Nov 20, 2012 - Sale 2295

Sale 2295 - Lot 72

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
DICKENS, CHARLES. Complete  Works. 30 volumes. 30  handcolored  portrait  drawings  after  J.  Clayton  Clarke  ("Kyd")  bound  in  as  frontispieces,  numerous  additional  illustrations  after  "Kyd";  occasional  minor  wear  and  spotting to plates. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 red  morocco,  spines  gilt  in  six  compartments, some  wear  and  scuffing  to  spines  and  extremities with some exposure, 1 volume with rear cover detached;  top  edges  gilt,  others uncut, partially unopened.  London  and  New  York:  Merrill  and  Baker,  [ca.  1900]

Additional Details

number 128 of 500 numbered sets of the beaux arts edition of Dickens's works, with 30 watercolors by "Kyd."