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Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1871. Published 1871. Two volumes from the illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens. Three quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt decorated spine with slightly raised spine bands, marbled edges and endpapers, illustrated with tissue-protected engravings. Worn but attractive copy with rubbing and scuffing to the extremities, chipping to spine head of second volume, three of four spine labels absent, spines darkened, hinges internally cracked but covers secure, text blocks a bit shaken but with no loose pages, pages age-toned but clean with occasional foxing, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1854. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print, raised bands; Boards half bound with black leather to spine and corners, marble paper to boards, leather has wear to spine caps raised bands, hinges, and corners, paper has light rubbing/shelfwear; Text block has marbled edges and endpapers, bookplate on front pastedown, paper is stiff with light puckering, foxing to plates, else clean and tight; xvi, 624 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1350229. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Chapman & Hall, 193, Piccadilly [from 1839], 1865. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine+. Early Issue of Dickens's first commercial triumph, the novel that established his lasting reputation. Issued in 1865 or earlier, based on printer's imprint (verso of title page), possibly as early as 1852, when Chapman & Hall moved from 186 Strand to 193 Piccadilly. Thick demy 8vo (219 x 131mm): xvi,624pp, Illustrated with frontispiece author's portrait and 39 full-page plates. Publisher's original olive green fine-diaper cloth, covers framed in blind with triple rule enclosing inner blind-stamped frame of chain-like design, ornament of stems and leaves in corners (identical to cloth covers of primary binding of Dombey and Son); spine ruled in five panels, lettered in gilt to second and fourth; coated pale yellow end papers; edges rough- trimmed. Armorial book plate of A. G. W. Skirrow (modified in manuscript by W. A. Telford) to front paste-down. An unusually clean copy, both pages and plates, in… Read More