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Cambridge: Cambidge University Press, 1911. Hardcover, blue cloth sans dust-jacket. 90pp., Two illustrations. An early contribution to the question of proposing an ending to Dickens' last unfinished work. Pasted to endpapers and blank prelims are letters written to the Editor of the Times [London] in 1919 concerning the true identity of Datchery. The first of these is by A.E. Taylor of the University of St. Andrews, the British idealist philosopher most famous for his contributions to the philosophy of idealism in his writings on metaphysics, the philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, and the scholarship of Plato. A second contribution is made by Arthur Pinero, an English actor and later an important dramatist and stage director. Both take exception to Times editorial by a Mr. Rolleston purporting to identify Datchery. Some toning to end-papers, else a clean, square, unmarked copy. A very scarce title in its original printing. Podeschi H259 Very Good.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very… Read More

Cambridge: Cambidge University Press, 1911. Hardcover, blue cloth sans dust-jacket. 90 pages. Two illustrations. First edition. An early contribution to the question of proposing an ending to Dickens' last unfinished work. End-papers toned and former owner's label inside front cover, else a very clean sound copy. A very scarce title in its original printing. Very Good+. Podeschi H259. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1908. Drab Boards with Cloth Spine. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very scarce piece of early Dickensiana, this acount is a facsimile of the report of committee on the Boz Ball [with notes]. Dicken's reaction to this newspaper account is most amusing and relflects his overall tone toward American journalism, given fuller expression the following year, in "American Notes." Gray paper covered boards with cloth spine, limited to 206 copies on Normandy Vellum. Fine copy. Not in Gimbel collection.. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas F. Madigan, Inc., 1933. Hardcover, dark green cloth back-strip over light green pictorial paper covered boards. 14 pages. Three facsimile holograph letters tipped-in. A limited edition of 150 copies, this being no. 147. Printed by William E. Rudge's Sons, December 1933. Scarce. A very nice copy with light incidental wear to tips and very mild toning to covers at extremities, else fine. Very good+ copy. Podeschi H489.. Limited/Numbered. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Good+/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thomas F. Madigan, Inc., 1933. Hardcover, dark green cloth back-strip over light green pictorial paper covered boards. 14 pages. A limited edition of 150 copies, this being no. 48. Printed by William E. Rudge's Sons, December 1933. Three facsimile holograph letters tipped-in. Mild toning to covers. Scarce. A very nice copy. Very good+. Podeschi H489.. Limited/Numbered. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Garland Publishing Inc., 1975. Hardcover, red cloth, no dust-jacket. 314 pages. First edition. An extensive bibliography covering biographies, letters, and general criticism arranged by epoch, and specific criticism of particular works . Essential reference book or any serious student of Dickens and his writings. Bright red cloth. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked, near as new copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: William E. Rudge's Sons, 1942. Hardcover, pictorial cloth. 30 pages. First edition. Privately printed Christmas gift book by Dr Burlingame, who selected letters and passages from Dickens's "American Notes" in an effort to shed light on the author's thoughts regarding his first American sojourn. Illustrated with frontispiece and four plates. Illustration on cover taken from the title of the first edition of "Martin Chuzzlewit," depicting stage much like the one Dickens did much of his traveling on when visiting the United States. A slim 30 page book in fine condition. Uncommon thus. Podeschi D215. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Athens, Ohio: University of Georgia Press, 1972. Hardcover, green cloth in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 248 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. First edition. A scholarly argument for Carlyle as the principal intellectual force in the literary development of the Dickensian universe and its utter repudiation of Utilitarianism. No previous ownership marks. Light foxing to fore-edge of bulked sheets, else a clean, square and unmarked copy. Very good in near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Londion: Valentine & Sons, Ltd, 1914. No Jacket. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth sans dustjacket. Illustrated with 6 full page color plates printed on gloss stock, Circa 1914, with dated private gift inscription on prelim. 128 pages. Scarce. A clean, near very good copy.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Austin: The University of Texas, 1968, 1969. Hardcover, cloth in dust-jacket. 274 pages. Index. Illustrated. Limited to 1,000 copies. A catalog of one of the major University Dickens collections in the United States. Light smudge to rear dust-jacket panel, else as new in near fine dust-jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Piccadilly Fountain Press, 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, brown cloth with white printed spine label, in publisher's original pale green dust-jacket lettered in black. 182 pages. Illustrated with four full page photographs. First edition, one of a limited edition of 275 copies, with limitation number blacked out (out of series copy?). A very nice association copy with presentation on front free end-paper from Noel Charles Peyrouton [noted Dickens scholar] to John Greaves [ author of several books about Dickens including "The London of Dickens", "Who's Who in Dickens" and "Dickens at Doughty Street"], dated 15 August 1964 and signed by Peyrouton. No other ownership marks present. Spare paper spine label bound in at rear. A clean, fresh and unmarked copy with dust-jacket in protective acetate covers. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. .

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1889. Hardcover, large format, cloth spine over printed boards. Pictorial title-page and 24 full color lithographed plates by Kyd, [Joseph Clayton Clarke (1857 — 8 August 1937), who worked under the pseudonym "Kyd"] each with accompanying letterpress on separate leaf. First edition. Hinges broken and all leafs laid-in loose, as per usual. Plates very clean, with two showing only light soiling. Suitable for framing. Contemporary signature on end-paper dated Christmas, 1889. A very good set of plates, complete. Podeschi H1037. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1924. This printing not identified in Podeschi but circa 1924. Bound in variant brown cloth stamped in blind and gold. Compiled with a foreword by B.W. Matz, editor of "The Dickensian", with an introduction by Kate Perugini, Charles Dickens daughter. Wonderfully illustrated by Harold Copping with 30 full page color plates, all with original tissue guards intact. Other illustrations include frontispiece portait of Dickens, engraved by Armytage, from a portrait taken in America (by Guerney, 1867). A second portrait of a younger Dickesns and 2 facsimiles. Front free endpaper [and possibly one prelim] excised. A tight, solid copy with only faint rubbing to extremities. Podeschi D198.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harold Copping. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1929. Hardcover, bound in original publishers full calf. 100 pages. Limited edition. Private Press. One of 425 copies printed for members of the Bibliophile Society. Untrimmed and illustrated. Very clean, unmarked copy, near fine. Podeschi H362.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Londion: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. , 1948. Stiff Wraps. Stiff color printed wrappers. Illustrated with photographic stills from the 1948 Cineguild Film Production of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. Illustrated endpapers. Sone margins stains on verso of front endpaper and first several leaves. Rear cover somewhat rubbed and light general wear. Good+ copy of a fragile piece.. First Edition. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Company, 1926. Bound in original bright red cloth with paper cover and spine labels. Illustrated with full page plates and pictorial endpapers. A very nice copy of a not uncommon early biography. Podeschi H436.. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1948. Hardcover, printed pastel colored pictorial cloth, sans dust-jacket. Unpaginated. Compiled by Dickens's grand-daughter, most pages have three dated entries, those printed on verso's contain letterpress quotes from the novels, those on verso's are blank, Endpapers toned. Old news clipping pertaining to Dickens American tour laid-n. No name, no book-plate, no writing interanlly, etc. A nice clean copy with Edward Ardizzone drawings illustrating the first page of every month. Very good.. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by EDWARD ARDIZZONE. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1936. Hardcover, salmon cloth in dust-jacket. 322 pages. Chronology, Index. Illustrated with reproductions of engravings from the novels and holograph manuscript pages. No price on jacket flap, presumed book club issue. Dated 1936 on title-page. A well written and researched biography of the greatest English novelist of the 19th century. A clean, sound and unmarked copy in a very worn and tattered dust-jacket. Very good in a poor dust-jacket. Podeschi H293.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1992. Hardcover, pictorial boards in matching dust-jacket. 376 pages. Selective Index. One of the most comprehensive, detailed and accurate single volume reference books on the life and work of Charles Dickens ever compiled. Compartmentalized into relevant sections: The Works, The People, The Places. Contains a complete catalogue of every character the author invented. Two small nicks on rear cover piercing dust-jacket and extending into cover. Else, both jacket and book are as new. Essential reference work for the student of Dickens. A very good or better copy. . Reprint. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stuttgart: C.E. Weber, 1953. Book. Very Good. Stiff Wraps. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original stiff wraps in faux moire covering. Twenty pages with two illustrations. Text in German. Very good. .