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Pickwick Papers
by Dickens, Charles (Illus. C. E. Brock)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Boca Raton, Florida, United States
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About This Item
NY: Dodd Mead, 1930. Illustrated by C. E. Brock. Decorated boards with two small tears to top spine, spine text and decoration dulled, otherwise a nice copy. Accompanied by scarce dust wrapper, spine faded, chipped (not affecting text) and torn (two 1" tears across, 3" tears to top and bottom of spine side). Rear flap clipped, top 1.25" of front wrap faded.
Synopsis
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (commonly known as The Pickwick Papers ) is the first novel published by Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club catapulted the 24-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr. Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor’s prison, characters & incidents sprang to life from Dickens’s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humor & literary invention The novel was published in 19 issues over 20 months by Chapman and Hall, London in 1836. After the publication the widow of illustrator Robert Seymour claimed that the idea for the novel was originally her husband's; however, in his preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens strenuously denied any specific input, writing that "Mr. Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book.
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- Bookseller
- The Accidental Bookseller, IOBA, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1101
- Title
- Pickwick Papers
- Author
- Dickens, Charles (Illus. C. E. Brock)
- Illustrator
- C. E. Brock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
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Our grading standards are conservative and all defects are described. Photos are also an integral component of the description, and we attempt to include shots from multiple angles to provide a complete view of the book.
We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), an international trade association founded in 1999 for the purpose of ensuring the preservation of traditional bookselling values in the face of rapid developments in the world of online bookselling.
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