Dickens Charles Dexter (44 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First. Intro. & notes by Walter Dexter. Ed. & pub. on behalf of the Dickens Fellowship. 6 plates. Little foxing, some discoloration of boards; d/w damp stained, and very slight offsetting of colour to a few page edges. Orig. pub. at 10/6, has sticker on d/w spine saying "Offered at 4/6".

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. Paperback, red card covers. Unpaginated. Illus. Spine faded with losses to tail of spine, edges of covers frayed. Private ownership. (bs59).

Illus. throughout with photos, facsims & drawings from the novels, ads. Sewn as issued in orig. orange pictorial wrappers; spine sl. dusted. With a useful chronology of Dickens's works, and a 'selected list of books on Dickens'.

Paperback. Octavo, [23cm/9inches], paperbound with Sheffield green pictorial covers, pp. 77-157. Features: The Lord Chief Justice's Tribute to Charles Dickens, Pickwick as an Aid to Trade, Dickens and New York, The Road to Ediburgh, Peggoty's Boat House, &tc. . Walter Dexter was born in London on 7 June 1877 and after school at St Olave's Grammar School he entered the business house where his father held a responsible position. After a while he branched out and put his energy and enterprise into becoming a general produce merchant and shipper with interests in many overseas countries. Outside his career, he decided to devote his leisure time to studying Charles Dickens. He became a member of the Dickens Fellowship in 1905 and spent much of his spare time in travelling throughout England seeking to identify towns, villages and other scenes associated with the life and writing of his favourite author, about whom he wrote many books. Relinquishing the Honorary Treasurer of the Dickens Fellowship, a post he had held for some years, he became editor of Fellowship's magazine 'The Dickensian' in 1925 and he held the post until his death. He was also the first Honorary Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship Dramatic Society, formed in 1905. In addition he performed with the society and one of his last appearances was as Captain Cuttle at the Pickwick Centenary Matinee at the London Palladium in 1936. In exceptionally good condition.

Paperback. Octavo, [23cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 81-162. Features: The Birthday Dinner Great Tribute by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Pickwick Frescoes at Duncannon, Shaw & Dickens A Protest From New York, The London of David Copperfield, About the Proctors of Doctors Common, The Songs of Dickens, &tc. . Walter Dexter was born in London on 7 June 1877 and after school at St Olave's Grammar School he entered the business house where his father held a responsible position. After a while he branched out and put his energy and enterprise into becoming a general produce merchant and shipper with interests in many overseas countries. Outside his career, he decided to devote his leisure time to studying Charles Dickens. He became a member of the Dickens Fellowship in 1905 and spent much of his spare time in travelling throughout England seeking to identify towns, villages and other scenes associated with the life and writing of his favourite author, about whom he wrote many books. Relinquishing the Honorary Treasurer of the Dickens Fellowship, a post he had held for some years, he became editor of Fellowship's magazine 'The Dickensian' in 1925 and he held the post until his death. He was also the first Honorary Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship Dramatic Society, formed in 1905. In addition he performed with the society and one of his last appearances was as Captain Cuttle at the Pickwick Centenary Matinee at the London Palladium in 1936. In exceptionally good condition.

Paperback. Octavo, [23cm/9inches], paperbound with Sheffield green pictorial covers, pp. 243-324. Fetures: True Story of the Gad's Hill Gazette, Dicken's America and Todays, How Stands Dickens Today, Dickens in Stained Glass, Who was Chevy Slime, The Ediburgh Conference, &tc. . Walter Dexter was born in London on 7 June 1877 and after school at St Olave's Grammar School he entered the business house where his father held a responsible position. After a while he branched out and put his energy and enterprise into becoming a general produce merchant and shipper with interests in many overseas countries. Outside his career, he decided to devote his leisure time to studying Charles Dickens. He became a member of the Dickens Fellowship in 1905 and spent much of his spare time in travelling throughout England seeking to identify towns, villages and other scenes associated with the life and writing of his favourite author, about whom he wrote many books. Relinquishing the Honorary Treasurer of the Dickens Fellowship, a post he had held for some years, he became editor of Fellowship's magazine 'The Dickensian' in 1925 and he held the post until his death. He was also the first Honorary Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship Dramatic Society, formed in 1905. In addition he performed with the society and one of his last appearances was as Captain Cuttle at the Pickwick Centenary Matinee at the London Palladium in 1936. . Walter Dexter was born in London on 7 June 1877 and after school at St Olave's Grammar School he entered the business house where his father held a responsible position. After a while he branched out and put his energy and enterprise into becoming a general produce merchant and shipper with interests in many overseas countries. Outside his career, he decided to devote his leisure time to studying Charles Dickens. He became a member of the Dickens Fellowship in 1905 and spent much of his spare time in travelling throughout England seeking to identify towns, villages and other scenes associated with the life and writing of his favourite author, about whom he wrote many books. Relinquishing the Honorary Treasurer of the Dickens Fellowship, a post he had held for some years, he became editor of Fellowship's magazine 'The Dickensian' in 1925 and he held the post until his death. He was also the first Honorary Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship Dramatic Society, formed in 1905. In addition he performed with the society and one of his last appearances was as Captain Cuttle at the Pickwick Centenary Matinee at the London Palladium in 1936. . Walter Dexter was born in London on 7 June 1877 and after school at St Olave's Grammar School he entered the business house where his father held a responsible position. After a while he branched out and put his energy and enterprise into becoming a general produce merchant and shipper with interests in many overseas countries. Outside his career, he decided to devote his leisure time to studying Charles Dickens. He became a member of the Dickens Fellowship in 1905 and spent much of his spare time in travelling throughout England seeking to identify towns, villages and other scenes associated with the life and writing of his favourite author, about whom he wrote many books. Relinquishing the Honorary Treasurer of the Dickens Fellowship, a post he had held for some years, he became editor of Fellowship's magazine 'The Dickensian' in 1925 and he held the post until his death. He was also the first Honorary Secretary of the Dickens Fellowship Dramatic Society, formed in 1905. In addition he performed with the society and one of his last appearances was as Captain Cuttle at the Pickwick Centenary Matinee at the London Palladium in 1936. . Walter Dexter was born in London on 7 June 1877 and after school at St Olave's Grammar School he entered the business house where his father held a responsible position. After a while he branched out and put his energy and enterprise into becoming a general produce merchan.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Dustwrapper has a small stain and is now protected by a layer of clear, non adhesive plastic.

Condition: Good. New edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Publisher's original stapled illustrated card covers. 8vo 8½'' x 6'' 86 pp. Facsimile from the 1937 edition. Monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good condition with small pen marks to the bottom of the front cover, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870).

Condition: Good. 1935. No Edition Remarks. 298 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Grey cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Rough-cut pages throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, illus. Orig. blue cloth; spine faded & rubbed. Prize label on leading f.e.p. A good sound copy. Appreciation of some of Dickens's nastier creations.

8vo, 125pp, black and white illustrations. A very good hardback copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Over 20 b/w illustrations; Musical examples; Advertising Matter (illustrator). First Edition. [3], 82-164, [2] pages. Includes an account of the birthday dinner of the Dickens Fellowship (with a tribute by Stanley Baldwin); plus such articles as "The Pickwicks of Bath", "The Truth About Mr. Mopes", "Datchery's Disguise", "The Songs of Silas Wegg", etc. Slight wear to head and foot of spine; slight rubbing and browning to wrappers; slight internal browning and stains to few leaves. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ephemera.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, front., final ad. leaf; some foxing in prelims, edges a little spotted. Orig. red cloth; a little faded & marked. Contemp. gift inscription. A good sound copy.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, front., final ad. leaf; sl. spotting. Orig. red cloth; spine faded & sl. worn at head, front board sl. marked.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, illus. Orig. blue cloth; sl. rubbed. A good-plus copy. Appreciation of some of Dickens's nastier creations.

FIRST EDITION. Half title, front., final ad. leaf; sl. spotting. Orig. red cloth; spine faded.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Slight stain to cloth at lower half of spine, otherwise very good indeed in a near very good, edge-torn and chipped dust jacket. Name to endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Of interest for the many ads of London places and bookshops associated with Dickens, including Maggs Brothers and the Dickens House. Scarce.

Erstausgabe, 8°, XI, 256 S. (Text: Englisch), roter original Leineneinband (Hardcover) mit silberner Rückenbeschriftung, ordentlich ausgeschiedenes Bibliotheksexemplar mit den üblichen bibliothekarischen Stempeln und Vermerken, leicht aufgehellter und beriebener Buchrücken mit Resten eines Signaturschildchens oben, unten und an den Kanten etwas besschabt, sonst altersgemäß gutes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch.

284, [4 (blank)] pp. Bound from the British sheets. Illustrated. 8vo. Spine a bit dull. Bookplate. Very Good. Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Complete 2 Volume Set. Limited Edition of 877 copies. Original yellow cloth bindings, with leather and gilt spine labels. Gilt tops. Lightest wear only. Even among Nonesuch Press editions, Dickens' Collected Papers are among the scarcest of volumes, especially as a complete set.

1st edition (NCBEL III, 791). xvi, 224 pp. Illustrated with plates & from b/w photographs. 8vo. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2" VG (avg wear/lt soiling to cloth/rear joint rubbed/4mm abrasion to spine). Maroon cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo, pebbled red cloth & gilt lettering, 125 pages + [3]. Dexter is an important expert on Dickens; this is an excellent edition of the surviving letters by "the Inimitable" to his first great love.

1st edition. 35, [1 (blank)] pp. Catalogue unpaginated. 4to. 11-1/2" x 8-3/4" Containing "Hints to Collectors" by Dexter; and a reproduction of the 1870 Christie auction records pertaining to the Dickens' household. General wear. A few gutter breaks. Age-toning to paper. An About VG copy. Brown cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering.

Condition: Nr Fine. [2 (blank)], 9, [5 (blank)] pp. Facsimiles, pp. 4 & 5. Tall 8vo. 10" x 6-3/8" Macrone was Dickens first publisher (Sketches by Boz), though Dickens chaffed at the arrangement. After Dickens' fame skyrocketed with the publishing of Pickwick, Dickens was able to buy out his agreements with Macrone. Macrone died unexpectedly at age 28 and Dickens helped to publish a book (Pic-Nic Papers) to benefit Macrone's widow and children. Brown, stiff printed wrappers; sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st edition. Limited to 50cc (this copy stamped #39).

Condition: Nr Fine. [2], 28, [2] pp. Facsimile p. 27. Tall 8vo. 10" x 6-1/2" Macrone was Dickens first publisher (Sketches by Boz), though Dickens chaffed at the arrangement. After Dickens' fame skyrocketed with the publishing of Pickwick, Dickens was able to buy out his agreements with Macrone. Macrone died unexpectedly at age 28 and Dickens helped to publish a book (Pic-Nic Papers) to benefit Macrone's widow and children. Brown, stiff printed wrappers; sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st edition (Gimbel D208). Limited to 50cc (this stamped #4).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. The limited and vanishingly scarce first edition of this work featuring letters from the noted Charles Dickens to his friend Thomas Beard. The vanishingly scarce first edition, limited to only 500 copies.In the publisher's original cloth.Illustrated with nine plates including six facsimiles of letters and invitations, and playbills.A very scarce work.A collection of letters from the celebrated novelist Charles Dickens to his close friend Thomas Beard, edited by Walter Dexter. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with slight fading to the spine, minor marks to the boards, and light rubbing to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed. book.

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A bright limited edition of Charles Dickens's letters to editor Mark Lemon. Limited edition, number one-hundred and thirty-eight of five-hundred and twenty five copies printed of Charles Dicken's unpublished letters to Mark Lemon, edited by Walter Dexter. Containing a series of letters illustrative of the author's close and long-lasting friendship with the Punch editor from 1847 to 1870, including four folding letters in facsimile. In the original publisher's half vellum binding over cloth covered boards. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, some darkening to vellum as common, general light soiling and few minor marks to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

[2 (blank)], 19, [3 (blank)] pp. Facsimile of the Village Coquettes playbill, reputedly from the first performance. 8vo. 9-7/8" x 6-3/8" A collection of 24 letters [21 previously unpublished] from Dickens to John Hullah, 1835 - 1866. Hullah, of course, the musician with whom Dickens collaborated to produce the operetta, The Village Coquettes, first performed in December 1836. Letters with quite informative explanatory annotations by Dexter. Not in the NCBEL, nor Gimbel. At the time of cataloguing, OCLC shows 9 holding institutions. Uncommon in the trade. Modest wear. A VG+ - Nr Fine example. Stiff plain brown paper wrappers. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st Printing. Stated limitation of 30 cc. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy to Leslie Staples, SIGNED by Dexter.