Dickens, Charles. THE VILLAGE COQUETTES. , 1878.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: A Comic Opera. In Two Acts. The Music by John Hullah. London: Richard Bentley, 1836 [but ca. 1878]. Original printed self-wrappers. This is the ca. 1878 facsimile reprint of the 1836 first edition of Dickens's first play to be published -- which by 1878 was already a rare item. It is identifiable by the "A Facsimile Reprint" on the title verso, but also by the width of "Richard Bentley," reduced to 2-3/8 inches. Spine deftly restored but this is otherwise a fine copy with unopened leaves. Podeschi (Yale) B39; see Carr (UTexas) B526; Eckel pp 157-158.

Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles. The Village Coquettes; A Comic Opera. Richard Bentley, London, 1878.

Price: US$330.72 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A facsimile reprint of the rare 1836 first edition, a near fine copy in contemporary half calf, with richly decorated spine, marbled boards. No markings or inscriptions,

Seller: Temple Bar Bookshop, Dublin, DUB, Ireland