The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens [A Reprint of the First Edition - Full Leather Prize Binding]

Charles DICKENS

Edité par London: Macmillan and Co. Limited., 1937

London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1937, A Reprint of the First Edition. xl, 759, [1, blank]pp. With facsimile title pages for both the book and the cover of the paperback issued in parts. In full leather prize binding for Lambrook School in Bracknell. Raised bands with gilt tooling, compartments decorated in gilt. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club was Dickens' first published novel, originally serialized in monthly parts by Chapman & Hall April 1836 through November 1837, and published in book form on November 17, 1837. Charles Dickens, struggling to establish himself as an author, had been selling stories to the Monthly Magazine and the Evening Chronicle that were popular and earned him an enthusiastic reception. Impressed, publisher Chapman & Hall approached him. The result was the creation of Mr. Pickwick, and an illustrious career. Dickens was twenty-five years old. Provenance - prize for J Rushbroooke to the front, his bookplate to the front paste down. Approximately 7 ½inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine fair to good condition - with gilt titles and decoration, bruised and damaged to the top of the spine. Joints good condition - worn and rubbed. Corners good condition - gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition gilt crest to the front, minor marks and scratches. Page edges good condition - all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition - sound. Paste downs good condition - marbled paper, bookplate to the front. End papers good condition - marbled. Title good condition tanned, thin paper. Pages good condition some marks, tanned. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1937 Binding: Hardback. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1672434991772

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club ...
Éditeur : London: Macmillan and Co. Limited.
Date d'édition : 1937
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good