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 & 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) 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.
'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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
VOL. XII
(DICKENS, Charles) The Letters. Vol. XII. 1868-1870. (Pilgrim Edition.)Oxford: Clarendon Press. 2002
Orig. red cloth. FINE in d.w.
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 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 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] Familiar Epistle from a Parent to a Child, aged two years and two months. [EXTRACTED FROM: Bentley's Miscellany, vol. V, 1839.]
[Richard Bentley.] 1839
Pp219/220. Disbound. Loose.
[Richard Bentley.] 1839
Pp219/220. Disbound. Loose.
(DICKENS, Charles) [Household Words] The Uncollected Writings of Charles Dickens: Household Words 1850-1859; edited with an introduction and notes by Harry Stone. 2 vols.
Allen Lane, Penguin Press. 1969
Half titles, illus. Orig. maroon cloth, black labels. A v.g. copy in good d.ws.
Allen Lane, Penguin Press. 1969
Half titles, illus. Orig. maroon cloth, black labels. A v.g. copy in good d.ws.
(DICKENS, Charles) [Pickwick Papers] Pickwickian Wit and Humour. Selected by Percy Fitzgerald. 16mo.
Gay & Bird. (The Bibelots.) 1903
Series title, front. Orig. brown suede on limp boards, printed in darker brown. a.e.g. v.g.
Gay & Bird. (The Bibelots.) 1903
Series title, front. Orig. brown suede on limp boards, printed in darker brown. a.e.g. v.g.
'AN ACTOR'S DEATH'
(DICKENS, Charles) [Pickwick Papers] The Library of Romance, a collection of tales and romances: by Scott, Southey, Moore, Mrs. Hall, Boz, Sheridan Knowles, Mrs. Hemans, James, Roscoe, Wordsworth, &c.T. Noble. 1845
Engr. front. ('Jeune Suissesse' after Colin) & plates. In gift-book binding, orig. olive green diagonal-grained cloth, spine blocked & lettered in gilt, front board with central monogram in gilt; spine faded & a little worn at head & tail. a.e.g.
(DICKENS, Charles) [Pickwick Papers] The Library of Romance, a collection of tales and romances: by Scott, Southey, Moore, Mrs. Hall, Boz, Sheridan Knowles, Mrs. Hemans, James, Roscoe, Wordsworth, &c.
T. Noble. 1845
Engr. front. ('Le Jeune Savoyard' by Decamps). Orig. dark green vertical-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. v.g.
T. Noble. 1845
Engr. front. ('Le Jeune Savoyard' by Decamps). Orig. dark green vertical-grained cloth, blocked in blind, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed. v.g.
(DICKENS, Charles) COOPER, Frederick Fox. Hard Times. A domestic drama, in three acts. Founded upon the popular novel ... by Fox Cooper.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard Plays, no. 785.) [c.1884]
Illus., final ad. leaf. Orig. pale green printed wrappers; following wrapper with lateral tear v. neatly repaired with archival tap, edges sl. browned. Still a v.g. copy.
John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard Plays, no. 785.) [c.1884]
Illus., final ad. leaf. Orig. pale green printed wrappers; following wrapper with lateral tear v. neatly repaired with archival tap, edges sl. browned. Still a v.g. copy.
BOUND WITH 'SKETCHES OF YOUNG GENTLEMEN'
(DICKENS, Charles) (CASWALL, Edward) Sketches of Young Ladies: in which these interesting members of the animal kingdom are classified, according to their several instincts, habits, and general characteristics. By "Quiz". With six illustrations by "Phiz". 7th edn.Chapman & Hall. 1837
Front. & plates by Phiz. BOUND WITH: Sketches of Young Gentlemen. 2nd edn. 1838. 2 vols in 1 in contemp. half black roan, spine lettered & ruled in gilt; sl. wear to corners, a little rubbed.
(DICKENS, Charles) (COOPER, Frederick Fox) Little Dorrit. A domestic drama in three acts. Founded upon the popular novel, by Charles Dickens. As performed at the London theatres. G. Purkess. (Purkess's Library of Romance. Penny Pictorial Play, no. 28.) [1858?]
Single sheet folded into 8pp, hand-coloured woodcut illus. on front; edges sl. chipped. v.g.
(DICKENS, Charles) (GILL, André) L'ECLIPSE. Large caricature portrait of Charles Dickens, from the front wrapper of L'Eclipse, Première année, no. 21 (14th June 1868). Folio. Paris: redacteur en Chef et Directeur F. Polo. 1868
48 x 31cm. Front wrapper only from a single issue of L'Eclipse, with large image of Dickens, 'par Gill', with some detail printed in colour. Sl. damp stains in margins, not affecting image, single light horizontal fold.
PARODY
(DICKENS, Charles) ANTHOLOGY. [Haunted Man] American Readings in Prose and Verse. Carefully selected. Part II. Samuel French. [1884]
Orig. printed orange wrappers; sm. closed tear in lower margin of back wrapper.
SIX FOLIO PARTS
(DICKENS, Charles) ARCHER, Thomas. Charles Dickens: a gossip about his life, works, and characters with eighteen full-page character sketches … by Frederick Barnard and other illus. by well-known artists. 6 pts. Large folio.Cassell & Co. [1894?]
Titles in red & black, plates, illus. Orig. printed limp boards, maroon cloth spines. A v.g. clean copy.
(DICKENS, Charles) BAILLIE-SAUNDERS, Margaret. The Philosophy of Dickens: a study of his life and teaching as a social reformer. FIRST EDITION.
Henry J. Glaisher. 1905
Ad. leaf preceding half title, front. port., 5pp ads; occasional light spotting. Orig. red cloth, lettered in gilt. A v.g. bright copy.
Henry J. Glaisher. 1905
Ad. leaf preceding half title, front. port., 5pp ads; occasional light spotting. Orig. red cloth, lettered in gilt. A v.g. bright copy.
(DICKENS, Charles) BARNETT, Charles Zachary. A Christmas Carol; or, The Miser's Warning! (Adapted from Charles Dickens's celebrated work.) With an illustration.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. [c.1871]
26pp. Front.; sl. spotted towards end. Disbound.
Thomas Hailes Lacy. [c.1871]
26pp. Front.; sl. spotted towards end. Disbound.
(DICKENS, Charles) BARTLETT, George Bradford. Mrs. Jarley's Far-famed Collection of Waxworks. Vol. I (containing 4 pts.).
Samuel French. [1889?]
Orig. sky blue pictorial cloth, blocked in red & gilt, bevelled boards; e.ps sl. browned. a.e.g. v.g.
Samuel French. [1889?]
Orig. sky blue pictorial cloth, blocked in red & gilt, bevelled boards; e.ps sl. browned. a.e.g. v.g.
INVITATION TO A CELEBRATORY DINNER.
(DICKENS, Charles) BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND INSTITUTE. 'The Council propose to celebrate the Entrance upon the New Building by a Dinner of the Members and Friends of the Institute, to be held in the Music Hall, after the Annual Meeting on the 10th of January [1859], at which Lord Ward will preside ...' 1858
4pp 4to, printed in sloping script on first two pages only; several light folds. Paper watermarked Joynson 1858. v.g.
(DICKENS, Charles) BIRMINGHAM. Town Hall. Playbill. (Not So Bad As We Seem.) On Thursday evening, May 13th, 1852, the amateur company of The Guild of Literature and Art, ... will have the honor of performing, for the seventeenth time, a new comedy, in five acts, by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, ... called Not So Bad As We Seem: or, Many Sides to a Character. ... The performance to conclude with (for the sixteenth time) an original farce, in one act, by Mr. Charles Dickens and Mr. Mark Lemon, entitled Mr. Nightingale's Diary. ... The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Charles Dickens. W.S. Johnson, "Nassau Steam Press". 1852
Single sheet folio playbill, printed in red & black; sl. torn along horizontal fold. Numbered '1500' in ms. in top left corner, possibly the print-run? 24.5 x 50cm.
(DICKENS, Charles) BIRMINGHAM. Town Hall. Playbill. (Not So Bad As We Seem.) On Wednesday, May 12th, 1852, The Amateur Company of The Guild of Literature and Art, ... will have the honour of performing, for the sixteenth time, a new comedy, in five acts, by Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, ... called Not So Bad As We Seem: or, Many Sides to a Character. ... The performance to conclude with (for the fifteenth time) an original farce, in one act, by Mr. Charles Dickens and Mr. Mark Lemon, entitled Mr. Nightingale's Diary. ... The whole produced under the direction of Mr. Charles Dickens. Birmingham: E.C. Osborne, printer, 1852
Single sheet small folio playbill, printed in red & black; small nick in upper margin, just catching the headline 'BIRMINGHAM'. 20.5 x 33cm.
(DICKENS, Charles) BROUGHAM, John. A Message from the Sea. A drama, in four acts. Founded on Charles Dickens's tale of that name. John Dicks. (Dicks' Standard Plays, no. 459.) [c.1884]
Illus. Orig. pink printed wrappers; front wrapper chipped along top edge, a little faded.
(DICKENS, Charles) BROWN, Ivor. Dickens in his Time. (Reprinted.)
Nelson. 1963
Half title, front., illus. Orig. bright blue cloth. v.g. in d.w.
Nelson. 1963
Half title, front., illus. Orig. bright blue cloth. v.g. in d.w.
COURT OF CHANCERY
(DICKENS, Charles) CHALLINOR, William. [Bleak House] The Court of Chancery; its inherent defects, as exhibited in its system of procedure and of fees; with suggestions for a remedy. Also an appendix, containing extracts from evidence taken before the Select Committee on Fees. 2nd edn. Stevens & Norton. 1849
Sewn as issued in cream wrappers. v.g.
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