Search Results: sketches by boz by charles dickens

New York: G.W. Carleton & Co., Publishers, 1876. Reprint. Hardcover. Good to Very Good. 14 vol. [7], viii-xiv, [1], 16-766, [2], [1]-5 (pages of publisher's advertisements, [1], [1] (page of publisher's advertisements), [1]; [5], 6-808, [5] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [3]; [7], viii, [1], 10-821, [1], [6] (pages of publisher's advertisements); [7], 8-833, [1], [1], 2-4, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2]; [7], 8-832, [1]-4, [3] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [1]; [5], 6-840, [2]; 8 - [7], 8-800, [1]-4 (pages of publisher's advertisements, [2]; [5], 6-789, [2], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) [2]; [7], 8-800 [1]-4 (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2]; [5], 6-824, [1], 2-4 (pages of publisher's advertisements) [2]; [5], 6-799, [1], [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2]; [5], 6-796, [1]-4, [3] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [3]; [9], 10-823, [1], [1]-4 (pages of publisher's advertisements), [2]; [5], 6-803, [3]; 20 - [5], 6-724, [1]-4, [3]… Read More

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Works of Charles Dickens:Vol. XI (Sketches by Boz).

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Works of Charles Dickens:Vol. XI (Sketches by Boz).

Chicago, IL: M.A. Donahue & Co no date given (circa 1920); maroon c w/gilt titles; 357+496 clean, unmarked pages, some pages uncut. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by color Frontis. 8 vo.

Chicago: M. A. Donohue and Company Maroon boards, faded gilt lettering on spinecover, edges rubbed. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Paperback / softback. New. deals with the London the author knew at its best and worst - its streets, theatres, inns, pawnshops, law courts, prisons, omnibuses and the river Thames - in honest and visionary descriptions of everyday life and people.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; deals with the London the author knew at its best and worst - its streets, theatres, inns, pawnshops, law courts, prisons, omnibuses and the river Thames - in honest and visionary descriptions of everyday life and people.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1903. Leather. Near Fine. 6" by 4". Not Stated . A bright copy of Charles Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' with 'Sketches by Boz' from the 'New Century Library' edition in full morocco binding. 'The New Century Library' edition of the complete works of Charles Dickens, vol. III containing celebrated works The Adventures of Oliver Twist and Sketches by "Boz" in one volume, each with unique half title and title page, separate pagination. Illustrated with a frontispiece. In full crushed morocco binding with decorative gilt tooling to spine. Externally lovely. Ex Libris bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to protective tissue guard to frontispiece, pages otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. Later Edition. As New. With 55 illustrations by George Cruikshank and 'Phiz' and an introduction by Thea Holme. In original, unclipped, dust jacket. Maroon paper over boards with maroon cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. Square, sharp corners, very clean and clear interior with an unbroken spine.

London: John Macrone, 1837. Fine. John Macrone, London 1837, In-8 (12x19,3cm), 307pp. et 302pp., 2 volumes reliés. - Edition illustrée de la première série qui était auparavant parue en 1836. Rare. Très belle impression sur papier velin teinté, d'une grande modernité si on la compare aux impressions françaises de la même époque. Mention en page de titre de troisième édition. Préface à la première et à la seconde édition. 2 frontispices et 7 planches sur velin fort dans chacun des volumes par George Cruikshank. John Ruskin affirma qu'après Rembrandt, personne n'avait gravé de scènes aussi fines. Bien qu'il soit indiqué manuscritement sur la page de garde ""Première édition illustrée"", il s'agit sans doute d'une erreur puisque la première série en originale et la seconde étaient également illustrés par Cruikshank. Reliures anglaises de la fin du XIXe en plein veau blond signées July File. Dos à nerfs ornés de caissons… Read More

London: Chapman & Hall [from 1837], 1863. First Edition thus. Decorative Cloth. Fine. Later printing, in original cloth, of the so-called First Collected Edition (the first issue of series one and series two appeared in three volumes) of Dickens's first book, introducing a introducing a major literary talent to Victorian England. Demy 8vo (220 x 135mm): viii,526pp, with 40 steel-engraved plates by George Cruikshank. Publisher's olive-green fine-diaper cloth, Smith's secondary binding style with chain design in blind within triple-ruled borders in blind to covers; spine in five blind-paneled compartments, the second and fourth lettered in gilt; pale yellow coated end papers. A beautifully preserved example in bright original cloth (spine, as inevitably, faded to pleasing brown), plates and pages generally clean and bright with only sporadic foxing. In February, 1836, John Macrone published Sketches by Boz, illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People, which came to be known as the "first… Read More

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837. Full Description: [DICKENS, Charles]. Oliver Twist; Or, The Parish Boy's Progress. By Boz. With Other Tales and Sketches, from Bentley's Miscellany, and the Library of Fiction. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1837. First appearance of any part of Oliver Twist in America. The first two chapters of Oliver Twist, followed by twelve other pieces including Handy Andy, The Spectre of Tappington, The Wide Aware Club, The Abbess and the Duchess, Edward Saville, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Richie Barter, Authors and Actors, Plunder Creek, Recollections of Childhood. One of 2,000 copies. Small octavo (7 1/8 x 4 1/4 inches; 182 x 110 mm). [1]-186, [2, advertisements] pp. This is volume one of a presumed 2 volume set. According to Smith "The first two chapters of Oliver Twist, which is the only piece in the volume by Dickens, runs from pp (5)-22. This two-volume edition of 2,000 copies... was published on April 15, 1837." (Smith, page 87). Publisher's… Read More

24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London: Walter Scott, 1889. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 5 Titles from "The Oxford Library" series, in attractive Dark Blue cloth covers with Bright Gilt Lettering & Decoration to spines. Top page edges Gilt. This part Set consists of No: 1, Barnaby Rudge, "a tale of the riots of eighty. 435 pages. No: 2, The Old Curiosity Shop. 451 Pages. No: 5, Oliver Twist., Title Page dated 1888. 347 Pages. No: 6, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1889. 525 Pages. No: 7, Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. 1889. 386 Pages. 7 1/2" Tall. Slight edge wear, mainly at spine ends & tips of corners and a little rubbing to boards. Some small spots of browning on fore page edges and first andf last few pages but only an occasional spot otherwise. No inscriptions. Books weigh 2.7 Kilos so Shipping outside Uk will be extra. ( Other Titles in this series with the same binding are available, including 5… Read More

Contains volumes 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, and 17. Likely published in the 1910s of Dicken's 1838 works. Very good condition. Standard shelf wear along edges. No evident markings. Binding on pages fully intact. No soiling.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Sketches by Boz.

London: John Macrone, 1837. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: iii[1]2-377 [29]. FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND SERIES complete in one volume. Bound in half red morocco by Riviere. Banded gilt decorated spine, uncut edges. Original cloth covers bound in along with original endpapers and remains of the spine. 29pp. of adverts bound at the end. There is slight foxing. The style of this book "...broke new ground...written in a new style...seemed to bring a refreshing breath of reality into the literary atmosphere..." (Gissing, 'The Immortal Dickens', 1924).

New York: Bigelow, Brown and Co, 1868. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. National Library Edition. Two volumes in one. Brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine title faded, top edge gilt. Gutter cracked before title page, preliminary pages lightly dampstained on edges, thus good only.

New York: The American News Company, 1880. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Barnard, F. . Six Volume Set. Bound In Three Quarter Brown Pebbled Cloth Over Brown. The Title And Author Are Stamped In Gold On The Spines. Little Dorritt Has A Damp Stain On The Front Board Opposite The Spine. Martin Chuzzlewit Has A Couple Of Black Spots On The Back And One On The Spine. These Six Volumes Are Not Dated. Probably Around 1880. The Corners Are No Longer Straight And Show Signs Of Wear. One Volume With Cracked Hinges. The Books Are In Good Shape For Their Age.

London: John Macrone [from 1836], 1837. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine+. Second series" of this collection of short pieces of literary journalism that marked the launch of the young author's meteoric career. Crown 8vo (194 x 120mm): [4],viii,377,[1],]pp, with 10 steel-engraved plates (including frontispiece and vignette title page dated 1836) by George Cruikshank. Complete with catalogue of Macrone's publications, dated December, 1836. Page vi is misnumbered "viii;" list of illustrations gives "Vauxhall Gardens by Day" twice in error and omits final plate, "Mr. Minns and his Cousin." All required first edition points present, per Smith, who notes: "it does not appear possible to associate definitely early or late copies totally with states of the spine, endpapers (pale yellow or blue), location of the plates and whether or not they contain the volume number, the absence or presence of the list of illustrations, and internal flaws." Publisher's original moderate red morocco-grain cloth,… Read More

Paperback. New.