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“It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present": First Edition of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield; FINELY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE
DICKENS, Charles.
The Personal History of David Copperfield.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 130508
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FIRST EDITION OF CHARLES DICKENS’ FINAL NOVEL THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD; FINELY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE
DICKENS, Charles.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1870.
First edition of Dickens' final novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens, 12 engraved plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 130544
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"THE PAIN OF PARTING IS NOTHING TO THE JOY OF MEETING AGAIN": Charles Dickens' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of one of Dickens' most popular novels. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 40 plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 130269
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"Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some": Charles Dickens' Sketches by Boz; FINELY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE
DICKENS, Charles.
Sketches By Boz.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of the new edition of one of Dickens' collection of short pieces. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 130587
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"Oh, Sairey, Sairey, little do we know what lays before us!": First Edition of Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewhit; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
London: London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 40 plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 130567
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“Couldn't something temporary be done with a teapot?”: First Edition of Dickens' Dombey And Son; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
Dombey and Son.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.
First edition in book form of Dickens’ novel of “Pride,” with 40 etchings by Hablôt Knight Browne (“Phiz”). Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 130507
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“One always begins to forgive a place as soon as it’s left behind": First Edition, first issue of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
Little Dorrit.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857.
First edition, first issue of one of Dickens’ most outstanding novels Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. With 40 illustrations by Hablot Knight Brown (“Phiz”), including frontispiece and vignette title page. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 130391
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First Edition of Our Mutual Friend: Dickens final completed novel; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
Our Mutual Friend.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.
First edition of Dickens' final completed novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated by Marcus Stone with forty plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 130506
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Rare First Edition, First Issue of Charles Dickens' A Tale Of Two Cities
DICKENS, Charles.
A Tale of Two Cities.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1859.
First edition, first issue of one of Dickens' most enduring works. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Sixteen plates after H.K. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 130399
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Scarce complete First edition, first issue of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities; in the original monthly parts; with three variant issues of part 1
DICKENS, Charles.
A Tale of Two Cities.
London: Chapman and Hall, June-December 1859.
First edition, first issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works, with p.213 in part 7/8 mispaginated "113", and signature mark 'b' present on List of Plates at end, etched frontispiece, additional title and 14 plates by "Phiz" (Hablot K. Browne). Octavo, original blue-green wrappers. Complete with all the advertisements called for by Hatton & Cleaver, and the two rare slips in parts 1 and 5. Includes three variant issues of part 1, one with Morison's 'premises' advert, the second with Morison's 'lion' advert, and the third with the rare French version of the Morison's 'lion' advert. In near fine…
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 131460
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“Couldn't something temporary be done with a teapot?”: First Edition of Dickens Dombey And Son
DICKENS, Charles.
Dombey and Son.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.
First edition in book form of Dickens’ novel of “Pride,” with 40 etchings by Hablôt Knight Browne (“Phiz”). Octavo, bound in original cloth. With 40 engraved plates including frontispiece and engraved title by H. K. Browne. In very good condition. A nice example.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 131468
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“There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart": First Edition of Charles Dickens' Hard Times For These Times
DICKENS, Charles.
Hard Times For These Times.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854.
First edition in book form of Dickens’ attack on the conditions of life in England’s industrial cities with all 11 of Smith's points. Octavo, original publisher's first cloth binding, light yellow endpapers. Smith I:11. In very good condition. A nice example, uncommon in the original binding.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131408
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First edition of Charles Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood
DICKENS, Charles.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1870.
First edition, bound from the original parts of Dickens' final novel. Octavo, original bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, double gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of dickens and additional engraved title, 12 wood-engraved plates. In near fine condition.
Price: $925.00 Item Number: 131055
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Rare Complete first edition set of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books; Finely bound in full morocco
DICKENS, Charles.
The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1843-1848.
Rare complete first edition set of of all five of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Books including the rare first edition of A Christmas Carol. Octavo, five volumes bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spines in six compartments within raised gilt bands, The Christmas Carol with central gilt vignette of the Fezziwig's Ball frontispiece, the rest with central gilt portrait of Dickens or mistletoe to the front and rear panels, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With the original publisher's gilt-decorated cloth bound in at…
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 131382
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"THE PAIN OF PARTING IS NOTHING TO THE JOY OF MEETING AGAIN": FIRST EDITION OF DICKENS' NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, with the steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens in the first state, first four plates in later state without imprint, page 123 with "sister" (2d state) & page 160 with "letter" (2d state). Smith I:5; Eckel, p. 64. In very good condition.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 132012
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FIRST EDITIONS OF THE FOUR FINAL NOVELLAS IN CHARLES DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS BOOK SERIES; ATTRACTIVELY BOUND
DICKENS, Charles.
The Christmas Books: The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.
London: Chapman and Hall/Bradbury & Evans, 1845-1848.
First editions of the four final novellas in Charles Dickens’ Christmas Book series. Octavo, 4 volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The set is comprised of a first edition of The Chimes [London: Chapman & Hall, 1845 (1844)] Half-title and 13 illustrations, including frontispiece and vignette title, by Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, John Leech and Clarkson Stanfield. Second state of the vignette title; First edition of The Cricket on the Hearth [London:…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 132035