Search Results: Dickensiana from Great Expectations Rare Books

Cambridge: Cambidge University Press, 1911. Hardcover, blue cloth sans dust-jacket. 90 pages. Two illustrations. First edition. An early contribution to the question of proposing an ending to Dickens' last unfinished work. End-papers toned and former owner's label inside front cover, else a very clean sound copy. A very scarce title in its original printing. Very Good+. Podeschi H259. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Cambidge University Press, 1911. Hardcover, blue cloth sans dust-jacket. 90pp., Two illustrations. An early contribution to the question of proposing an ending to Dickens' last unfinished work. Pasted to endpapers and blank prelims are letters written to the Editor of the Times [London] in 1919 concerning the true identity of Datchery. The first of these is by A.E. Taylor of the University of St. Andrews, the British idealist philosopher most famous for his contributions to the philosophy of idealism in his writings on metaphysics, the philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, and the scholarship of Plato. A second contribution is made by Arthur Pinero, an English actor and later an important dramatist and stage director. Both take exception to Times editorial by a Mr. Rolleston purporting to identify Datchery. Some toning to end-papers, else a clean, square, unmarked copy. A very scarce title in its original printing. Podeschi H259 Very Good.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very… Read More

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1908. Drab Boards with Cloth Spine. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very scarce piece of early Dickensiana, this acount is a facsimile of the report of committee on the Boz Ball [with notes]. Dicken's reaction to this newspaper account is most amusing and relflects his overall tone toward American journalism, given fuller expression the following year, in "American Notes." Gray paper covered boards with cloth spine, limited to 206 copies on Normandy Vellum. Fine copy. Not in Gimbel collection.. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas F. Madigan, Inc., 1933. Hardcover, dark green cloth back-strip over light green pictorial paper covered boards. 14 pages. Three facsimile holograph letters tipped-in. A limited edition of 150 copies, this being no. 147. Printed by William E. Rudge's Sons, December 1933. Scarce. A very nice copy with light incidental wear to tips and very mild toning to covers at extremities, else fine. Very good+ copy. Podeschi H489.. Limited/Numbered. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Good+/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas F. Madigan, Inc., 1933. Hardcover, dark green cloth back-strip over light green pictorial paper covered boards. 14 pages. A limited edition of 150 copies, this being no. 48. Printed by William E. Rudge's Sons, December 1933. Three facsimile holograph letters tipped-in. Mild toning to covers. Scarce. A very nice copy. Very good+. Podeschi H489.. Limited/Numbered. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1975. Hardcover, red cloth, no dust-jacket. 314 pages. First edition. An extensive bibliography covering biographies, letters, and general criticism arranged by epoch, and specific criticism of particular works . Essential reference book or any serious student of Dickens and his writings. Bright red cloth. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked, near as new copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William E. Rudge's Sons, 1942. Hardcover, pictorial cloth. 30 pages. First edition. Privately printed Christmas gift book by Dr Burlingame, who selected letters and passages from Dickens's "American Notes" in an effort to shed light on the author's thoughts regarding his first American sojourn. Illustrated with frontispiece and four plates. Illustration on cover taken from the title of the first edition of "Martin Chuzzlewit," depicting stage much like the one Dickens did much of his traveling on when visiting the United States. A slim 30 page book in fine condition. Uncommon thus. Podeschi D215. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Athens, Ohio: University of Georgia Press, 1972. Hardcover, green cloth in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 248 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. First edition. A scholarly argument for Carlyle as the principal intellectual force in the literary development of the Dickensian universe and its utter repudiation of Utilitarianism. No previous ownership marks. Light foxing to fore-edge of bulked sheets, else a clean, square and unmarked copy. Very good in near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Londion: Valentine & Sons, Ltd, 1914. No Jacket. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth sans dustjacket. Illustrated with 6 full page color plates printed on gloss stock, Circa 1914, with dated private gift inscription on prelim. 128 pages. Scarce. A clean, near very good copy.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Piccadilly Fountain Press, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, brown cloth with white printed spine label, in publisher's original pale green dust-jacket lettered in black. 182 pages. Illustrated with four full page photographs. First edition, one of a limited edition of 275 copies, with limitation number blacked out (out of series copy?). A very nice association copy with presentation on front free end-paper from Noel Charles Peyrouton [noted Dickens scholar] to John Greaves [ author of several books about Dickens including "The London of Dickens", "Who's Who in Dickens" and "Dickens at Doughty Street"], dated 15 August 1964 and signed by Peyrouton. No other ownership marks present. Spare paper spine label bound in at rear. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy with dust-jacket in protective acetate covers. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

Austin: The University of Texas, 1968, 1969. Hardcover, cloth in dust-jacket. 274 pages. Index. Illustrated. Limited to 1,000 copies. A catalog of one of the major University Dickens collections in the United States. Light smudge to rear dust-jacket panel, else as new in near fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1889. Hardcover, large format, cloth spine over printed boards. Pictorial title-page and 24 full color lithographed plates by Kyd, [Joseph Clayton Clarke (1857 — 8 August 1937), who worked under the pseudonym "Kyd"] each with accompanying letterpress on separate leaf. First edition. Hinges broken and all leafs laid-in loose, as per usual. Plates very clean, with two showing only light soiling. Suitable for framing. Contemporary signature on end-paper dated Christmas, 1889. A very good set of plates, complete. Podeschi H1037. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1924. This printing not identified in Podeschi but circa 1924. Bound in variant brown cloth stamped in blind and gold. Compiled with a foreword by B.W. Matz, editor of "The Dickensian", with an introduction by Kate Perugini, Charles Dickens daughter. Wonderfully illustrated by Harold Copping with 30 full page color plates, all with original tissue guards intact. Other illustrations include frontispiece portait of Dickens, engraved by Armytage, from a portrait taken in America (by Guerney, 1867). A second portrait of a younger Dickesns and 2 facsimiles. Front free endpaper [and possibly one prelim] excised. A tight, solid copy with only faint rubbing to extremities. Podeschi D198.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harold Copping. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1929. Hardcover, bound in original publishers full calf. 100 pages. Limited edition. Private Press. One of 425 copies printed for members of the Bibliophile Society. Untrimmed and illustrated. Very clean, unmarked copy, near fine. Podeschi H362.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Londion: T.N. Fouls, 1913. Hardcover, bound in the original light blue cloth with back-strip faded as per usual for this title. 347 pages. Index. Illustrated with 30 tipped in monochrome plates depicting various personalities whom Dickens knew and drew upon for inspiration in creating his literary characters, all with tissue guards intact. Second printing. No previous ownership marks. Mild fading to back-strip and general light wear overall, with sporadic, very light foxing. A solid, internally clean, unmarked copy. Not in Podeschi. A near very good copy.. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Londion: The New Age Press, 1908. Hardcover, cloth lettered in gold. 316 pages. 4 page publisher's catalog appended at rear. First edition. Two bookplates present, one being that of noted Dickens scholar Noel Charles Peyrouton. Moderate wear to head of back-strip and spine age darkened, albeit gold lettering unaffected. Small ring visible on front cover. An interesting biography and literary criticism by the author of "Charles Dickens Originals", who purports that Dickens was a socialist, unknowingly perchance and not given to the scientific or Marxian 'isms' of his day, but a socialist nevertheless. Last page of publisher's catalog with numbers written in margin. Else a solid, internally clean and unmarked copy. A scarce title in the original edition. Good. Podeschi H377. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1912. Hardcover, bound in the original red cloth with back-strip faded as per usual for this title. T.e.g. 347 pages. Index. Illustrated with 30 tipped in monochrome plates depicting various personalities whom Dickens knew and drew upon for inspiration in creating his literary characters. First edition. No previous ownership marks. Mild fading to back-strip and general light wear overall. A solid, internally clean, unmarked copy. Not in Podeschi. A good copy.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1933. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 65 pages. Contains 32 letters and an introduction by Hyder E. Rollins. Brown cloth in original dust-jacket. Moisture mark on bottom edge of text pages, only evident latter half of book. Text unaffected and pages otherwise quite clean. Still a tight, square copy in jacket. No previous ownership marks. In very scarce dust-jacket. A good copy in very good dust-jacket.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2009. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, dark blue cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 696 pages. With illustrations. Select Bibliography, Bibliographic References, Index. Second Printing. Still the most eminently scholarly biography on 'Boz' and the most readable, covering all aspects of his imaginative genius as a writer from his major novels to his journalistic pieces, children's stories, plays, verses, essays, verses, travels tracts, etc. No previous ownership marks. Mild finger soiling and edge-wear to jacket, albeit no chips or tears. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a very good dust-jacket. .

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1928. Cloth spine over red boards, with leather spine label. Some age darkening to cloth spine and boards very slightly bowed. A sound, clean copy of an interesting scholarly study of Dickens treatment of the law in his fiction. Very good. Podeschi H250. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.