Nov 20, 2012 - Sale 2295

Sale 2295 - Lot 73

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
DICKENS, CHARLES. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. 2 volumes. 43 engraved plates by Phiz, Seymour, and Buss in 2 states, one hand-colored (from later editions) and the other uncolored; extra-illustrated with the insertion of additional engraved portrait of Dickens, 13 plates by T. Onwhyn from the 1894 edition hand-colored by Pailthorpe, and 39 original watercolor sketches by kyd (J. Clayton Clarke). 8vo, 3/4 red morocco gilt, top edges gilt, scattered wear includes uneven toning, scuffing, loose cover on Volume 1; preliminaries loose, heavy dampstaining to top edge of margins throughout Volume 2. first edition, mixed but early issues. sold as is. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837
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with--Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son. 38 engraved plates and a frontispiece by H. K. Browne ("Phiz"), extra-illustrated with the insertion of additional 30 plates, some in color, many inlaid to size. Thick 8vo, 3/4 red morocco with gilt rules, raised bands, and spine compartments, by Bayntun, all edges gilt, joints rubbed and starting; scattered minor foxing or soiling with occasional offsetting from images; Dickens centenary tribute stamp mounted to front blank. First Edition in book form with main points for first issue. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.