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Bloomsbury: Nonesuch Press, 1937.. 4to. 130 pp., Blue Gilt Cloth, Very Good with minor staining. Illustrated. 1st Edition. Contents: I. Charles Dickens and his illustrators, by Arthur Waugh; II. A bibliographical list of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens . by Thomas Hatton; III. Retrospectus: illustrators, by Arthur Waugh; II. A bibliographical list of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens . by Thomas Hatton; III. Retrospectus: editions of Dickens's works; IV. Prospectus: the Nonesuch Dickens.

Bloomsbury, UK: The Nonesuch Press, 1937.. 8vo. Blue Cloth with protective bro-dart style mylar sleeve. 128 pp. Illustrations.

Bloomsbury: Nonesuch Press, 1937. FIRST EDITION. 258 x 162 mm. (10 1/8 x 6 3/8"). 130 pp., [2] leaves. Publisher's blue buckram, upper cover with gilt lettering and publisher's device, smooth spine with gilt titling. With older acetate jacket, front flap taped to front pastedown. With printer's device on title page, nine vignettes in the text, and 11 lithographic reproductions of sample leaves and bindings of earlier editions of Dickens. Dreyfus 108. ◆Half-inch white spot to front board, head of spine a little frayed, small adjacent areas along top edge of boards rather rubbed, a little rubbing to corners, small glue stain to rear free endpaper, but a very good copy, internally fresh and clean. This substantial, hardbound prospectus issued for one of the masterworks of the press contains essays on the illustrators of Dickens' works by Arthur Waugh, "A Bibliographical List of the Original Illustrations to the Works of Charles Dickens, Being Those Made under his Supervision," compiled by Thomas… Read More

Bloomsbury, London: The Nonesuch Press, 1938. Limited to 877 copies. Printed on handmade paper with the Nonesuch watermark (Palace crest). With all illustrations throughout each book as called for. Royal 8vo, handsomely bound in the original full Harlequin blue-black buckram, black morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, others uncut. [xiv], 857, [3] pp. A fine copy indeed. Unusually so without rubbing or fraying or chipping, handsome private book plate to the paste-down, clean and tight and a very pleasing copy. FIRST EDITION FROM THE NONESUCH PRESS. The Nonesuch Dickens is regarded as the definitive collected edition of the master's works,The Nonesuch Dickens has become an iconic work in the history of fine printing and a collector's choice to the present day.

London: Nonesuch Press, 1937-1938. IIllustrated with wood and steel engravings printed from the original blocks or plates; the title-page device by Lynton Lamb. One of 877 sets. 23 text volumes and the fold-over box in deep purple cloth containing the original engraved steel-plate. Large 8vo., a good set in original variously coloured buckram (either apple-green, black, blue, brown, dark green, fawn, maroon, orange, red or yellow), black leather lettering-labels to spines, top edges gilt on the rough, others uncut. A little fading to some of the spines and two very small holes and a small stain on the spine of Our Mutual Friend but generally in good condition.||The original engraved steel-plate by “Phiz” is a good one being from Little Dorrit: “Visitors at the Works” and comes with the original letter of authentication signed by Arthur Waugh, the Deputy Chairman of Chapman and Hall, and a print from the plate.The text illustrations are printed from the original steel plates or wood-blocks… Read More