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Dickens, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. James Turney, Jr., New York, 1838.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 699 pp., An early American edition with a number of flaws: rear board partially detached; front hinge cracked but holding; leather spine & corners worn; first couple signatures loose; two pages with corners missing (not affecting text or illustration); early pages foxed
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.. James Turney, New York City, 1838.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens and printed in New York City by James Turney. 1838, 609 pp, 8.75 x 5.75, 8vo, hardcover original boards. In fair condition, with rubbing and wear to boards. Some wear to leather on spine. Hinges remain in good condition with minor wear and text block remains bound well, despite wear. Staining to pages around corners, primarily towards the bottom. Marginalia towards front of book, along with early bookseller sticker from J.B. Lippincott and Co. in Philadelphia. Filled with numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce 1st American edition of the influential novel by Charles Dickens, which popularized serialized writing, cliffhanger endings, and a wide range of plays and other cultural impacts. Like many early Dickens works, this edition was pirated from the British version, due to weak copyright laws in the United States at the time. Includes an early bookseller sticker from J.B. Lippincott and Co., founded only 2 years prior in Philadelphia and would grow to one of the largest American publishers for decades in a row. COLL1838BFIW-0823-aj0413
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 609p + one ad leaf . Light foxing, rebound in brown cloth circa early 20th century.Rear inner hinge cracked, front just starting. Period inscription on verso of frontispiece., light wear to the spine heads and corners.
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Dickens Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Turney James New York, 1838.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Thick 4to hardcover volume in original embossed cloth binding. light wear to spine ends and corners. Boards faded and some spotting. Boards tight end papers not cracked one small label on front endpaper. 609 illustrated pages with some light scattered foxing. 1st American 1 volume edition.
Seller: Antique Emporium, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. James Turney, New York, 1838.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: 1838 1st 1 Vol. American edition. Bound in 3/4 dark morocco over marbled boards. A well-preserved, VG copy, with light scuffing along the spine and leather tips. 5 raised bands, gilt-compartments, bright gilt-lettering to spine. Thick octavo, 607 pgs. 54 illustrations by Phiz and others. New endpapers--including beautiful marbled front free endpaper. Back hinge starting but still firmly in place. Attractive vintage Dickens centenary stamp (1812-1912) to front pastedown.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.