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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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£4,400.00£3,960.00
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1837 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6". Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]; R. Seymor; Buss. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first and immensely popular novel. With many first issue points present, and containing the two suppressed Buss plates. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first novel, initially published serially over the course of twenty months. In a half calf signed binding from Bickers.The first edition in book form, mixed but very early issue. With the issue points: 'Veller' to the sign on the engraved title page; five lines of footnotes to page 9; with mark between 'r' and 'u' in 'rum' in the last line of page 10; with the last 'e' of page 17 broken; with the signature 'E' present to the tail of pages 25 and 27; without the parenthesis in lines 14 and 15 from the bottom of page 34; with the quotation mark indistinct before 'Sir' in the ninth line of page 244; line 29 of page 260 reading 'hodling' for 'holding'; page 261 correctly signed 'X2'; with the second '3' in the page number present to page 303; line 1 of page 341 reading 'inbe-licate' rather than 'inde-licate'; line 5 plates at page 343 and 358 are with page numbers; line 5 of page 341 reading 'inscriptino' rather than 'inscription'; 'Picwkick' to the running title of page 375; 'this friends' for 'his friends' on page 400, line 21; an imperfect 'F' in the word 'OF' in the headline on page 432. Plates in first state, with page numbers rather than titles, and without the publisher's imprint.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page and forty-one plates. Collated, complete.Including the scarce two suppressed Buss plates, facing pages 69 and 74. Retaining the original half title.Plates from Phiz, who is known for illustrating many of Dickens' works, and Robert Seymour, who died whilst illustrating the work.The first edition in book form of this publishing phenomenon from Charles Dickens, his first novel credited with defining a new genre. It popularised both the serial format, and stylistic feature of the cliffhanger. In a half calf signed binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip. Front joint starting, with board holding firm. Evidence of bookplate removal to front free endpaper and front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Discolouration and some light spotting to plates, most concentrated to frontispiece and illustrated title page. Pages otherwise generally clean and bright. Very Good
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
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 817F1
- Title
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]; R. Seymor; Buss
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- charles dickens pickwick papers phiz bickers pickwick papers
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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