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Price: US$43.96 + shipping
Description: Orig.-Leinen, 8°, 640 S. Ecken stark bestossen, Rücken etwas berieben. Name auf 1. Titel. Innen schön.
Seller: Antiquariat Hans Hammerstein OHG, München, Germany
Price: US$57.72 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Complete with 43 Engraved Illustrations by Phiz and Seymour, printed as Plates on one side of the thicker white paper (Bradbury, Evans and Co. Printers). Green cloth cover with blind stamped decoration to front and rear. Blind stamped raised bands & compartments design to spine with gilt lettering. 9" Tall. Dedicatory page dated 1887. 2 small closed tears on sides of spine, a small piece of cloth missing from very bottom (see photo) and a little fraying to very top. Pages generally in nice, clean condition, only some light foxing to a few pages. Binding a little fragile, hinges sound. Bequest inscription on title page dated 1915. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club, Volume II. Chapman & Hall, 1887.
Price: US$59.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chapman & Hall 1887 Victoria edition. Some foxing to pages, text clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
Price: US$59.83 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: XCXII-430 p. - XI-439 p., preface by Chas. Lumptre Johnson. Ill. Class number on spine. Bookplate of the fraser Institute on front pastedown. Publishing binding a bit worn (especially spine). Top and lower spine of I reinforced with tape.
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Price: US$70.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Victoria Edition in 2 volumes. With illustrations by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss, Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) and J. Leech. "Limited edition of 2000 copies, of which 500 have plates printed on India Paper." This set is on thicker card pages (not India paper). Frontispiece and vignette title page plus 41 plates These include facsimiles of the original edition's plates by Phiz and Seymour, plus four plates by Buss and one by Leech, in colour, previously unpublished. A lengthy preface details the printing of the plates and accounts of previous editions. Includes Dickens's prefaces, addresses and dedication, and, at the end of Vol.2, a facsimile of of an inscription by Charles Dickens in Mr Edward Chapman's presentation copy of The Pickwick Papers, and a facsimile of the green paper wrapper of the first edition in parts. Dark green cloth with gilt pictorial decorated titles including 'Victoria Edition' on spines. Condition: Very good. Minor edgewear and rubbing to cloth. All plates etc as called for. Tissue guards all intact, the one to the frontispiece in Vol 2 is partially detached. Inscription to half title vol 1. Plate facing p314 in vol 2 [not facing p318 as in List of Plates]. Occasional minor foxing. Size: 9.5" x 7" 430 / 441 pages Combined weight 2.8kg. Heavy book, will be extra postage for overseas.
Seller: Paperworks, Plymouth, United Kingdom
DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman & Hall, 1887.
Price: US$76.96 + shipping
Description: Victoria edition, two volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces, vignette title in volume I and 47 plates, plus facsimiles of Dickens' handwriting and of the wrapper from one of the parts. Some light marginal foxing to text pages, tissues also with some foxing. Unopened in the original gilt titled green cloth, spine ends bumped otherwise very good. One of 500 copies with india proofs of photogravure reproductions of the original artists' drawings, from a total edition of 2,000 copies.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo, 610pp, Steel engraved plates by R. Seymour and PHIZ . Attractively rebound in green cloth gilt (slight uneven fading, very good).
Seller: Joe Maynard, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$87.91 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 2 vol. in-8 cartonnage toile vert, XCXII-430 p. - XI-439 p., preface by Chas. Lumptre Johnson, with illustrations by R. Seymour, R. X. Buss, Hablôt K. Browne and J. Leech, 27 planches sous serpente dans le tome 1 (dont frontispice), 18 planches sous serpente dans le vol. 2 et 2 fac-simile, mention "Victoria Edition" au dos, bon état.
Seller: Librairie de la Garenne, CLICHY, France
Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. Chapman and Hall, London, 1887.
Price: US$96.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A smart illustrated limited edition of Dickens' sequence of related adventures originally written for serialisation in a periodical. Complete in two volumes. Limited to two thousand copies in five hundred of which the plates are printed on Indian Paper. Volume one is illustrated with frontispiece, vignette, and twenty-eight plates. Volume two is illustrated with frontispiece, nineteen plates, a facsimile of an inscription by Charles Dickens in Mr. Edward Chapman's Presentation Copy of "The Pickwick Paper's" and a facsimile of the green wrapper to part one. Collated complete. Six of the above plates are published here for the first time, as detailed in the text. A collection of related adventure stories originally indented for serialisation in a periodical. The novel follows Samuel Pickwick, a kind and wealthy gentleman who is founder of the Pickwick Club. Along with three other members of the club, he journeys to places away from London and reports back on his findings. Written by Charles Dickens, a English writer and social critic considered one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era. Illustrated by Robert Seymour, a British illustrator, Robert William Buss, a British Victorian artist, Hablot K. Browne, an English artist and illustrator known by his pen name of Phiz, and John Leech, an English caricaturist and illustrator. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor loss to the tail of the spine of volume one and a small split to the cloth at the head of the spine of volume two. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Front hinge tender to volume one but remains firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with some spotting throughout. A small tear has been repaired with paper tape to page xix of volume one. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club-2 Volumes. Chapman & Hall, 1887.
Price: US$144.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2 volumes.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$146.34 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Limited edition of 2000 copies, of which 500 have plates printed on india paper. Dark green leather boards with gilt finishing and raised bands to spine with ornate gilt decoration and contrasting title and author labels. Some wear to edges. Spine labels chipped, and author label missing to volume 2. Small tear to lower edge of front board of volume 2. Decorative end papers. All edges gilt. 430pp + 440pp. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 3042g. Postage within the UK remains at £3. For international orders ABE use an estimate based on a 1kg book. Where a book is lighter/heavier, we will reduce/request additional postage accordingly. We make no profit on postal charges. We expect a parcel of this weight to cost between £20.90 (Europe) and £41.95 (USA) to ship using Royal Mail's International Tracked Service. All our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 002480:15(1a)) Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" Tall 3042 G
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Bristol, United Kingdom
Price: US$320.67 + shipping
Description: Lge thick 8vo. 430 & 440pp. Fully illustrated with plates by various artists. Some internal foxing and spotting. Small ownership stamps to titles and end papers. Edges uncut. Dark green pictorial cloth gilt. Slight creasing and rubbing to bindings but generally a very good set.
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
DICKENS, CHARLES.. THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB.. Chapman and Hall, London, 1887.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Two volumes in three-quarter tawny morocco over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Six-panelled spine with gilt titles. Top edges gilt. This edition was limited to 2000 copies. Vignette title-page in Volume I, with tissue-guarded frontispieces. Numerous full-page illustrations, some published for the first time, all with tissue-guards. Illustrations by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss, Hablot K. Browne("Phiz"), and J. Leech. Some foxing, never heavy. Plates are fresh and clean. Prior to the text in Volume I are printed; the original announcement of the work, dedication of the original edition, preface to the original edition, prefaces to later editions, addresses issued with the original parts, and a suppressed note. (See Podeschi B18). 430, 439pp. Size: Royal Octavo
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1887.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Two volumes (complete), thick octavo, green cloth lettered in gilt, with gilt cover designs; spines lettered "proofs"; spines soiled, occasional foxing. Extra Illustrated Victoria Edition; each volume being one of 500 copies with proof plates printed on India Paper. A handsome set.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Victoria edition. Royal 8vo. Limited to 500 copies with proofs on India Paper [of a total edition of 2,000]. An extra illustrated set containing, besides the unpublished plates by Buss, "Phiz" and Leech, issued with the work, the following illustrations: A complete set of duplicate etchings (proof without letters) from the original plates; two additional plates after unpublished drawings by R.W. Buss. Of the two additional Buss plates only 50 copies of each were struck off before the plates were destroyed. Original green cloth covers and spine for both volumes bound in each respectively. Original spines read "Proof" above the words "Victoria Edition" at lower edge of backstrip. Contemporary review, circa 1888, laid-down on two blank prelim pages as prefatory note. Rebound in full red crushed morocco with five raised bands, elaborate inner dentelles, marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. Light rubbing to spine bands on volume I and minor splits to outer joints just starting on both volumes. A superior set in very well preserved fine bindings. Near Fine. Podeschi B18
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.