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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 generally agreed to be 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 that 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… 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. 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 major novels, and, arguably, his greatest work.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 generally agreed to be 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 that 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 of the first impression were printed… Read More

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 first… 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

1837-1870. Finely bound set of Dickens' works containing 23 first editions of Dickens' novels in book form. Octavo, 26 volumes, bound in full morocco, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spines in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbons bound in, illustrated. The collection includes first editions in book form of: The Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby, Martin Chuzzlewit, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations [fifth impression with no full stop after 'robbery', p.42, line 5 in vol. 1. and p.149, line 21 with a faulty 's' in 'earnings.' Smith notes that "the first five issues were probably printed at a single impression and published with altered title-pages to imply and encourage a rapid sale."], Facts & Figures… 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

Dickens, CharlesGREAT EXPECTATIONS. Second edition in 3 volumes. London, Chapman and Hall, 1861. 8vo. Pp. [4], 344; [2], 351, [1]; [2], 344. Volume 3 is bound without the publisher's catalog.
Later half-calf with cloth boards. All edges as well as the endpapers marbled.. Owner's inscription on front endpaper of volume 3. A Very Good copy, despite foxing to endpapers, moderate spotting and marks to texts, slight creases to a few page corners, and marginal ink calculations volume 1 p 67. The bindings are in Very Good condition with very light shelf wear. The marbled edges are clean and bright. The spines are attractive with the gilding and letter pieces in Fine condition.Great Expectations was published as a First Edition in five impressions. The true "Second Edition" was published in 1862 as a "New Edition". In this set all 3 volumes have ``Second Edition" printed on the title pages, Other impressions are usually bound up with title pages describing them as "Second", "Third", "Fourth", or "Fifth"… Read More

London, 193 Picadily: Chapman & Hall, 1861. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. pp: 344, 351, 344. FOURTH EDITION. Three volumes uniformly bound in elaborately decorated full brown leather. The novel first appeared in 36 weekly numbers of 'All The Year Round'. This three-volume set is the fourth edition. The book was published without illustrations. There are five issues (or editions) of the first edition in a triple decker format. All have the date '1861' on the title page. The differences are minor, usually small printing errors. This copy has been bound by Zaehnsdorf in full polished calf with elaborate gilt decoration on the spines with green leather title pieces. The original purple cloth covers of Volumes I and II are bound in at the end of volume III. (Smith I, pp.99-104). Classic novel, classic characters, classic binding.

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).

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-- .

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-- .

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-- .

Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 1861. Hard Cover. Peterson's Uniform Duodecimo Edition, 523 pages, illustrated, with 34 illustrations by John McLenan; complete in one volume. Original brown cloth binding, stamped in gilt and blind. Light general foxing; cloth worn through at corners, small loss at spine ends; yellow coated endpapers. One of the earliest American editions.

Nelson. Good. 1900. Soft Cover. (M337) 1990 circa .

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.). This is another paragraph 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