Apr 03, 2008 - Sale 2140

Sale 2140 - Lot 50

Price Realized: $ 9,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
DICKENS, CHARLES. The Nonesuch Dickens. Edited by Arthur Waugh, Hugh Walpole, Walter Dexter, and Thomas Hatton. Plate and text illustrations from the original steel plates and woodblocks. 24 volumes plus box containing an original steel plate. Large 8vo, original publisher's buckram in various colors with black leather spine labels lettered in gilt, some spines a bit faded, few scattered marks. Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1937-38
Set Alert for Similar Items

Additional Details

one of 877 sets with an accompanying original steel plate. The plate accompanying this set is entitled "Sikes attempting to destroy his dog" engraved by George Cruikshank and comes with a pull and certificate of authenticity from Chapman and Hall, signed by Arthur Waugh.