The Life Of Charles Dickens

Chapman and Hall, 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY ROOT & SON IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, DECORATIVE END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS.… Read more about this item

1872 Life of CHARLES DICKENS 1st/1st A Christmas Carol Oliver Twist Illustrated "The Life of Charles Dickens" is a detailed biography authored by John Forster, a close friend and advisor to Dickens since 1836, offering an intimate look into the life and career of the renowned Victorian novelist and social critic. Meticulously constructed, the book reflects the deep personal connection between… Read more about this item

Chapman and Hall, 1873. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 13th thousand edition. heavy, extra postage may be required. boards are worn, chipped and marked. foxing and markings. binding has been repaired. gift inscription. text still remains clear and legible. minor damp stains. fair condition.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London Chapman and Hall, 1874, hardcover. Published 1874 but no actual publication date appears in this copy. -- With forty illustrations (nice crisp engravings, most in-text plus three plates). Includes Dickens' Will and an index. -- Hardcover, 3/4 leather over printed boards. Condition: fair to good (front cover detached and edges scuffed/worn; frontispiece portrait heavily foxed, other… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. Matching three-volume set. The standard work on Charles Dickens. Edition of 1874, in brown cloth bindings with a portrait of Dickens in gilt on front of each book. Titles on sunned spines are in gilt. All three volumes are clean and sturdy, with mild wear at top and bottom of spine. Vol.… Read more about this item

London; 1872, 1873 and 1874: Chapman and Hall. Octavo. In three volumes, mixed set. Illustrated. Portrait frontispieces to each volume. Volume I, 398pp. 1812-1941-6th edition; Volume II, 462pp. 1942-1952-Twelfth Thousand; and Volume III, 552pp. 1852-1870-1st edition. Volume I has a special inserted image of the author John Forster. Forster met Dickens in 1836; he became and remained Dickens's staunch… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1873. Original terra cotta cloth. Complete set. Early printing of the First American edition with gilt portrait of Dickens on front covers. Three volumes Vol. I 1812-1842, 1872; Vol. II 1842-1852, 1873; Vol. III 1852-1870, Gilt spine lettering slightly dulled and spines faded to light brown as per usual with this edition. Illustrated with steel… Read more about this item

1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper. Large 8vo. - 2 Volumes - Rebound in red cloth w/ Gilt top edge of text block - Small pierce hole to front of Vol I w/ bottom edge lightly stained - Gilt decorations and edged text block a little rubbed w/ foxed and bottom edge of text block toned… Read more about this item

New York: Sterling Signature, 2011. Like New. F/F. This scarce copy comes with two different dust jackets. First Edition. First printing with full number line ending in 1. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean illustrated boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Filled with color… Read more about this item

London: Dent / Everyman's Library, 1969. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Revised edition. Notes and index by A.J. Hoppé. 474, 486pp. Volume one with small stains on a few pages and text block edges, joints split about halfway, boards worn and lightly soiled, good only; volume two near fine with a few spots on text block edges and light edgewear;… Read more about this item

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1872. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Good. Leather is worn and rubbed at the spine ends and corners of all three volumes with the spine strip to volume 5-6 starting to detach. Text complete, clean and tight but a little age-tanned. . Hardback. Physically 6¼” x 4½” (1.6 kg); 272,283,286,279,326,302pp; Index; Contains: Fold-out illustrations [4], 1… Read more about this item

Dent, [1927]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of grey ribbed cloth, upper boards blocked in blind, gilt backs, dark tops, pictorial endpapers, backstrips a litle dulled else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. With uniform personal bookplate on front paste-downs. FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN. EL 781, 782; Seymour 385.0; 386.0; Sullivan 347.

London : Chapman & Hall, 1880. The ""Charles Dickens Ed"". Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : Bookplate of Sir Cuthbert Headlam. Physical description; 2 volumes : frontispieces, illustrations, plates (including portraits), facsimiles… Read more about this item

Embossed Hard Cover fully illustrated book published 2011 by Steling Publishing Co. Inc, New York ( Sterling Signature). Original shape cut full colour dust jackets in near perfect condition. This is an abridged version of the original The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster.Edited by Holly Furneaux PhD, with images and illustrations added to compliment the text. This copy is… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall Full-Leather. Three volume set, dated 1872, 1873, 1874, comprising Volume I {1812-1842} sixth edition; Volume II {1842-1852} tenth thousand; Volume III {1852-1870} twelfth thousand. Rebound in full polished calf with raised, gilt spines, double leather spine labels and all edges gilt. Covers decorated with triple rules and small floral corner devices. Inside covers decorated with elaborate… Read more about this item

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1927. Hardcover. Good. 1927. First Edition Thus. 454 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Volume I. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Minor crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges.… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Hardcover. Good hardcover. No date. Pages light brown, clean text. Cover browned. Water stain inside front and rear cover and on front and rear endpapers. Spine ends nicked. Corners and edges of cover are worn. Corners on cover are bent.

Sterling Signature, New York, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. John Forster's original three-volume text is abridged and brought to life with the addition of illuminating extracts from Dickens' own work and from recent criticism, biography and fiction. It is also generously illustrated with materials including original artwork from the serial parts of Dickens' novels,… Read more about this item

Chapman & Hall, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 977 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Minor dog-eared corners. Front free endpaper is removed. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to… Read more about this item

London: Cecil Palmer, 1928. Hardcover. Thick Octavo; G+; dark blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth exterior shows slight scratches; lightly sunned spine; textblock exterior edges show slight toning; few smudges to exterior edges; slight foxing to few first and last pages; previous bookshop's sticker to front pastedown; frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 892. 1360940. FP New Rockville… Read more about this item