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Price: US$51.50 + shipping
Description: 2 volume set, complete. Limited, Numbered Edition, # 252 of 1500 copies, hand SIGNED by illustrator John Austen on rear colophon. Hard cover 4to in brown cloth w/ gold Mr. Pickwick dec. and titles. Books About Fine w/ bookplate front pastedown, else Fine and unmarked; Poor DJs heavily torn and chipped, Vol. I jacket in two pieces, taped inside. 759 total pages inc. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton; illustrated in b/w and full-page color plates, frontis. NO slipcase. Sorry, NO Priority or International.
Seller: BASEMENT BOOKS, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by the artist on the colophon. Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 9.3 lb. Very good, spine titles a little faded, in a good original slipcase with the top panel glue-repaired, no dust jackets. Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Illustrated by John Austen. 30x19.5 cm. xxvi,374: x, 375-757 pp. Brown cloth, gilt titles,top edge stained blue, decorative endpapers. Limited edition, number 177 of 1500 copies.
Seller: Zephyr Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: #666 of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. Vol. 1: FINE BOOK, CLEAN AND TIGHT, IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET WITH SLIGHTLY SUNNED SPINE, SLIGHT EDGE WEAR AT SPINE ENDS, AND QUARTER SIZE CHIP IN MIIDDLE OF SPINE. Vol. 2: FINE BOOK - CLEAN AND TIGHT - IN GOOD- DUST JACKET WITH LIGHT EDGEWEAR, SEVERAL LARGE PIECES MISSING FROM BOTTOM OF SPINE, AND TEAR ON REAR PANEL. BOOKPLATES. Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. Illustrations by John Austen.
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed Limited Edition # 454 of 1500 copies. Thick quarto. 759pp. Signed by the illustrator, John Austen. Bound in publisher's original brown cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Green and white patterned dust jackets, are browned on spine, have light wear to spine ends with tape reinforcement on verso. Attractive bookplate. Slipcase in poor condition, taped.
Seller: Lost Horizon Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. The Cricket on the Hearth. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1933.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, Printed in 1933 for the members of the Limited Editions Club. Restricted to a limited run of just 1500 copies, this is No. 725. The edition is tightly bound and quite clean with very rare foxing and slight sunning to spine, else Fine. The paper used throughout is lovely to the touch. Previous owner ex-libris label on front paste down page. The matching slip box is in Good- and displays missing sections of the cardboard, tape residue, splitting/chipping with the bottom portion coming unattached. The publisher issued label on the slipcase is still intact and clean. Printed and bound in England from the first 1846 edition published by Bradbury and Evans, with the posthumous water-color illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A note about the publisher: Established in 1929 by George Macy, The Limited Editions Club specialized in the publication of fine books, featuring limited runs that were typically singed by the author or artist. With meticulous attention to detail, each edition was crafted with a commitment to quality, ensuring that the books retained their superb craftsmanship regardless of the number of libraries or hands they traversed. Easton Press is the successor in the publishing industry.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Two large quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in rich brown Winterbottom buckram with the author and title in gilt on the spine and front cover as well as the figure of Pickwick and printed on pure rag paper. Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Illustrated by John Austen with his typically masterful line drawings and color plates. Copy number 421 of 1500 signed by the illustratorJohn Austen on the colophon page. J with large chips in slip case.
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Description: 30 x 20.5 cm. Quarto. 759 pages. Two volume brown cloth set in dust jackets and matching green slipcase. Limited to 1500 sets signed by the artist, John Austen, in volume 2 this being set number 31. Piece out of the dust jacket spine of vol. 1 and some light edgewear to the jackets. Slipcase is starting to seperate. Near Fine in Very Good dust jackets
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Two volume set in slipcase, issued by the Limited Editions Club in 1933. Signed by artist John Austen, and hand-numbered 1148 on rear endpaper of volume 2. This edition was limited to 1500 copies. Green paper boards of slipcase are heavily stained, and edges are rubbed and frayed. A split seam has been repaired with glue. Dust jackets are both heavily chipped on spines, with chunks missing from lower spine. Spines are toned, and there is lighter chipping around edges. Brown cloth boards and bindings of both volumes are good. Page edges are foxed. Pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. LO
Seller: Ed's Editions LLC, ABAA, West Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$199.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Two volume set in slipcase. Original oversized gilt-titled cloth. Signed to the colophon by artist John Austen; #840 of 1500 copies. Fine condition. The DJs are sunned to spine; volume 2 DJ has a closed tear mid spine. The slipcase is mildly toned/shelfworn. ; quarto; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$308.66 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: B00K: Near Fine/, $578.77 Reduced From. the POSTHUMOUS PAPERS of the PICKWICK CLUB VOLume II; Artist Signed. Limited Edition #1,162 * DICKENS, Charles; CHESTERTON, G. K. John AUSTIN, Illustrations by. Limited Editions Club, Oxford University Press Printed In Great Britain * * * * * 1933 Limited Edition #1,162 Tall Wide Thick D/j + H/c Sun Browning On A Brown Top With A Green Patterned Spine And Title In Black Letters, Dust Jacket: Good/, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Corner Tear On Rear Top Of Spine. Hard Cover B00K: Near Fine/, Pages 376 To 759 Clean And Tight To The Spine Printed On 0ff~White/Tan Paper, Trace Browning From Aging On Edges, In Near Fine/ Condition, Clean And Tight To The Spine. Limited Edition And Artist’s Signature In Rear On Rear Limited Edition Page. Might Require Extra Shipping And Handling Due To Large Size And Weight Of 4 Pounds And 3 Ounces. = Description Applies To This B00K, Only. = This Author Signed Book Has A Special Significance, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Remainder Or Other Marks. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Corrugated Mailing B0X = To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described. Description Applies To This B00K, Only. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE. =*=* California State Law Now Requires The Following Notice Be Given: *=*=* Seller Did Not See And Was Not Present When This Item Was Signed. No Certificate Of Authenticity Is Included In This Sale/Purchase Price. If You Would Like A Certificate Of Authenticity, You Can Obtain One At Your Own Convenience And Expense, Which Is Not Included In The Purchase Price Of This Item. =*=*
Seller: L. Michael, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.