Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Description: London, Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Leather. The first edition, first impression, of Charles Dickens' influential 'Nicholas Nickleby', illustrated with beautiful plates by Phiz. The first edition, first issue, with the following issue points; page xiii Chapter XXXV, the last four letters not aligned in 'family'; page xiv, 'Chapter LXIII', comma after 'others' here, and with a semi-colon in the text; page xvi, entry seven, the words 'the lodgings of' in the caption on plate but not on this page; page xvi, entry nine, 'small-clothes' not hyphenated in the caption; page xvi, entry ten, 'mulberry' spelt with a single 'r' in the caption; page xvi, entry eleven, hyphen and apostrophe in 'hair-dresser's' here but not in caption; page xvi, entry fifteen, 'breaking up' is in quotation marks in the caption; page thirteen, ten lines up, comma after 'what'; page twenty-nine, line thirty, double quote marks around 'never'; page one-hundred and sixty-five, line twenty-six, close spacing in line; page one-hundred and ninety-eight, fifteen lines up, 'yesterday' with an s; page two-hundred and forty-five, line ten, 'flys' for 'flies'; page two-hundred and seventy, line fifteen, 'mercie'; page two-hundred and seventy-two, line two, 'visiters' instead of 'visitors'; page two-hundred and seventy-three, line one, hyphen in 'twenty-years'; page two-hundred and eighty-eight, line seven, no full stop after 'Ralph'; page two-hundred and ninety-seven, line twenty-two, 'incontestible', for 'incontestable'; page three-hundred and seventeen, line twenty-one, full stop after 'again'; page three-hundred and nineteen, line sixteen, capital T in 'Think'; page three-hundred and forty-two, line sixteen, 'conducter' for 'conductor'; page five-hundred and twelve, line three, capital H in 'How'; page six-hundred and eighteen line twenty-three and twenty-four, 'Grogswig' for 'Grogzwig'; page xv, frontispiece not listed; page xv, entry eleven, s is slightly high in 'friends&apos.Illustrated with thirty-nine plates.Bound without half-title, and frontispiece.'Nicholas Nickleby' is a novel about the eponymous character, a young man who has to look after and support his mother and sister after the death of his father. They move up to London, where they meet their only relative, the antagonist Ralph Nickleby, and Nicholas finds a job with the horrific Wackford Squeers, who runs the Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire. Like much of Dickens' work, the novel has a tone of ironic social satire. It was originally published in monthly parts. The cruelty of the character Wackford Squeers was inspired by a real schoolmaster names William Shaw who worked in Yorkshire.'Nicholas Nickleby' was Dickens' third published novel (after 'The Pickwick Papers' and 'Oliver Twist') and cemented his reputation as one of the greatest writers of the Victorian age. Charles Dickens is possibly the most well-known Victorian author, with his fifteen novels still being widely read and performed, as well as being studied in school and enjoyed by people of all ages.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, most often known by his pen-name 'Phiz&apos. As Phiz, he illustrated many of Dickens' novels, including 'David Copperfield', 'Dombey and Son', and 'Bleak House', as well as illustrating for 'Punch' throughout his life. In a half calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally, rubbed. Front board is detached but present. Light bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Front endpapers are detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with scattered spots. Repair to the title page. Tape repairs to pages 68, 503-506, and to the plates facing pages 157 and 175. Title page and dedication are detached but present. Lacking the frontispiece and half-title. Good Only . Ill.: Phiz. Good Only .
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Title: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Description: London, Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. Leather. The first edition, first impression, of Charles Dickens' influential 'Nicholas Nickleby', illustrated with beautiful plates by Phiz. The first edition, first issue, with the following issue points; page xiii Chapter XXXV, the last four letters not aligned in 'family'; page xiv, 'Chapter LXIII', comma after 'others' here, and with a semi-colon in the text; page xvi, entry seven, the words 'the lodgings of' in the caption on plate but not on this page; page xvi, entry nine, 'small-clothes' not hyphenated in the caption; page xvi, entry ten, 'mulberry' spelt with a single 'r' in the caption; page xvi, entry eleven, hyphen and apostrophe in 'hair-dresser's' here but not in caption; page xvi, entry fifteen, 'breaking up' is in quotation marks in the caption; page thirteen, ten lines up, comma after 'what'; page twenty-nine, line thirty, double quote marks around 'never'; page one-hundred and sixty-five, line twenty-six, close spacing in line; page one-hundred and ninety-eight, fifteen lines up, 'yesterday' with an s; page two-hundred and forty-five, line ten, 'flys' for 'flies'; page two-hundred and seventy, line fifteen, 'mercie'; page two-hundred and seventy-two, line two, 'visiters' instead of 'visitors'; page two-hundred and seventy-three, line one, hyphen in 'twenty-years'; page two-hundred and eighty-eight, line seven, no full stop after 'Ralph'; page two-hundred and ninety-seven, line twenty-two, 'incontestible', for 'incontestable'; page three-hundred and seventeen, line twenty-one, full stop after 'again'; page three-hundred and nineteen, line sixteen, capital T in 'Think'; page three-hundred and forty-two, line sixteen, 'conducter' for 'conductor'; page five-hundred and twelve, line three, capital H in 'How'; page six-hundred and eighteen line twenty-three and twenty-four, 'Grogswig' for 'Grogzwig'; page xv, frontispiece not listed; page xv, entry eleven, s is slightly high in 'friends&apos.Illustrated with thirty-nine plates.Bound without half-title, and frontispiece.'Nicholas Nickleby' is a novel about the eponymous character, a young man who has to look after and support his mother and sister after the death of his father. They move up to London, where they meet their only relative, the antagonist Ralph Nickleby, and Nicholas finds a job with the horrific Wackford Squeers, who runs the Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire. Like much of Dickens' work, the novel has a tone of ironic social satire. It was originally published in monthly parts. The cruelty of the character Wackford Squeers was inspired by a real schoolmaster names William Shaw who worked in Yorkshire.'Nicholas Nickleby' was Dickens' third published novel (after 'The Pickwick Papers' and 'Oliver Twist') and cemented his reputation as one of the greatest writers of the Victorian age. Charles Dickens is possibly the most well-known Victorian author, with his fifteen novels still being widely read and performed, as well as being studied in school and enjoyed by people of all ages.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, most often known by his pen-name 'Phiz&apos. As Phiz, he illustrated many of Dickens' novels, including 'David Copperfield', 'Dombey and Son', and 'Bleak House', as well as illustrating for 'Punch' throughout his life. In a half calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally, rubbed. Front board is detached but present. Light bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Front endpapers are detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned with scattered spots. Repair to the title page. Tape repairs to pages 68, 503-506, and to the plates facing pages 157 and 175. Title page and dedication are detached but present. Lacking the frontispiece and half-title. Good Only . Ill.: Phiz. Good Only .
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Price: GBP 495.00 = appr. US$ 706.85 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 953P8
- Book number: 953P8
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