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(DICKENS, Charles). [Household Words.] Pearl-Fishing. Choice stories. From Dickens' Household Words. First Series.. Auburn: Alden, Beardsley & Co.; Rochester: Wanzer, Beardsley & Co. 1854, 1854.

Price: US$93.57 + shipping

Description: Front. port. Orig. purple cloth, gilt spine faded & chipped at head & tail; a little rubbed. A good sound copy of a scarce work. Four copies on Copac.

Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom

Dickens, Charles. Pearl Fishing. Auburn: Beardsley & Co, 1854, 1854.

Price: US$95.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First series. Probably first edition. Exterior dark green cover with gilt. Book cover worn around edges. Reasonable shape. ***** Shipping covers Canada and USA only.

Seller: E.S., St. Catharines, ON, Canada

DICKENS, CHARLES. PEARL-FISHING. , 1854.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: (DICKENS, Charles). PEARL-FISHING. Choice Stories, from Dickens' Household Words. Second Series. Auburn, [NY]: Alden, Beardsley & Co. [and] Rochester, [NY]: Wanzer, Beardsley & Co., 1854. First edition so collected, all having anonymously appeared in the American version of "Household Words," the periodical edited in London by Dickens. While none of these tales appear on Eckel's list, many of Dickens contributions were not identified until some time later. 8vo, 351 pp. + 1 p. ads.; with frontis. portrait of Dickens. Publisher's green cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Spine faded, extremes a little rubbed, but overall a very sound and attractive copy. Horizontal dent to rear board.

Seller: Boston Book Company, Inc. ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles. Pearl-Fishing: Choice Stories, From Dickens' Household Words. Alden, Beardsley & Co. and Wanzer, Beardsley & Co. 1854, Auburn [NY] and Rochester [NY], 1854.

Price: US$129.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 351, (1) pp. Original blind-stamped red cloth with decorative gilt to spine. Rebacked with the original spine laid down. Boards slightly marked. Tissue-guarded frontis portrait. Foxing throughout. No ownership names. Binding firm. VG 8vo.

Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom

DICKENS, Charles. Pearl Fishing. 2nd series. Alden, Beardsley & Co., 1854,, 1854.

Price: US$132.67 + shipping

Description: DICKENS, Charles. Pearl Fishing : Choice Stories from Dickens' Household Words. Auburn, [N.Y.]: Alden, Beardsley & Co.; Rochester: Wanzer, Beardsley & Co., 1854. Second Series. Pp. 351. Port. frontis with tissue guard. 8vo, navy pressed cloth, decorative borders, gilt lettering to front, gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Two inch dampstain from front paste-down to frontis, small brown stain from p.324 to end along fore-edge, one inch tear along lower front edge of spine, head and tail of spine nicked, small stain to front cloth, rubbed, corners bumped, some foxing to frontis, previous owner's name pencilled to ffep, else vg. 175.00

Seller: John W. Doull, Bookseller, Dartmouth, NS, Canada

Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. PEARL-FISHING. Choice Stories. From Dickens' Household Words. First Series. Alden Beardsley & Co, Auburn, 1854.

Price: US$137.50 + shipping

Description: 351, [1] pp. Advert last page. Frontis of Dickens, engraved by Buttre after the "Nickleby" portrait. 12mo. VG+ (spine gilt slightly dull/frontis foxed). Original red blindstamped cloth with gilt stamped lettering & spine decoration. Bright yellow eps 1st edition (Edgar & Vail, p. 26; Gimbel D22; Van der Poel B566.1).

Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles. Pearl-Fishing. Choice Stories, from Dickens' Household Words. Alden, Beardsley New York 1854, New York, 1854.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Description: cover faded, sw ow G+. typical for age.

Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

DICKENS, Charles. Pearl Fishing. 1st series. Alden, Beardsley, 1854,, 1854.

Price: US$212.28 + shipping

Description: DICKENS, Charles. Pearl Fishing. Choice Stories from Dickens' Household Words. First Series. Auburn, [N.Y.]: Alden, Beardsley & Co.; Rochester: Wanzer, Beardsley & Co., 1854. Pp 351, portrait frontis. 8vo, black pressed cloth. Edgeworn, previous owner's name, waterstaining to frontis and first few leaves and to gutter region of last few leaves, foxing throughout. As is. 280.00

Seller: John W. Doull, Bookseller, Dartmouth, NS, Canada