Author: DICKENS, CHARLES Title: The Pickwick Papers (the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club) (Modern Library #204. 1)
Description: New York: The Modern Library, [c.1932-39]. Hardcover. The first novel directly credited to Charles Dickens, "The Pickwick Papers" was the first big success for Mr. Dickens. The story appeared in 1836 in installments, and features Dickens's Sam Weller, Samuel Pickwick and dozens of lesser characters as they travel around England and enjoy many mishap-prone adventures. This complete and unabridged Modern Library reprint edition features a preface by the author. --- In Toledano spine 7 / green balloon cloth / limp boards / gilt cover torchbearer / gilt spine titling with interconnected "ML" device / faded green topstain / orange Kent endpapers / volume lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1932-39 (no publication date appears in the book). ML #204.1. --- A Good-only copy, with severe sunning to spine, spine gilding has tarnished to black, pencilings to perhaps as many as 30 leaves and with minor cover soiling & light wear to extremities, otherwise clean, sturdy and tightly-bound.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xx, 855 pages. Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Modern Library Editions
Price: US$ 15.50 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 87484