1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens

Name: 1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens
Brand: Charles Dickens
Price: 2483.86 USD
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About the Item

A beautiful and very clean and bright set of works by renowned author Charles Dickens. In a tree calf Mansell binding. Five volumes. From the renowned English writer and social critic, Charles Dickens. This collection includes: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first published 1839. First edition mixed state: issue points are as follows (those not included have been corrected): Page xiii Chapter XXXV, the last four letters not aligned in 'family'; page xiv, 'Chapter LXIII', comma after 'others' here; page xvi, entry nine, 'small-clothes' not hyphenated in the caption; page xvi, entry ten, 'mulberry' spelt with a single 'r' in the caption; page xvi, entry eleven, hyphen and apostrophe in 'hair-dresser's' here but not in caption; page thirteen, ten lines up, comma after 'what'; page one-hundred and sixty-five, line twenty-six, close spacing in line; page two-hundred and forty-five, line ten, 'flys' for 'flies'; page two-hundred and seventy, line fifteen, 'mercie'; page two-hundred and seventy-two, line two, 'visiters' instead of 'visitors'; page two-hundred and seventy-three, line one, hyphen in 'twenty-years'; page two-hundred and eighty-eight, line seven, no full stop after 'Ralph'; page two-hundred and ninety-seven, line twenty-two, 'incontestible', for 'incontestable'; page three-hundred and seventeen, line twenty-one, full stop after 'again'; page three-hundred and nineteen, line sixteen, capital T in 'Think'; page three-hundred and forty-two, line sixteen, 'conducter' for 'conductor'; page five-hundred and twelve, line three, capital H in 'How'; page five-hundred and eighty-six, line twenty-four, 'suprise' for 'surprise'; page six-hundred and eighteen line twenty-three and twenty-four, 'Grogswig' for 'Grogzwig'; page xv, frontispiece not listed; page xv, entry eleven, s is slightly high in 'friends'; page xv, the last entry, 'Kenwigs' here in 'Kengwig's' in the caption. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-nine plates. Collated complete. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, first published 1844. Fist edition Second issue £100 to engraved title rather than 100£ on first issue; 14 line errata as in first. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-eight plates. Collated complete. Dombey and Son 1848. First Edition Early issue. The vignette title shows the hook on Captain Cuttle's left arm rather than his right; 'delight' rather than 'joy' to page 284 5 lines up from the bottom; no apostrophe in 'aint' on page 14 10 lines up from the bottom; and 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-eight plates. Collated complete. Little Dorrit, 1857. First Edition Early issue. 'William' for 'Frederick on page 317 line 27; "Rigaud" mistakenly substituted for "Blandois" on pages 469-73. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-eight plates. Collated complete. Sketches by Boz, 1877. New edition, complete. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-eight plates. Collated complete. Illustrated by Phiz, or Hablot Knight Browne, an English artist and illustrator, and George Cruikshank, a British cartoonist and illustrator. Bound by Mansell. CONDITION Bound in full tree calf. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Bound by Mansell. Overall: Very Good Indeed

Creator:

Charles Dickens (Author)

Dimensions:

Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 9 in (22.86 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Place of Origin:

United Kingdom

Period:

Mid-19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1839-1877