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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit [First Edition in fine binding]
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall. 1844. First edition, second issue (with ten corrections to 14 line errata page), octavo, pp.xiv, (ii, blank), 624, b&w engraved fronts, vignette title leaf and thirty-eight plates full page steel engravings by Phiz (H.K. Browne), 'Bradbury and Evans, Printers' verso t.p., prev owner's inscr on half-title verso 'A. Jackson, Bramhope', contemporary inscr in pencil "altogether overdrawn" above plate 24, light foxing to plates, slightly heavier on fronts. and t.p., generally clean, finely rebound in full green morocco leather by Cottage Bindery, gilt borders, blind-tooling along edges and inner dentelles, raised bands and elaborately gilt decorated spine, marbled eps, top edge gilt. A handsomely bound copy in slip-case. Dickens published Martin Chuzzlewit in 1842, two years after his visit to America. This copy with the £100 on the reward notice of title plate, not transposed. The transposed plate is often referred to as a first issue point, though Hatton and Cleaver contend that there is no priority and that both plates were used in the monthly parts which precede the book edition and state that "It is merely one of the five cases in Chuzzlewit of triplicated steels, one of them reading '100'£ and the other two '£100', all three of them in use during the issue in parts." Hablot Knight Browne (1815-1882) was an English artist and illustrator, well-known by his pen name 'Phiz'. 1st Edition, second issue. Full morroco.
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- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96957
- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit [First Edition in fine binding]
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- Phiz (H.K. Browne) Illus.
- Format/Binding
- Full morroco
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition, second issue
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- America, Biography, Dickensiana, England, Illustrated, Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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