The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club

Dickens, Charles

Published by Chapman and Hall (London); Charles Scribner's Sons (New York), 1901

8vo (20.5 x 14.5 cms). [7], viii-xx, 675. Green ribbed cloth; gilt lettering and decoration to upper board and spine; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Green endpapers, the front and back pastedowns showing Dickens aged, respectively, 27 and 58. Coloured frontispiece with tissue guard captioned in red; 40 other plates in black and white, all with tissue guards captioned in red, plus a "vignette title" facing the frontispiece and a copy of the frontispiece to the "original edition". Title page printed in red and black. Author's preface. Volume I of The Authentic Edition, "printed from the edition that was carefully corrected by the author in 1867 and 1868". Not dated. 1901 is generally given as the date of publication of the Authentic Edition, although it appears that its 21 volumes were published over a period of several years (1901-6 according to the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature). CONDITION. Good. The spine very dulled; otherwise only moderate wear externally: spine a little crushed at crown and toe; boards showing mild shelf wear. Internally good, though some pages are creased at the top corner. Seller Inventory # 000322

Bibliographic Details

Title: The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club
Publisher: Chapman and Hall (London); Charles Scribner's Sons (New York)
Publication Date: 1901
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Seymour and Phiz
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket