Accession number
PML 132015-17
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Published
London : Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Third form of 1st edition; originally started as a periodical of 88 weekly and 20 monthly issues (1st and 2nd form). Contains the serial stories of "The old curiosity shop" and "Barnaby Rudge;" the two stories also issued in separately-bound volumes (4th form); cf. Eckel, p. 68.
"London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars"--v. 1, t.p. verso.
Historiated head and tailpieces, initials.
Includes frontispieces in each volume, signed by E. Landells as engraver. Also includes one illustration each by S. Williams (v. 1, no. 4, p. 46) and by Daniel Maclise (v. 2, no. 55, p. 108); cf. Hatton, p. 165. Illustrations (all within text) signed by E. Landells, S. Williams, C. Gray and Vasey as engravers.
Vol. 1 has dedication to Samuel Rogers. Each volume has special t.p. and [2] p. preface.
"London: Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars"--v. 1, t.p. verso.
Historiated head and tailpieces, initials.
Includes frontispieces in each volume, signed by E. Landells as engraver. Also includes one illustration each by S. Williams (v. 1, no. 4, p. 46) and by Daniel Maclise (v. 2, no. 55, p. 108); cf. Hatton, p. 165. Illustrations (all within text) signed by E. Landells, S. Williams, C. Gray and Vasey as engravers.
Vol. 1 has dedication to Samuel Rogers. Each volume has special t.p. and [2] p. preface.
Description
3 v. (iv, 306; vi, 306; vi, 426 p) : ill. (wood engraving) ; 26 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of Robert Besley; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Original brown embossed cloth boards, blind and gold stamped; clock hands point to "12" in all volumes (cf. Eckel, p. 70).
Classification
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