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Price: US$5.15 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 130 pages, (Advance Subscription Form), section of lithographic reproductions, good condition in cloth binding, boards marked and soiled, end-papers and preliminary and concluding pages spotted, text in very good, clean condition. The contents include Charles |Dickens and his Illustrators by Arthur Waugh and A Bibliographical List of the original illustrations to the work of Dickens compiled by Thomas Hatton.
Seller: Provan Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Waugh, Arthur. THE NONESUCH DICKENSIANA. Retrospectus and Prospectus. The Nonesuch Press, 1937.
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Condition: Fair
Description: The Nonesuch Press, 1937. Hardback, 8vo, 128,[iii]pp. Endpapers and final pages a little stained. Original blue cloth, mottled and worn, spine tearing. A fair working copy
Seller: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, United Kingdom
Price: US$5.15 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 130 pages, (Advance Subscription Form), section of lithographic reproductions, very good condition in cloth binding, end-papers and preliminary and concluding pages spotted, text in very good, clean condition. The contents include Charles |Dickens and his Illustrators by Arthur Waugh and A Bibliographical List of the original illustrations to the work of Dickens compiled by Thomas Hatton.
Seller: Provan Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Waugh, Arthur & Thomas Hatton. NONESUCH DICKENSIANA.. Nonesuch Press, 1937.
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Condition: Good
Description: No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
. Nonesuch Dickensiana. Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury England, 1937.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: I. Charles Dickens and his illustrators by Arthur Waugh, II A bibliographical list of the oroginal illustrations being those made under Dickens' supervision by Thomas Hatton, III Retrspectus Editions of Dickens's works, IV Prospectus The Nonesuch Dickens. Long and foot pages deckled. Covers a bit darkened, edges frayed, light foxing on endpages.; 6 5/8 x 10 1/8 "
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Waugh,Arthur and Hatton,Thomas:. The Nonesuch Dickens. Bloomsbury The Nonesuch Press, 1937.
Price: US$10.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback 1st Edition,tall 8vo,130pp text comprising,Charles Dickens and his illustrators,A Biographical list,Retrospectus and Prospectus each of the 4 parts separated by a captioned brown page,text illustrations in part 1and bound-in examples of page type,titles and spines in part 3,advanced subscription form at end.Very good in blue boards,gilt titles and Nonesuch bear logo on upper board,uncut pages.Exterior a little dusty but interior clean and tight.No D/W
Seller: Pauline Harries Books, Liphook, Hampshire, United Kingdom
WAUGH, Arthur. Nonesuch Dickensiana: The Nonesuch Dickens. , 1937.
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Description: First edition, 1937. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Good condition; boards rubbed and edgeworn with some scratches and marks, bumps to corners and spine, deckle edges, foxing to fore edges and endpapers. No dust jacket. Published: The Nonesuch Press, 1937
Seller: Roy Turner Books, Stockport, United Kingdom
Waugh, Arthur & Waugh, Thomas. NONESUCH DICKENSIANA. , 1937.
Price: US$11.33 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: . no dustjacket, 1937 Nonesuch Press, sligh nick to spine, light tanning to end papers,
Seller: GREENSLEEVES BOOKS, Oxford, United Kingdom
Waugh, Arthur. NONESUCH DICKENSIANA Retrospectus and Prospectus. THE NONESUCH PRESS, 1937.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Royal blue boards with gilt title on front and spine. Moderate to heavy soil. Some foxing inside front and back covers otherwise book is clean and sound.
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.
. Nonesuch Dickensiana. The Nonesuch Press, 1937.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Description: The book is a prospectus for the publication of the Nonesuch Dickens. It contains Arthur Waugh, 'Charles Dickens and His Illustrators'; Thomas Hatton 'A Bibliographical List of the Original Illustrations to the Works of Charles Dickens Being Made Under His Supervision'; 'Retrospectus Editions of Dickens Works'; and Prospectus The Nonesuch Dickens'. First edition (first printing). A very good copy in blue cloth covers with silver decoration and lettering. No dust jacket.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$12.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In blue cloth. Light wear to cloth at spine ends. Bookplate.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$12.76 + shipping
Description: 8vo. [131pp.] B/w. illustrations and facsimiles. Some occasional slight foxing, with heavier foxing to e.ps. Bound in light blue cloth with gilt lettering. US$12
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
Price: US$13.91 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1937. Bloomsbury. Hard Cover. Book- VG, rough edges, foxed, spine sunned, boards marked. 10x6.5. 130pp. B/w illus title page, 12 b/w illus.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
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Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Lacking d.j. Spine reads 'Nonesuch Dickensiana.' Some fading to cloth at margins of scratched boards. Bumping to ends of spine and forecorners. Some toning to leaves with light foxing to front paste down. Gift inscription to f.f.e.p. VG/--.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: Dickens, Charles 1st. ed.ills. v.g. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.
Seller: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.46 + shipping
Description: Large 8vo, 128, [4]pp., illustrs., and facsimiles, orig. blue cloth, uncut.
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom
Price: US$15.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In blue cloth.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 130pp. In blue cloth-covered boards, with gilt lettering (boards square, a little rounded on corners and a few mild marks). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Printed on hand-made paper. Handsome, high quality volume, as expected from the Nonesuch Press. Prospectus issued by the Nonesuch Press for the most collected complete edition of Dickens' works, containing important articles including Dickens and His Illustrators by Arthur Waugh and a Bibliographical List of Dickens original illustrators compiled by Thomas Hatton, with a retrospectus of previous editions of Dickens and a prospectus for the Nonesuch Press edition. Slim 8vo.
Seller: BookAddiction (ibooknet member), Canterbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$21.90 + shipping
Description: Half title; illus. Orig. blue cloth. A prospectus for the Nonesuch edition of Dickens' works with studies on Dickens and his illustrators by Arthur Waugh, and on the original illustrations by Thomas Hatton, with samples of earlier collected editions.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$23.19 + shipping
Description: Gilt cloth just slightly dulled. Roy.8vo, c.pp130, handsome armorial bookpolate of Roland Burrows KC, a very good copy. With many facsimiles & tipped-in illustrations. Useful book, with a great deal of information on Dickens and his illustrators by Arthur Waugh and Thomas Hatton : and critical overviews of many of the earlier Collected Editions : and also of the outstanding Nonesuch Edition. 'Easily the most ambitious of all the Nonesuch prospectuses' [Dreyfus]. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.
Seller: Adam Mills Rare Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo; pp 128; G; blue spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has modest soiling to exterior; lightly sunned spine; some fraying to spine edges' strong boards; text block has mild tone; good binding; deckled edges; illustrated; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5.1. 1330083. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover, tall 8vo, bound in blue cloth with gilt motif stamped on front cover. 131 pages. Untrimmed and without dust-wrapper as issued. Contains articles by Arthur Waugh: "Charles Dickens and his Illustrators", Thomas Hatton: "A Bibliographical List of the Original Illustrations to the Works of Charles Dickens Being Those Made Under his Supervision," a retrospectus and a prospectus. Vignette illustrations in text. A very nice copy of this introduction to what has become the premier set of Dickens collected works. Podeschi 324H. Very good
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.62 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; 128 p. : ill., facsims. ; 26 cm. Notes; Half-title: 'Nonesuch Dickensiana'.Includes a form for advance subscription and envelope addressed to the Nonesuch Press. Contents; I. Charles Dickens and his illustrators / by Arthur Waugh. -- II. A bibliographical list of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens being those made under his supervision / now compiled for the first time by Thomas Hatton. -- III. Retrospectus: editions of Dickens's works. -- IV. Prospectus: the Nonesuch Dickens. Subjects; Dickens, Charles (1812-1870). Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) Bibliography. Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) ; Illustrations. Browne, Hablot Knight (1815-1882). Nonesuch Dickens. Illustrators England. Book Illustration. Genre; Bibliographies. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$30.25 + shipping
Description: 128, [4] pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Excellent treatment of Dickens' illustrators / illustrations, as well as the significant sets of collected works. Spine panel lightly sunned. Foxing to eps. A VG copy. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine panel & front board
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. A bibliographical list of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens being those made under his supervision now compiled for the first time by Thomas Hatton. Includes the prospectus issued by the press for their complete set of Dickens's works. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and front cover. Foxing to endpapers and previous owner's signature in pen, else interior pages are clean and bright. Very good condition. 128 pages. BOB/011623.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. A bibliographical list of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens being those made under his supervision now compiled for the first time by Thomas Hatton. Includes the prospectus issued by the press for their complete set of Dickens's works. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and front cover. Slight fading and bumping. Interior pages clean and bright. Very good condition. 128 pages. BOB/053019.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Waugh, Arthur / Hatton, Thomas. Nonesuch Dickensiana. Nonesuch Press, Bloomsbury, 1937.
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Description: 8vo. 130 pp. Cloth binding, gilt lettering and cover design, no jacket, light surface wear, good copy. (90283).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 129 (2) S.mit Illustrationen und eingebundene Beilagen; Original-Leinenband (etwas anestaubt, ausgeschiedenes Exemplar der Royal College of Art, London, mit dem Exlibris der Bibliothek, Stempel u.Blindprägung der Bibliothek); Gr.8°. Insges,noch gutes Exemplar, innen gut. Enthält : Arthur Waugh: Charles Dickens and his Illustrators; Thomas Hutton: A bibliographical list of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens being those made under his supervision; Retrospectus: Edtions of Dicken's Works; Propectus - The Nonesuch Dickens.
Seller: Antiquariat Andreas Schwarz, Bonn, Germany
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Description: 130 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 10-1/8" x 6-1/2" Excellent treatment of Dickens' illustrators/illustrations & the important sets of collected works. VG (cloth a bit dull / name label on front paste-down). Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
[DICKENS Charles]. Nonesuch Dickensiana: Retrospectus and Prospectus. Nonesuch Press 1937, 1937.
Price: US$38.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: no dust jacket, spine bumped, illustrations, examples of bindings and type settings of five previous editions of Pickwick Papers (Retrospectus), very good. includes Charles Dickens and His Illustrators by Arthur Waugh and A Bibliographical List of the Original Illustrations to the Works of Charles Dickens, being Those made under His Supervision by Thomas Hatton; first edition; 129 pages
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.75 + shipping
Description: 1937. Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1937. Cloth, 128 pp. Some bowing to boards; foxing as per usual. Very Sound.
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; 128 p. : ill., facsims. ; 26 cm. Notes; Half-title: 'Nonesuch Dickensiana'.Includes a form for advance subscription and envelope addressed to the Nonesuch Press. Contents; I. Charles Dickens and his illustrators / by Arthur Waugh. -- II. A bibliographical list of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens being those made under his supervision / now compiled for the first time by Thomas Hatton. -- III. Retrospectus: editions of Dickens's works. -- IV. Prospectus: the Nonesuch Dickens. Subjects; Dickens, Charles (1812-1870). Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) Bibliography. Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) ; Illustrations. Browne, Hablot Knight (1815-1882). Nonesuch Dickens. Illustrators England. Book Illustration. Genre; Bibliographies. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: Bloomsbury, London, UK: Nonesuch Press. Good plus condition-cover scuffed/No Dustjacket. 1937. 8vo., 133 pp. . Good plus condition-cover scuffed/No Dustjacket
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$42.51 + shipping
Description: Half title, illus. Uncut in orig. blue cloth. v.g. in glassine wrapper. In orig. sl. worn orange box. A prospectus for the Nonesuch edition of Dickens' works with studies on Dickens and his illustrators by Arthur Waugh, and on the original illustrations by Thomas Hatton, with samples of earlier collected editions.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$42.51 + shipping
Description: Half title, illus; the odd spot. Uncut in orig. blue cloth. v.g. in glassine wrapper. In orig. sl. worn orange box. A prospectus for the Nonesuch edition of Dickens' works with studies on Dickens and his illustrators by Arthur Waugh, and on the original illustrations by Thomas Hatton, with samples of earlier collected editions.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$46.38 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Blue cloth binding. Outer and lower page edges untrimmed. Very light scuff to rear board and very slight tanning to endpapers, the book is otherwise in first class condition throughout. Comes with the original cover letter from the Nonesuch Press signed by Press Secretary E.S. Harper. Overall condition is Near Fine. Size: 6.5 x 10 inches (16 x 26 cm).
Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United Kingdom
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 130 clean, unmarked pages/ blue c w/gilt titles; 2 items bound in one volume Size: 8 Vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$57.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 130 pages, plus a form for advance subscription. Pages are clean and bright, with some light foxing on endpapers and few pages within. Various facsimiles relating to Dicken's works are bound in. Illustrated with reproductions from his works. Previous owner's bookplate on the fep. Blue cloth with gilt titles and illustration. Light wear on corners and edges. Spine slightly faded. Covers show some scuffing and small stains. Binding is good and tight. Very nice book. VG- Size: 6 1/2 x 10
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Nonesuch Press. Nonesuch Dickensiana. Bloomsbury Nonesuch Press 1937., 1937.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Very good. Includes "Charles Dickens and his Illustrators" by Arthur Waugh and "A Bibliographical List of the Original Illustrations.". 1st edition. Binding is Cloth.
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Description: An excellent and complete, informative prospectus on the Nonesuch Dickensiana. The first edition, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this volume comprising bibliographical information on the Nonesuch Dickensiana.Containing four peces 'Charles Dickens and His Ilustrators,' by Arthur Wright, past president of the Dickens Fellowship nd Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Chapman and Hall (the original Dickens publishers); 'A Bibliographical List' of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens, compiled by Thomas Hatton; 'A Retrospectus' on the editions of Dickens' work; and a 'Prospectus' on the Nonesuch Dickens.Illustrated with some plates of photographs and facsimiles of Dickens' original work. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear only and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. With a minor faint spotting to the endpapers, not affecting the leaves which are bright and clean. Illustrated with some plates of photographs and facsimiles of Dickens' original work. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A complete, informative prospectus on the Nonesuch Dickensiana. The first edition, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this volume comprising bibliographical information on the Nonesuch Dickensiana.Containing four pieces 'Charles Dickens and His Illustrators,' by Arthur Wright, past president of the Dickens Fellowship and Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Chapman and Hall (the original Dickens publishers); 'A Bibliographical List' of the original illustrations to the works of Charles Dickens, compiled by Thomas Hatton; 'A Retrospectus' on the editions of Dickens' work; and a 'Prospectus' on the Nonesuch Dickens.Illustrated with plates of photographs and facsimiles of Dickens' original work. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor marking to the boards, light soiling to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to the endpapers, otherwise the pages are bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Description: An informative bibliographical exploration into Dickensiana, published by the Nonesuch Press. Contains 'Charles Dickens and his Illustrators', written by Arthur Waugh, ex-President of the Dickens Fellowship, a bibliographical list of the original illustrations to Charles Dickens' works, compiled by Thomas Hatton, a retrospectus detailing editions of Dickens' work, and a prospectus of the Nonesuch editions of Dickens.Published by the Nonesuch Press, a private press founded in 1922 which used a small hand press to design books. Barnes and Noble re-issued prints of the Nonesuch editions of Dickens' novels in the early twenty-first century.Containing a form for prospective buyers of the then not-yet released Nonesuch editions of Dickens' work.A compelling bibliographical work regarding Charles Dickens' works and illustrators. In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with just a little general wear. Two ownership inscriptions to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$7407.51 + shipping
Description: 840 OF 877 SETS, the illustrations printed from the original steel plates or woodblocks (or electrotyped facsimiles of the original woodblocks), titles with Nonesuch device, each novel with colour facsimile of cover of first originally issued part, royal 8vo, original buckram by Leighton-Straker, in various complementary colours - apple-green, cream, black, blue, brown, dark green, fawn, maroon, orange, red and yellow, backstrips with uniform gilt-lettered black morocco labels, ('Dickensiana' in gilt-lettered blue linen, spine ends with slight wear, endpapers faintly toned), top edge gilt on the rough, others untrimmed, labels with a few chips, a couple of marks on backstrips of paler volumes, but generally clean and bright, very good. A handsome set of this attractive and highly readable edition. lauded by contemporary reviewers including 'The Scotsman': 'No more handsome edition of Dickens has yet appeared; nor is it easy to conceive of any which might surpass this one.' The edition was printed in a specially designed and newly cut face, Bulmer, based on a type created by William Martin at the end of the eighteenth century, its aim to be as inconspicuous as possible: 'In Dickens, the style is the man; the type must be neutral lest it alter the accents of the man.' ('Dickensiana') The advertising campaign for the set was unprecedented for the Press, including the extensive Retrospectus and Prospectus, 'Dickensiana', featuring lithograph reproductions printed at the Curwen Press, and the presence of a plate-block of one illustration in each set (thus setting the limitation at 877) from the original Chapman and Hall blocks which the press had acquired. This practice proved highly controversial, David Garnett, in the New Statesman and Nation, describing the dispersal of the historically significant plate-block collection as 'an act of vandalism', though he did admit that 'The Pickwick Papers', the first volume of the set to appear, 'was a most beautifully produced book.' (Dreyfus, p.243). The plate for this set is the woodblock (the scarcest block form of the sets) for the illustration 'Trying -on for the Doll's Dressmaker' by Marcus Stone, engraved by W.T. Green, with several proof pulls, including one mounted (slightly spotted), but without publisher's limitation letter. (Dreyfus 108)
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Price: US$8695.78 + shipping
Description: 23 vols and etched steel plate in box, 8vo (255 x 158 mm), without the Nonesuch Dickensiana; uncut, volumes and box bound in original coloured full buckram by the Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Co., Ltd., gilt morocco lettering-pieces on spines, top edges gilt; a little light wear and occasional soiling, spines of a few volumes lightly sunned; a very good set, from the library of Laurence Olivier.Limited edition of 877, of which 66 sets were destroyed when a bomb hit the bindery in September 1940, so at most 811 complete sets survive (Dreyfus, Nonesuch Press, 108). The steel plate included with this set is number 605, "Solemn reference is made to Mr. Bunsby" from Dombey and Son (Chapter 23, facing p.458), engraved by H. K. Browne ('Phiz'), with the typed letter of authenticity on Chapman & Hall headed paper, signed by Arthur Waugh.Intended as a definitive edition of Dickens' works the Nonesuch Press edition was printed using the original steel plates and woodblocks created by Chapman & Hall for the illustrations in the first editions of the books. Each set of the works was accompanied by one of the original engraved plates or woodblocks, of which there were 877. The original steel-engraved plate in this set is by 'Phiz' (Hablot Knight Browne), who was Dickens' friend and the most highly regarded illustrator of his works. G. K. Chesterton once remarked, "no other illustrator ever created the true Dickens characters with the precise and correct quantum of exaggeration. No other illustrator ever breathed the true Dickens atmosphere, in which clerks are clerks and yet at the same time elves" (from ODNB). Dreyfus 108. Language: English
Seller: Bernard Quaritch Ltd ABA ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$10587.50 + shipping
Description: 25 volumes, including "Dickensiana" and plate volume, one of 877 numbered sets, 8vo., with illustrations printed from the original plates, original vari-coloured cloth, morocco labels, top edges gilt on the rough, others uncut, light even and uniform fading to spines as usual, a little spotting to the buckram on one or two volume but a really pleasing set. With the original steel plate 'The Dying Clown' from Pickwick Papers, with letter of authenticity from the publisher. Text based upon the Charles Dickens Edition, the last to be revised by Dickens himself. After the Depression of the early thirties, the Nonesuch Press was effectively saved from bankruptcy by the intervention of the American, George Macy. The Dickens was very much his project and it was due to his great energy that the set was produced so quickly. It was described at the time by the Daily Telegraph as "One of the most glorious achievements of publishing in our time. Robert Lynd in the News Chronicle declared it the most pleasant Dickens to read that has ever been published, while The Scotsman observed : No more handsome edition of Dickens has yet appeared; nor is it easy to conceive of any which might surpass this one. As an inducement to subscribers, Macy had advertised the fact that he would distribute one original full-page engraved plate with each set, and supply it with a box which matched the spine designs of the printed books. In 1937, electrotype duplicates of some of these plates were being offered for sale at £30, after a London bookseller had bought duplicate sets of plates for four novels from Chapman and Hall. Macy considered that 877 of the full-page illustrations he had bought from the same source were suitable for distribution by lottery to those subscribing to the Nonesuch Dickens, and accordingly the size of the edition was limited to that number." - Dreyfus. Dreyfus 108.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$16103.29 + shipping
Description: First Nonesuch edition, number 37 of 877 sets with an original plate, a desirable set with the variously coloured cloth bindings in uniformly fresh condition. The peculiar limitation is due to the inclusion, enclosed in the 24th volume of each set, of one of the original plates used by Chapman and Hall, Dickens's original publishers, in their first printings of each title. Since they held in their archive 877 such plates - the majority steel but with a number of wood blocks - the limitation was set at this number. The present set includes the steel plate entitled "Free and Easy" by George Cruikshank, which originally appeared in Sketches by Boz. Also included is a proof pull and a letter of authentication from Chapman and Hall signed by Deputy Chairman Arthur Waugh, and numbered 37. Even aside from the inclusion of this Dickensian relic, the edition has always been highly sought after by collectors, the largest project of the Nonesuch Press and one of their great triumphs, esteemed for the quality of its printing, illustrations, and paper. As noted in the Prospectus, collected within Nonesuch Dickensiana, also included here, "it will never be possible for a more complete and perfect edition to be put upon the market". 25 volumes, large octavo. Original buckram in various colours, black morocco label to spines, top edges gilt on the rough, others untrimmed. Including Nonesuch Dickensiana. Illustrated throughout after the original plates; with original steel-engraved plate (see note). A couple of spines very lightly faded, occasional small mark to cloth, overall an excellent set.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom