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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1875. First Edition. . Paperback. Poor. The Familiar 4to Household Edition of Dickens, double columned. But in parts in original blue wrappers like most of dickens publications. No rear cover a little loss to front Illustrator: J. Mahoney
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The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition Part 38 August 1874 Barnaby Rudge pp 213-292

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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1874. First Edition. . Paperback. Poor. The Familiar 4to works of Dickens, double columned. But in parts in original blue wrappers like most of dickens publications. Rear cover missing. Illustrator: F. Barnard
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Barnaby Rudge, Volume 2. Works Of Charles Dickens, Household Edition.

Barnaby Rudge, Volume 2. Works Of Charles Dickens, Household Edition.

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Sheldon & Company, 1862. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1862. Household Edition. 314 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth with book plate to front pastedown. Heavy foxing and tanning to pages with endpapers missing and both hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Heavier tanning to text block edges and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Binding is loose. Boards have major rubbing and bleach spotting with distinctive bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and fraying of cloth to spine ends.
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OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. Household Edition. The Works of Charles Dickens.

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Chapman & Hall, January 1875. Hardcover. Good. Green cloth boards solid & clean, a little puckering at edges, bright gilt imprint, corners bumped, lower spine frayed; owner stamp inside, scattered spots appear on the end pages & tissue guard (also torn) at front of book, but no foxing in text, a few page corners bumped.
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The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition Part 35 May 1874 Barnaby Rudge pp 1-84

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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1874. First Edition. . Paperback. Fair. The Familiar 4to works of Dickens, double columned. But in parts in original blue wrappers like most of dickens publications. A little loss to cover Illustrator: F. Barnard
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The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition Part 35 May 1874 Barnaby Rudge pp 1-84

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The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition Part 47 May 1875 Our Mutual Friend pp 321-400

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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1875. First Edition. . Paperback. Fair. The Familiar 4to Household Edition of Dickens, double columned. But in parts in original blue wrappers like most of dickens publications. Loss to spine & rear cover Illustrator: J. Mahoney
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The Works of Charles Dickens Household Edition Part 58 April 1876 "The Old Curiosity Shop" pp 1-76

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