Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Works of Charles Dickens
Description: London, Chapman and Hall Limited, 1881-82. Cloth. An impressive edition de luxe of the collected works of Charles Dickens, an illustrated set limited to one thousand copies. Complete in thirty volumes.An edition de luxe of one thousand copies, of which this is numbered nine hundred and seventy seven.A set of the complete works of Charles Dickens.Containing:Volumes I and II, 'The Pickwick Papers'; Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and twenty-tour plates; Volume II is illustrated with a frontispiece, and eighteen plates. Volumes III and IV, 'Barnaby Rudge' and 'Hard Times&apos. Volume III is illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, and in-text illustrations; Volume IV is illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, and in-text illustrations.Volume V, 'Sketches by Boz', illustrated with two vignette title, a frontispiece, and thirty-eight plates. Volume VI, 'Oliver Twist', illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-three plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front.Volumes VII and VIII, 'The Old Curiosity Shop and Reprinted Pieces&apos. Volume VII is illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen plates, and in-text illustrations; Volume VIII is illustrated with a frontispiece, five plates, and in-text illustrations. Volumes IX and X, 'David Copperfield&apos. Volume IX is illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title, and nineteen plates; Volume X is illustrated with a frontispiece, and eighteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front of Volume IX.Volume XI, 'A Tale of Two Cities', illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and fourteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front.Volume XII, 'Great Expectations', illustrated with a frontispiece, and fourteen plates.Volumes XIII and XIV, 'Little Dorrit&apos. Volume XIII is illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title, and twenty plates; Volume XIV is illustrated with a frontispiece, and seventeen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front of Volume XIII.Volumes XV and XVI, 'Christmas Stories and The Uncommercial Traveller&apos. Volume XV is illustrated with a frontispiece, and ten plates; Volume XVI is illustrated with a frontispiece, and nine plates.Volumes XVII and XVIII, 'Martin Chuzzlewit&apos. Volume XVII is illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title, and nineteen plates; Volume XVIII is illustrated with a frontispiece, and eighteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front of Volume XVII.Volume XIX, 'American Notes and Pictures from Italy', illustrated with a frontispiece, and fifteen plates.Volume XX, 'Christmas Books', illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, a monochrome frontispiece, three hand-coloured plates, eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Volume XXI, 'A Child's History of England', illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eighteen plates.Volumes XXII and XXIII, 'Nicholas Nickleby&apos. Volume XXII is illustrated with a frontispiece, and nineteen plates; Volume XXIII is illustrated with a frontispiece, and eighteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front of Volume XXII. Volumes XXIV and XXV, 'Dombey & Son&apos. Volume XXIV is illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title, and nineteen plates; Volume XXV is illustrated with a frontispiece, and eighteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front of Volume XXIV.Volumes XXVI and XXVII, 'Bleak House&apos. Volume XXVI is illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title, and nineteen plates; Volume XXVII is illustrated with a frontispiece, and eighteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front of Volume XXVI.Volumes XXVIII and XXIX, ' Our Mutual Friend&apos. Volume XXVIII is illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen plates; Volume XXIX is illustrated with a frontispiece, and nineteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap bound to the front of Volume XXVIII.Volume XXX, 'Master Humphrey's Clock, Hunted Down, A Holiday Romance; George Silverman's Explanation and The Mystery of Edwin Drood', illustrated with a frontispiece, and sixteen plates. Facsimile of the original front wrap for 'Edwin Drood&apos.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities, resulting in small tears to the spines and joints, heavier to 'Pickwick Papers' Volume I. Spines are a little discoloured, spine labels are age-toned. Light rubbing to the cloth, heavier to 'Old Curiosity Shop' Volume II, and 'Bleak House' Volume II. Marks to the front board of 'Great Expectations&apos. Mark to the spine of 'Oliver Twist' Volume I. Small amount of wear to the fore edge of the front board of 'Barnaby Rudge' Volume I. Mark to the front board of Volume XXV. Front hinge of 'Martin Chuzzlewit' Volume II is starting but firm, as is the front hinge of Volumes X, XI, XIII, XV, XVI, XIX, XXVI, XXVIII, XXIX, and XXX. Front hinge of Volume XXV is a little strained. Rear hinge of 'Old Curiosity Shop' Volume II is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound, 'A Child's History of England' is tender between pages 168 and 169 and requires careful handling. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots, heavier to the endpapers. 'Pickwick Papers' a few pages are working loose. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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