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Price: US$70.75 + 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of the original edition's plates by Phiz and Seymour, plus four plates by Buss and one by Leech, in colour, previously unpublished.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