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An illustrated set of the complete works of Charles Dickens, from the editions corrected by the author in 1867, 1878 and 1869. The set are undated, likely published in the early 1900s and the illustrations are from the early and original versions of the novels. Published in The Pickwick Papers, pp. xii, 497, forty-three illustrations; Oliver Twist, pp. viii, 258, twenty-four illustrations; Nicholas Nickleby, pp viii (states xii preliminary pages, possibly a misprint), 514, forty illustrations; Sketches by Boz, pp. viii, 292, forty illustrations; The Old Curiosity Shop, pp. viii, 432, 32 full-page illustrations plus many more within the text; Barnaby Rudge, pp. viii, 391, 32 illustrations; American Notes and Reprinted Pieces, pp. viii, 316, eight illustrations; Martin Chuzzlewhit, pp. viii, 524, forty illustrations; Christmas Books, pp. 349, 63 illustrations; Dombey and Son, pp. viii, 1-278, 283 - 543, forty illustrations; David Copperfield, pp. viii, 533, forty illustrations; Bleak House, pp. viii, 540, forty illustrations; Hard Times and Pictures from Italy, pp. vi, 272, eight illustrations; A Child's History of England, pp. xii, 302, eight illustrations; Little Dorrit, pp. viii, 522, forty illustrations; A Tale of Two Cities, pp. viii, 220, sixteen illustrations; The Uncommercial Traveller, pp. vi, 213, eight illustrations;Great Expectations , pp. vi, 280, eight illustrations; Our Mutual Friend, pp. vi, 525, forty illustrations; Edwin Drood, pp. vi, 288, twelve illustrations; Christmas Stories, pp. viii, 392, fourteen illustrations. From the editions corrected by the author in 1867, 1868 and 1869. Uniformly bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spines and blindruling and author's monogram to the front and back boards . Octavo, 20 x 14 cm each A smart set with largely clean boards apart from occasional light scuffs or marks, bright gilt, bumping to the tops and tails of spines and corners. Some foxing, particularly at the margins, textblock edges, and preliminary pages. Many volumes with some leaves uncut, three with all signatures uncut, a few volumes with some rather messy cuts resulting in tears to the margins. A Tale of Two Cities has a few signatures coming loose towards the rear of the volume, Dombey and Son is missing pp. 279 - 282 with a small 2cm high square stuck to the illustration on the preceding page and torn away and Oliver Twist has a former owner's name to the preliminary pages. Pages and plates otherwise clean across the set, overall good, near very good condition.
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