The Pickwick Papers

by Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (commonly known as The Pickwick Papers) is the first novel published by Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club catapulted the 24-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr. Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor’s prison, characters & incidents sprang to life from Dickens’s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humor & literary invention

The novel was published in 19 issues over 20 months by Chapman and Hall, London in 1836. 

After the publication the widow of illustrator Robert Seymour claimed that the idea for the novel was originally her husband's; however, in his preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens strenuously denied any specific input, writing that "Mr. Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book.

First Edition Identification

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club first published in book format in 1837 by Chapman & Hall, London. It was illustrated with 43 engraved plates by R. Seymour and H. T. Browne.

Other Collectible or Notable Editions

In 1882 London published Curtis Guild released an extra-illustrated edition of The Pickwick Papers in two volumes.  They featured elaborate gilt tooling to spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, silk endpapers.

Chapman and Hall, London released as a limited edition of 250 with gilt-stamped vellum boards and gilt topstains in 1910. 

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London: Chapman and Hall,, 1837. In a particularly attractive binding First edition, bound from the parts, in a particularly attractive contemporary binding, extra-illustrated with four of Onwhyn's plates, a choice example of a contemporary reader investing in the finest dress for their copy of Dickens's extraordinarily successful debut novel. Pickwick Papers transformed Dickens from an obscure journalist into England's… Read more about this item
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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard,, 1836-37. Original boards First US editions, first states. Parts 1 to 4 (appearing between 5 November 1836 and 20 September 1837) precede the first book edition in London, which was published by Chapman and Hall on 17 November 1837. The fifth part of the American edition appeared on 29 December. Part I is particularly… Read more about this item
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Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers complete in four volumes. Part of Sheldon's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front. Deckled edges. Binding is quite tight. FON on FFEP of each volume. Volume one is inscribed and dated… Read more about this item
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Chapman and Hall, London., 1837. First edition in book form. Octavo. pp xvi, 609. Later issue points, but the cloth conforms to Smith's description.Armorial bookplate on front pastedown and 19th century ownership signature on half-title. Occasional light foxing. Hinges cracking but tight. Covers faintly marked. Spine a bit faded. Tail of spine snagged. Very good indeed. Very scarce in… Read more about this item
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THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if… Read more about this item
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1837 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]; R. Seymor; Buss. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first and immensely popular novel. With many first issue points present, and containing the two suppressed Buss plates. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first… Read more about this item
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London: The Piccadilly Fountain Press, 1932. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". R. Seymour; R. W. Buss; Phiz. . An attractive rebound copy of this fascinating Lombard Street Edition copy of Dickens's 'Pickwick Papers', copiously illustrated throughout and in a signed Bayntun half crushed morocco binding. With an introduction by John Harrison Stonehouse. The… Read more about this item
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. BROWNE, Hablot Knight; BUSS, R.W.|SEYMOUR, Robert. London: Chapman and Hall, 1836 [i.e., April 1836-November 1837]. [Full description available upon request] First edition, in the original monthly parts, twenty numbers bound in nineteen parts. Octavo. [i-v]vi[vii]viii-ix[x-xi]xii-xiv[xv-xvi], [1]2-609[610]. Forty-three inserted engraved plates, including frontispiece and vignette title-page, with the original plates by Seymour and… Read more about this item
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. SEYMOUR, Robert; BROWNE, Hablot Knight. First edition in book form. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 212 x 130 mm). [4], xvi, 609 pp. Including the half title. With forty-three inserted plates by Seymour, Buss and 'Phiz'. With the Seymour and Buss plates, and with the 'Phiz' plates from early steels. Frontispiece and… Read more about this item
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club; Oliver Twist [with] Uncommercial Traveller; The Personal History of David Copperfield; Great Expectations [with] Pictures from Italy, and American Notes; Dombey and Son; Barnaby Rudge and Edwin Drood; Nicholas Nickleby; Old Curiosity Shop [with] Master Humphrey's Clock and Miscellanies; Bleak House; Little Dorrit; Our Mutual Friend; Christmas Books [with] Tale of Two Cities and A Message from the Sea; Sketches by

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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… Read more about this item
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Chapman and Hall: London, 1837. Full green leather binding. . Moderate wear to extremities else very good condition.. Color and B&W illustrations All page edges gilt. 13 color illustrations & 89 b&w illustrations by Phiz, Weller and Onwyn; plus 2 photos bound in - 1. Chalet at Gads Hill and 2. a statue of Dickens in Philadelphia.… Read more about this item
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Reprint by Chapman & Hall 1861 in 2 Volumes.Volume I contains a binder's sheet, frontpiece and vignette titlepage by "Phiz", titlepage dated 1861, Imprint -Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, Dedication,, 6 page Preface, 4 page contents, 2 page List of Illustrations (24), pages (1) - 408, binder's sheet. Illustration images are full size despite the smaller page size. … Read more about this item
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition in book form. Good +. Octavo (22 cm) xiv, [2], 609 pages, and 43 plates. Extra engraved title page. In full tan polished calf, marbled edges. Binding worn at edges and along joints. Old bookplate, old ownership autograph. Frontispiece, engraved title, and most plates toned and vignetted,… Read more about this item
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London: Chapman and Hall and Bradbury Evans, 1858. Rare finely bound Library Edition of Dickens' first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarter morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, pictorial title pages. In very… Read more about this item
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London: Chapman and Hall 1890. (Hardcover) 640pp. Very good. Aldenham Grammar School prize binding. Finely bound in tan leather with monograms on the front and back cover, spine (in 6 compartments) borders, edges and inner dentelles all tooled in gilt. Marbled endpapers and edges, 43 illustrations. 2' tear at the top front hinge repaired, shelfwear… Read more about this item
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition. Leather. Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Phiz; Hablot Knight Browne; R. Seymour. The first edition, early issue, of Charles Dickens' first novel, being one of his most acclaimed novels, illustrated with humorous plates by Phiz and Robert Seymour. The first edition of this work in book form, as opposed to bound from… Read more about this item
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