Charles Dickens - The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

London, Chapman and Hall , 1837. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first and immensely popular novel, illustrated throughout by Phiz. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first novel, initially published serially over the course of twenty months. The novel was credited with defining a new genre, and with popularising both the serial format, and stylistic feature of the cliff hanger. Rebound in half morocco with gilt lettering to the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, the complete forty-one original plates, plus 25 additional plates bound in, from Phiz - who is known for illustrating many of Dickens' works - and Robert Seymour, who died whilst illustrating the work. Collated, complete. Many of the plates are in first state, with page numbers rather than titles. A mixed early issue of the first edition in book form. Issue points include: The sign in the title page reads 'Weller', instead of the first issue 'Veller'; five lines of footnotes to page 9; with mark between 'r' and 'u' in 'rum' in the last line of page 10 ; with the signature 'E' present to the tail of pages 25 and 27; page 261 correctly signed 'X2'; with the second '3' in the page number present to page 303; 'Picwkick' to the running title of page 375; the last 'e' of page 17 is broken; 'this friends' on page 400, line 21, and an incomplete 'F' in the word 'OF' in the headline on page 432. The half title page is present. Rebound in half morocco. Externally, very smart with some light rubbing to the edges. Fading to the spine. Light marks to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound. The plate on page 46 is loosening and could detach with further handling. Pages generally bright and clean with age-toning and handling marks throughout. Marks to the frontispiece and engraved title page. Marks to the title page. Spotting throughout, heavier to the plates. Small closed tear of about half an inch to the plate on page 529. Very Good . Ill.: Phiz. Very Good .

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