Master Humphrey's Clock [Three Volumes Across Two]

Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1840

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Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United KingdomKeoghs Books

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First edition copy containing the entirety of The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge, published between 1840 - 1841, with in-text illustrations throughout and three frontispieces by "Phiz" (Hablot Knight Brown) and George Cattermole. This copy has been rebound into two volumes, which, for clarities sake, will be referred to as books. Volume I and part of Volume II were bound into Book I, with the remainder of Volume II and Volume III bound into Book II. The title page for Volume II is placed at the beginning of Book II. Book I: [iv], 306, pp. 1 - 228, Book II [viii],pp. 229 - 306, [iv] 426, page count marries with Eckel, pp. 69-70. Contains both the March 1841 Preface and the November 1841 Preface. Half leather binding over marbled boards, five raised bands, gilt decoration within compartments, black lables with gilt titles to spines. 26 x 18 cm. Spine edges worn with splits to leather, board corners scuffed, some foxing, interior pages mostly clean, bindings sound, good condition.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Master Humphrey's Clock [Three Volumes Across Two]
Author
Dickens, Charles
Publisher
Chapman and Hall, London
Publication year
1840
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Illustrated by George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Brown ["Phiz"]
Edition
1st Edition
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Keoghs Books

Skipton, United Kingdom

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Founded in 1985 by Joseph Keogh, Keogh's Books is based in Skipton, a market-town in North Yorkshire. After more than 30 years trading in Leeds and The Cotswolds, the business was passed on to Joseph's daughter, Carmel, who benefitted from a lifetime surrounded by books, as well as her father's many years of experience and expertise. Please contact 01756 691987 or info@keoghsbooks.com with any enquiries, or to arrange viewings.

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