DICKENS, Charles Sketches by Boz. First series. 3rd edn. 2 vols. John Macrone. 1837
Fronts & plates by George Cruikshank; sl. damp-staining in last couple of gatherings & following e.ps vol. I. Original dark blue-green cloth, blocked in bind, spines lettered in gilt; spines sl. faded, but overall a v.g. copy.
(DICKENS, Charles & COLLINS Wilkie) The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices. No Thoroughfare. The Perils of Certain English Prisoners. With illustrations. FIRST EDITION.
Chapman & Hall. 1890
Half title, front. & plates. Uncut in orig. blue-green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Signature of Thomas Pruntin[?], Sept. 22 1891, on half title. A v.g. bright copy.
Chapman & Hall. 1890
Half title, front. & plates. Uncut in orig. blue-green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Signature of Thomas Pruntin[?], Sept. 22 1891, on half title. A v.g. bright copy.
(DICKENS, Charles & CRUIKSHANK, George) The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman. Illustrated by George Cruishank. (3rd edn.) David Bogue. 1851
40pp. Half title, front. & plates by George Cruikshank. Orig. pale green cloth, pictorially blocked in gilt; spine a little faded. v.g.
DICKENS, Charles (and others). Six Extra Christmas Number of All the Year Round: A Message from the Sea, 1860; Mrs Lirriper's Lodgings, 1863; Mrs Lirripers Legacy, 1864; Dr Marigold's Prescriptions, 1865; Mugby Junction, 1866; No Thoroughfare, 1867. FIRST EDITIONS. BOUND WITH FOUR LATER EXTRA CHRISTMAS NUMBERS: Slaves of the Lamp, 1871; Doom's Day Camp, 1872; The Blue Chamber, 1873; The Opal Ring, 1874.
Published at the Office, No. 26, Wellington Street. 1860-74
10 issues in total bound into contemp. half dark green calf, spine ruled in gilt, red leather label lettered in gilt 'ALL THE YEAR / ROUND / ANNUALS'; a little rubbed. Armorial bookplate of the English polymath and expert on Persia, Edward Heron-Allen.
Published at the Office, No. 26, Wellington Street. 1860-74
10 issues in total bound into contemp. half dark green calf, spine ruled in gilt, red leather label lettered in gilt 'ALL THE YEAR / ROUND / ANNUALS'; a little rubbed. Armorial bookplate of the English polymath and expert on Persia, Edward Heron-Allen.
AMERICAN EDITION
DICKENS, Charles and COLLINS, Wilkie. No Thoroughfare. Being the extra Christmas Number of Every Saturday, for Christmas, 1867.Boston: Ticknor & Fields. 1867
42pp. Orig. pale blue ad. slip for the works of Dickens & Reade inserted between pp12/13. Disbound, retaining orig. pink front wrapper; edges sl. chipped, but overall a good copy.
DICKENS'S TRIBUTE
(DICKENS, Charles) Adelaide Anne Procter. IN: The Atlantic Monthly. Vol. XVI, no. 98, Dec. 1865.Boston, Mass.: Ticknor & Fields. 1866
Ad. slip & 4pp cata. preceding title, 8pp following cata. Orig. pale orange wrappers; edges chipped, spine with old tape repairs. A little worn, but holding.
(DICKENS, Charles) Banquet at The Mansion House. A report of the Lord Mayor's banquet for 'gentlemen eminent in art, science, and literature', with illustration, extracted from The Illustrated London News, July 14, 1849.
1849
Illus. 2pp.
1849
Illus. 2pp.
(DICKENS, Charles) Bentley's Miscellany. Vols. I-IX. 1837-1841. Richard Bentley. 1837-41
Front. & plates after Cruikshank, Phiz & Joshua Reynolds. Contemp. half calf, spines gilt in compartments, black leather labels, marbled boards; hinges & corners a little rubbed. Signature of Kathleen Tillotson.
RED CLOTH
(DICKENS, Charles) Character Sketches from Dickens. Compiled with foreword by B.W. Matz ... With introduction by Kare Perugini (Charles Dickens's daughter); illustrated by Harold Copping. 4to.Raphael Tuck & Sons. [1924]
Half title, facsim. front., photo. portrait of Dickens, col. plates. Orig. red embossed cloth, lettered in gilt. Recent booklabel. A v.g. bright copy.
'CAPTAIN BOBADIIL'
(DICKENS, Charles) Charles Dickens as "Captain Bobadil", after Kenny Meadows. n.p. [c.1900]
Black ink & watercolour, image approx. 15 x 24cm, on paper watermarked Van Gelder, 24 x 35cm; three light horizontal folds.
CHILDREN'S STORIES
(DICKENS, Charles) Children's Stories from Dickens; re-told by his grand-daughter Mary Angela Dickens and others. With an introduction by Percy Fitzgerald; illustrated by Harold Copping; edited by Edric Vrederburg. 4to. Raphael Tuck & Sons. [1911]
Half title, col. front. & 11 col. plates, illus. Orig. col. paper-covered pictorial boards, blue cloth spine; spine a little dulled, sl. rubbed. Gift inscription on leading f.e.p., 1911.
(DICKENS, Charles) Christmas Card. Portrait of Dickens. n.p. [c.1890]
Embossed postcard, printed in colour. Verso blank. v.g.
VOLUME ONE
(DICKENS, Charles) Dickens' Journalism. Sketches by Boz and other early papers, 1833-39. Edited by Michael Slater.Phoenix Giants. 1996
2pp biog. preceding titlepage, illus. Paperback. v.g.
DRAFTED BY HAND
(DICKENS, Charles) Hand-Drafted Signed Cheque. For eight pounds, payable 'to House or Bearer', dated London 26th March 1859 and signed with a characteristic flourish. 1859
Folded into eight, with sl. browning along creases. One tiny hole. Overall a nice clean example.
(DICKENS, Charles) Holly Berries from Dickens. Small 4to.
Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. 1898
Half title, illus. throughout in full colour. Padded faux silk boards, lettered in gilt & blocked in colour with holly leaves & berries; spine a little worn. Gift inscription in initial blank, Christmas 1904. An attractive gift book.
Boston: De Wolfe, Fiske & Co. 1898
Half title, illus. throughout in full colour. Padded faux silk boards, lettered in gilt & blocked in colour with holly leaves & berries; spine a little worn. Gift inscription in initial blank, Christmas 1904. An attractive gift book.
SCARCE EARLY COLLECTION
(DICKENS, Charles) Immortelles from Charles Dickens. By Ich.John Moxon. 1856
Half title; a few spots. Orig. royal blue wavy-grained cloth by Bone & Son, lettered in gilt; a little rubbed & marked, corners bumped. Bookplate of Samuel T. Mills.
DICKENS'S OBITUARY OF THACKERAY
(DICKENS, Charles) In Memoriam. (William Makepeace Thackeray.) IN: The Cornhill Magazine, vol. IX., no. 50, February, 1864, pp129-256.1864
Illus. Disbound. A rather fragile copy.
MEMORIAL LOCKET
(DICKENS, Charles) Oval Memorial Locket, inscribed on front, 'PAPA d. June 9 1870'. n.p. [1870]
An attractive oval hinged metal locket, 21 x 25mm, overlaid with silver on the front and cobalt blue enamel & silver on the back. The front is attractively tooled with a floral border & a central shield device which bears the inscription. The back is decorated with silver shields & roundels on a blue background. A miniature portrait would have been placed inside, no longer present.
CHARLES DICKENS IN BOSTON
(DICKENS, Charles) Report of the Dinner Given to Charles Dickens, in Boston, February 1, 1842. Reported by Thomas Gill and William English, reporters on the Morning Post. Most of the speeches revised by their authors. FIRST EDITION. Boston: William Crosby and Co. 1842
Orig. pale pink printed wrappers; spine later reinforced with appropriate paper. Blind university stamp on title. 66pp.
(DICKENS, Charles) Scenes from Dickens, for Drawing-Room and Platform Acting. Adapted by Guy Pertwee, edited by Ernest Pertwee. With 48 costume-plates by Edward Handley-Read. FIRST EDITION.
George Routledge & Sons. [1911]
Half title, front. & plates. E.ps sl. spotted. Orig. dark green cloth, pictorially blocked & lettered in gilt. A v.g. bright copy.
George Routledge & Sons. [1911]
Half title, front. & plates. E.ps sl. spotted. Orig. dark green cloth, pictorially blocked & lettered in gilt. A v.g. bright copy.
(DICKENS, Charles) Selections from Household Words, conducted by Charles Dickens.
New York: James Miller. 1858-59
Lacks leading f.e.p. Orig. green cloth, spine & front board lettered in gilt. v.g.
New York: James Miller. 1858-59
Lacks leading f.e.p. Orig. green cloth, spine & front board lettered in gilt. v.g.
(DICKENS, Charles) Short Plays from Dickens, for the use of Amateur and School Dramatic Societies; arranged by Horace B. Browne. 4th edn.
Chapman & Hall. 1921
Half title, front. & illus; sl. browning. Orig. drab boards, lettered in black; spine dulled.
Chapman & Hall. 1921
Half title, front. & illus; sl. browning. Orig. drab boards, lettered in black; spine dulled.
'RAILWAY EXPENS.S'
(DICKENS, Charles) Signed Cheque. Drawn on Messrs. Coutts & Compy. For £4.19.0, made out to 'Railway expens.s', dated 23rd March 1853 and signed.1853
Crossed; one tiny hole in centre. Attractively framed & glazed by W. Carling & Son, Whitley Bay.
PETTY CASH
(DICKENS, Charles) Signed Cheque. Drawn on Messrs. Coutts & Compy. For five pounds, made out to petty cash, dated 13th August 1852 and signed. 1852
Crossed & folded; sl. split along folds, sl. browned. In card mount.
(DICKENS, Charles) Signed Cheque. Drawn on Messrs. Coutts & Compy. For £37.10.0, made out to 'Mr Patterson', dated 20th October 1866 and signed. 1866
Printed on blue paper, crossed; sl. creased in upper margin.
(DICKENS, Charles) Soirée at the Liverpool Mechanics Institute. An account of the address given by Charles Dickens, with 2 illustrations, extracted from The Illustrated London News, March 2, 1844.
1844
Illus. 2pp.
1844
Illus. 2pp.
(DICKENS, Charles) Sunday Under Three Heads. As it is; as Sabbath Bills would make it; as it might be made. By Timothy Sparks. FIRST EDITION. Chapman & Hall. 1836
Half title with engr. front. on verso, vignette title, two plates by Phiz. Orig. buff pictorial wrappers; at some point neatly re-spined. A nice copy in custom made tan calf slip-case by Rivière & Son.
ANTI-SABBATARIANISM
(DICKENS, Charles) Sunday Under Three Heads. As it is; as Sabbath Bills would make it; as it might be made. By Timothy Sparks. FIRST EDITION.Chapman & Hall. 1836
Half title with engr. front. on verso, vignette title, two plates by Phiz. Contemp. half dark blue morocco, spine up-lettered in gilt. t.e.g. A very nice copy in custom-made red morocco box, titled on spine 'Sunday in London'.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Dent Uniform Edition of Dickens' Journalism. Vol. III: 'Gone Astray' and other papers from Household words 1851-59. Edited by Michael Slater.
J.M. Dent. 1999
Half title, index & glossary. Paperback; sl. creased.
J.M. Dent. 1999
Half title, index & glossary. Paperback; sl. creased.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Dent Uniform Edition of Dickens' Journalism. Vol. II: 'The Amusements of the People' and other papers: reports, essays and reviews 1834-51. Edited by Michael Slater.
J.M. Dent. 1996
2pp biog. preceding titlepage. Paperback. v.g.
J.M. Dent. 1996
2pp biog. preceding titlepage. Paperback. v.g.
VOLUME THREE
(DICKENS, Charles) The Dent Uniform Edition of Dickens' Journalism. Vol. III: 'Gone Astray' and other papers from Household words 1851-59. Edited by Michael Slater.J.M. Dent. 1998
Half title, index & glossary. Orig. black cloth. v.g. in d.w.
VOLUME FOUR
(DICKENS, Charles) The Dent Uniform Edition of Dickens' Journalism. Vol. IV: The Uncommercial Traveller and other papers, 1859-70. Edited by Michael Slater and John Drew.J.M. Dent. 2000
Half title, illus. Orig. black cloth. v.g. in d.w.
VOLUME TWO
(DICKENS, Charles) The Dent Uniform Edition of Dickens' Journalism. Vol. II: 'The Amusements of the People' and other papers: reports, essays and reviews 1834-51. Edited by Michael Slater.J.M. Dent. 1996
Half title, illus. Orig. black cloth. v.g. in d.w.
FOUR NOVELS, CONDENSED
(DICKENS, Charles) The Dickens Digest: four great Dickens masterpieces condensed for the modern reader. David Copperfield, Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Martin Chuzzlewit. Condensed by Mary Louise Aswell, illustrated by Donald McKay.NY & London: McGraw Hill Book Co. 1943
Half title, illus. title across 2 pages, illus. Orig. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; corners & head & tail of spine a little rubbed, leading inner hinge cracking.
TO HENRY KOLLE
(DICKENS, Charles) The Dickens-Kolle Letters. Edited by Harry B. Smith, New York. Supplemental to the letters from Charles Dickens to Maria Beadnell. 4to.Boston, Mass.: The Bibliophile Society. (Printed for members only.) 1910
Limitation leaf, facsim. preceding front. Uncut in orig. half vellum. v.g. in worn slip-case.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Glasgow Athenæum. A report of the soirée at the Glasgow Athenæum to 'celebrate the establishment of the Institution', with illustration, extracted from The Illustrated London News, January 8, 1848.
1848
Illus. 2pp.
1848
Illus. 2pp.
HOUSEHOLD NARRATIVE
(DICKENS, Charles) The Household Narrative of Current Events, being a Monthly Supplement to Household Words. 1850-1853.Office, 16, Wellington Street. 1850-54
4 vols in 1 in contemp. half black calf, marbled boards, red label; spine & corners a little rubbed.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Household Narrative of Current Events, (for the year 1850,) … Office, 16 Wellington Street North. 1850
Orig. green cloth, blocked in blind, lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Household Narrative of Current Events, (for the year 1852,) … Office, 16 Wellington Street North. 1852
Orig. green cloth, blocked in blind, lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. Booklabel of Henry Leatherdale.
VOL. XII
(DICKENS, Charles) The Letters. Vol. XII. 1868-1870. (Pilgrim Edition.)Oxford: Clarendon Press. 2002
Orig. red cloth. FINE in d.w.
VOL. XI
(DICKENS, Charles) The Letters. Vol. XI. 1865-1867. (Pilgrim Edition.)Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1999
Orig. red cloth. FINE in d.w.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Nickleby Pen. Advertising card.
n.p. [c.1840]
Four finely detailed b/w vignettes printed on limp glazed white card, approx. 19 x 12.5cm. Verso blank, showing signs of having been removed from a mount.
n.p. [c.1840]
Four finely detailed b/w vignettes printed on limp glazed white card, approx. 19 x 12.5cm. Verso blank, showing signs of having been removed from a mount.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MRS. MACRONE
(DICKENS, Charles) The Pic Nic Papers. By various hands. Edited by Charles Dickens. Paris: A. & W. Galignani & Co. 1841
Titlepage sl. creased. Contemp. half calf, later maroon leather label; a little rubbed, leading hinge sl. split at head, repaired.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Public Readings; edited by Philip Collins. FIRST EDITION.
Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1975
Half title, front. Orig. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. v.g. in d.w.
Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1975
Half title, front. Orig. black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. v.g. in d.w.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Speeches of Charles Dickens. Edited by K.J. Fielding.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press. 1960
Half title. Orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; front board sl. faded at head. v.g. without d.w.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press. 1960
Half title. Orig. blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; front board sl. faded at head. v.g. without d.w.
(DICKENS, Charles) The Speeches of Charles Dickens. A complete edition. Edited by K.J. Fielding.
Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf. 1988
Half title. Orig. black cloth, spine lettered in silver. MINT in d.w.
Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf. 1988
Half title. Orig. black cloth, spine lettered in silver. MINT in d.w.
FAREWELL READINGS
(DICKENS, Charles) TICKET TO A READING BY CHARLES DICKENS. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1869. Mr. Charles Dickens's Farewell Reading. Stall, 7s, Row AA No. 19. [London] 1869
Square ticket, printed in black & completed in ms. Mounted & housed in a double-sided wooden glazed frame, 13 x 13cm. A very nice example. Approx. 6 x 6cm.
TICKET FOR A CANCELLED READING
(DICKENS, Charles) TICKET TO A READING BY CHARLES DICKENS. Mr. Charles Dickens's Farewell. City Hall, Glasgow, Thursday evening, 18th February 1869. 'Reserved seats, 5s, A row no. 5, seat no. 120.' [Glasgow] 1869
Printed in black on pale green card, neatly cut into two pieces along central vertical perforation. 9 x 6cm,
DICKENS IN NEW YORK: THE BOZ BALL
(DICKENS, Charles) [American Notes] Welcome to Charles Dickens. The Boz Ball. To be given under the direction of a committee of citizens of New York, at the Park Theatre, on the evening of the fourteenth of February next. New York: J.C. House, printer. 1842
Sewn as issued in orig. pale pink wrappers; edges sl. creased. Self label. A v.g. copy in custom-made red cloth fold-over box. 8pp.
(DICKENS, Charles) [Bentley's Miscellany] Editor's Address on Completion of the First Volume. WITH: Address (to the Second Volume). [EXTRACTED FROM: Bentley's Miscellany, vols I & II, 1837.]
[Richard Bentley.] 1837
Two single preliminary leaves. Disbound. Loose.
[Richard Bentley.] 1837
Two single preliminary leaves. Disbound. Loose.
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