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CHARLES DICKENS

• THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS,
  THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS, GADSHILL EDITIONThe Works of Charles Dickens, Gadshill Edition, 1899. (33 volumes)Lot includes: The Gadshill Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens. (33 of 34 volumes, lacking volume I of Martin Chuzzlewitt); with I
• THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES
  THE COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENSThe Complete Works of Charles DickensDickens, Charles. The Complete Works of., Autograph Edition; (Edited by Richard Garnett of The British Museum). London: Chapman & Hall Ltd.,1900. Bound in custom 3
• CHARLES DICKENS WORKSCharles
  CHARLES DICKENS WORKSCharles Dickens Works (15 volumes)Dickens, Charles; Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co. ca.1880.15 volumes; 8vos.; bound in 3/4 black leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and decor to spines;
• CHARLES DICKENS, HANDWRITTEN LETTER
  CHARLES DICKENS, HANDWRITTEN LETTER WITH SIGNATURECharles Dickens (1812-1870), Celebrated English Novelist, Handwritten letter to W. Frederick Hind with signature / autograph dated January 12, 1866. Image included.
• 8VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS, MANY ENGLISH
  8VOL MARK TWAIN BOOKS, MANY ENGLISH FIRST EDITIONS A lot of 8 books by Charles Dickens, many the first UK editions. Mark Twain's Library of Humor. Published 1888 by Charles L. Webster. Bound in red with pictorial boards and gilt titling. Wear to boards with pencil marks from a previous owner. Bookplate also present. 4to. 707pp. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1880 by Chatto and Windus. Bound in red pictorial boards. Light wear on the boards with some staining and fading. Pencil marks on end papers. 8vo. 564pp. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain. Published 1883 by Chatto and Windus. First edition - released earlier than US edition. Bound in red pictorial boards with gilt titling on the cover. Cover is detaching from spine. Hinges cracking. Wear throughout. 8vo. 561pp. A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur by Mark Twain. Published 1889 by Chatto and Windus. Bound in red pictorial boards with gilt titling. Wear to boards and pencil marks on end papers. 8vo. 525pp. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Published 1882 by Chatto and Windus. Bound in red pictorial boards with gilt titling. Wear on boards and pencil marks on end papers. 8vo. 391pp. The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain. Published 1882 by Chatto and Windus. Bound in red pictorial boards with gilt titling. Some wear on the boards and pages. Pencil marks on end papers. 8vo. 285pp. Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain. Published 1894 by Chatto and Windus. Bound in red pictorial cloth with gilt titling. Some wear on boards, particularly at the spine. Previous owner's name is written inside with a bookplate. 8vo. 208pp. The American Claimant by Mark Twain. Published 1892 by Chatto and Windus Bound in red pictorial cloth with black titling. Some wear on the cover, particularly at the spine. Pencil marks on the end papers. 8vo. 258pp.
• 10VOL HARPER'S MAGAZINE BOUND
  10VOL HARPER'S MAGAZINE BOUND EDITIONS Ten volumes of Harper's Magazine, containing the following volumes: Volume 4: 1851-1852, Volume 5: 1852, Volume 8: 1853-1854, Volume 10: 1854-1855, Volume 13: 1856, Volume 14: 1856-1857, Volume 79: 1889, Volume 80: 1889-1890, Volume 104: 1901-1902. These volumes contain many of the published stories of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain in their first American appearances. These books have different bindings but are all bound in leather. 8vo.
• CHARLES DICKENS TWICE SIGNED
  CHARLES DICKENS TWICE SIGNED LETTER, 1839 Charles Dickens letter, 4 pages total. Two of which have writing and contain 2 different signatures of Dickens, one a full signature with flourish and the other a more personal C.D. The letter is inscribed to Mr. Hicks (Charles Hicks, 1799-1870), the foreman-printer for Bradbury and Evans. Letter discusses a project they are engaged in of which Mr. Hicks was known to have saved many of the original manuscripts of the Pickwick Papers which Dickens wrote and submitted to Bradbury and Evans who were printing for Chapman and Hall in London at that time. This letter references the first chapter containing 10 pages and his visiting the printer to examine the proofs. The letter is marked as being sent from their rented home located in Petersham, England which the Dickens family occupied from May to August in 1839. At the time, Dickens was finishing Nicholas Nickleby.
• 2VOL C. DICKENS OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
  2VOL C. DICKENS OUR MUTUAL FRIEND W/ SIGNED LETTER Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. Published 1865 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. First state. Inside the book is a tipped in letter and postal cover from Charles Dickens. The letter and envelope is done in Dickens own handwriting. The letter discusses a plate appearing in the book Our Mutual Friend and has been tipped in right before the plate discussed in the letter on page 60. An incredible cover with stamp and a letter from Dickens on his home stationary. Book is quarter bound in green leather with marbled boards and end papers. Original wrappers and advertisements from the serials are bound into the back of both volumes. Books match all of the first edition first state errors stated in Smith (106-110). An exceptional book and letter. 8vo.
• CHARLES DICKENS, TALE OF TWO CITIES
  CHARLES DICKENS, TALE OF TWO CITIES ORIGINAL CLOTH A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, published 1859 by Chapman and Hall. Illustrations by H.K. Browne. First edition, first state bound in original cloth. With all first edition error points listed in Smith (95-98) including page 213 being mis-numbered as 113. Book is bound in the original cloth and the front and back covers are stamped in blind with one thick and two thin line borders. Original state book. 8vo. 254pp.
• CHARLES DICKENS SIGNED LETTER TO
  CHARLES DICKENS SIGNED LETTER TO A FRIEND, 1857 This ALS 4 page boldly written and signed, only on one page, in blue ink. The letter is dated Nov 30th,1857 from Tavistock House. Charles Dickens leased Tavistock House in Bloomsbury for the period 1851-1860. This letter was penned to Mrs. Douglas William Jerrold, a close family friend. Douglas William Jerrold died at his own house, Kilburn Priory, in London on 8 June 1857 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery, where Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray were pall-bearers. The contents reveals Dickens helping in assisting Mrs. Jerrold in obtaining an annuity and pledging to pay by defraying out of a fund. Fine example of Dickens strong friendship.
• CHARLES DICKENS, DAVID COPPERFIELD,
  CHARLES DICKENS, DAVID COPPERFIELD, ORIGINAL PARTS David Copperfield by Charles Dickens in original parts from May 1849 (volume I) to November 1850 (volumes XIX and XX). Illustrations by H.K. Browne. Serials contain advertisements and original plates and are covered in blue wrappers as issued. Ads are missing from volumes IV, V, VI, and VII. Original parts are housed in a custom case.
• CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND
  CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER Charles Dickens autographed letter signed. One page letter written on mourning stationary. Most likely used after the death of Mary Scott Hogarth who was the sister of Catherine Dickens and the sister-in-law of Charles Dickens. The letter mentions Dickens health and sending a payment to settle a debt. Boldly written and signed with flourish.
• CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND
  CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER A handwritten letter by Charles Dickens with his signature. The letter is to Thomas Milton and is discussing his Chronicle Sketches. Five lines written on the center of a page with multiple folds and a wax mark from sealing.
• 2VOL CHARLES DICKENS, SUNDAY
  2VOL CHARLES DICKENS, SUNDAY UNDER THREE HEADS Charles Dickens, AKA Timothy Sparks, "Sunday Under Three Heads" published 1836 by Chapman and Hall, London. Comes in a red cloth wrapper slid into a protective red sleeve with Sunday Under Three Heads and Sparks in gilt on the spine and the printing point of AIR on page 7. This is the first printing of this piece written by Charles Dickens under the pseudonym Timothy Sparks. Also included is the 1882 reprint of the same piece. Edition point of HAIR listed on page 7. Both in their original covers. This incredibly scarce piece (both the original and the reprint) represent an early focus by Charles Dickens on the plight of the poor.
• CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN
  CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER, 1848 Four pages total with two handwritten pages with the letter signed twice, in blue ink, in prose. This correspondence is dated Sept, 26th,1848 and likely referencing the painter Benjamin Haydon. Written on mourning stationary, memorializing Dickens? beloved older sister, Fanny (Frances Elizabeth Dickens) who had died September 2nd.
• CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND
  CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER Charles Dickens ALS, 1 one page folded letter signed 3 times by Charles Dickens in the third party and written in French to Ferrerie Laffite discussing tickets sent by courier in exchange for liras. The correspondence is dated December 10,1846 and is referenced in The British Academy/The Pilgrim Edition of the Letters of Charles Dickens, Vol. 4: 1844?1846 edited by Kathleen Mary Tillotson.
• CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND
  CHARLES DICKENS HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED LETTER Charles Dickens ALS, 4 pages handwritten and boldly signed one page unfolded letter in French, sent by courier to the Lombard Odier company Bankers, Geneva, Switzerland, discussing matters of a document and payment of charges. This correspondence is dated June 13th,1846 and is referenced in The British Academy/The Pilgrim Edition of the Letters of Charles Dickens, Vol. 4: 1844?1846 edited by Kathleen Mary Tillotson. This was previously sold by SothebyParkeBernet, sale # 4482, lot #9/2.
• 3VOL CHARLES DICKENS, PIC NIC
  3VOL CHARLES DICKENS, PIC NIC PAPERS, SIGNED The Pic Nic Papers by Various Hands. Edited by Charles Dickens. Published 1841 by Henry Colburn, London. First edition. Bold signature of Charles Dickens taken from a letter and envelope has been pasted down in the front. Books have a vellum spine with marbled boards. Gilt decoration and titling on spine. Book set comes from the St. Charles College Library and thus has library stamps and a library label on each spine. 8vo.
• 3VOL C DICKENS OLIVER TWIST, 1ST
  3VOL C DICKENS OLIVER TWIST, 1ST ED. & FIRST STATE Three volume set of Oliver Twist, or, The Parish Boy's Progress by "Boz" (Charles Dickens). Published 1838 by Richard Bentley, London. First edition, first state. Set is fully bound in tan calf with gilt titling and decoration on the spine. The book set has lovely marbled end papers and gilt pages edges. This set is the first edition, first state containing all of the first edition error points in Smith (30-37). Contains the Fireside Plate which only appeared in first state issues. A rare edition. No half title pages. Does not contain ads at beginning on Volume 1.
• CHARLES DICKENS, PICKWICK CLUB W/
  CHARLES DICKENS, PICKWICK CLUB W/ SIGNATURE The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club with a tipped in autographd penny post envelope boldly signed by Charles Dickens. Most likely sent to Miss (Georgina) Hogarth, Catherine Dickens' sister at the Dickens home at Gads Hill Place. Book printed in 1837 by Chapman and Hall. This is the tall edition with the additional plates by Buss. First edition. Rebound in contemporary brown leather with faux gilded ribs, and the title and author's name. Matches many first edition error points found in Smith (19-27). 609 pp. 4to.
• CHARLES DICKENS, TALE OF TWO
  CHARLES DICKENS, TALE OF TWO CITIES, FIRST EDITION A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Published 1859 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. Book is finely bound in tan calf with raised bands on the spine. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine as well. 8vo. 254pp. Blue wrapper from original serial bound into the back. First state. Meets all first edition first state error points found in Smith (96-98), including page 213 being listed as page 113.
• 3VOL CHARLES DICKENS, GREAT
  3VOL CHARLES DICKENS, GREAT EXPECTATIONS FIRST ED. Three volume set of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Published 1861 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. First state. Books are finely bound in tan calf with raised bands on the spine. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine. Books meet all first state error criteria listed in Smith (96-104).
• CHARLES DICKENS SIGNED CHECK
  CHARLES DICKENS SIGNED CHECK DATED 1869, FRAMED Charles Dickens (English 1812-1870) signed Coutts & Company check, number 05432, issued to The Arts Club, January 6, 1869, for six pounds, six shillings. framed. Note: Mr. Dickens was a founding member of the The Arts Club in 1863; also contains a nice blind impression of the current tax stamp.
• CHARLES DICKENS SIGNED LETTER
  CHARLES DICKENS SIGNED LETTER WITH PICTURE, FRAMED Charles Dickens, ALS, a framed letter and engraved plate photo mounted under matting and covered in glass, sent from Devonshire Terrace, Regent's Park (now Marylebone Road), London on February 11, 1841. The letter states, "My dear Maclise, we were speaking of Ethelstan. Le voici. I'm sorry the water or ale held you so long last night. We adjourned from the private box to the Parthenon, and were rather jolly. Hot joints here on Sunday a five o'clock. Faithfully always, BOZ". Maclise was Dickens's portrait painter who had become close friends the summer before his first portrait was painted. Dickens recorded in a letter of 28 June 1839 that "Maclise has made another face of me, which all people say is astonishing." At the time of this writing Dickens will be publishing 'Barnaby Rudge' that was serialized in Master Humphrey's Clock.
• 3VOL CHARLES DICKENS, SKETCHES BY
  3VOL CHARLES DICKENS, SKETCHES BY BOZ, FIRST ED. Three volumes of Charles Dickens, with the two volume complete first edition of Sketches by Boz and the complete Sketches by Boz Second Series in one volume. Sketches by Boz, 2 volumes. Published 1836 by John Macrone, London. First edition. First state. 8vo. v1: 348pp. v2: 342pp. Sketches by Boz: The Second Series Complete in One Volume by Charles Dickens. Published 1837 by John Macrone, London. First edition. First state. 8vo. 377pp. All volumes meet all first edition first state error points listed in Smith (1-15). Books are finely bound in tan calf with raised bands on the spine. Gilt titling and decoration on the spine as well.
• 3VOL C DICKENS, OLIVER TWIST,
  3VOL C DICKENS, OLIVER TWIST, ORIGINAL CLOTH Three volume set of Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress by Boz (Charles Dickens). Published 1838 by Richard Bentley. First edition, early state. Book is bound in original publisher's cloth with gilt titling on the spine. Meets many of the first edition points in Smith (30-37). Contains the Church plate in Volume 3. 8vo.
• CHARLES DICKENS, TALE OF TWO
  CHARLES DICKENS, TALE OF TWO CITIES, FIRST EDITION A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens published 1859 by Chapman and Hall. With sixteen etchings by H.K. Browne. Half bound in red calf with marbled boards. Spine features raised bands, gilt decoration and a gilt title on a field of black. First edition, early state with six of eight first edition error points listed in Smith (96-98). 8vo. 254pp.
• CHARLES DICKENS, BLEAK HOUSE,
  CHARLES DICKENS, BLEAK HOUSE, ORIGINAL PARTS Bleak House by Charles Dickens in original parts from March 1852 (volume I) to September 1853 (volumes XIX and XX). Illustrations by H.K. Browne. Serials contain advertisements and original plates and are covered in blue wrappers as issued. Volume XV contains the scarce booklet titled "The Village Pastor" inside. Original parts are housed in a custom case.
• CHARLES DICKENS, PICKWICK PAPERS,
  CHARLES DICKENS, PICKWICK PAPERS, ORIGINAL PARTS The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens in 20 original parts in 19 serials from March 1836 (volume I) to November 1837 (volumes XIX and XX). Illustrations by H.K. Browne. Serials contain original plates and are covered in blue wrappers as issued. Original parts are housed in a custom case.
• 2VOL CHARLES DICKENS, OLIVER TWIST,
  2VOL CHARLES DICKENS, OLIVER TWIST, FIRST US ED. Two volume complete set of Oliver Twist by Boz (Charles Dickens). Published 1839 by Lea and Blanchard. First American edition. Contemporary black leather binding with gilt titling on the spine. 12mo.
• CHARLES DICKENS, MRS JOSEPH PORTER,
  CHARLES DICKENS, MRS JOSEPH PORTER, PRINTED 1834 Waldies, The Select Circulating Library: Containing the Best Popular Literature, Including Memoirs, Biography, Novels, Tales, Travels, Voyages, Part 2. Printed and published by Adam Waldie, 1834, in Philadelphia. Comes bound with most of part one, dating from October. 22, 1833 to March 11, 1834 and containing volume numbers 28-39 and in 1834 volumes 1-9, missing number 6. Includes the first published works of Dickens which is located on page 136-138 "Mrs. Joseph Porter, Over the Way", from the London monthly magazine. Bound in red leather with marbled boards. Large 4to.
• 6VOL BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY,
  6VOL BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, INCLUDING OLIVER TWIST Volumes 1-6 of Bentley's Miscellany. Published 1837/1838 by Richard Bentley. This is the bound version of the original serial magazines containing the first appearance of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. This serial was the first appearance of an instant classic. Volumes are similarly quarter bound in tan leather with green marbled boards. Gilt decoration and titling on the spine.
• 2VOL C. DICKENS LIBRARY OF
  2VOL C. DICKENS LIBRARY OF FICTION FIRST EDITION Two volume set of The Library of Fiction, or Family Story-Teller; Consisting of Original Tales, Essays, and Sketches of Character. With Fourteen Illustrations. Charles Dickens, Contributor with illustrations by Seymour and Buss. Printed 1836 by Chapman and Hall. First edition, first issue in book form. Quarter bound in black leather with marbled boards and end papers. Gilt titling on the spine with volume numbers. 8vo.
• 2VOL C. DICKENS LIBRARY OF
  2VOL C. DICKENS LIBRARY OF FICTION FIRST EDITION Two volume set of The Library of Fiction, or Family Story-Teller Consisting of Original Tales, Essays, and Sketches of Character. Edited by Charles Dickens. Published 1837 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. Books are fully bound in tan calf. Raised bands and gilt titling on the spine.
• 2VOL C. DICKENS, AMERICAN NOTES,
  2VOL C. DICKENS, AMERICAN NOTES, FIRST ED. 1842 Two volume set of American Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens. Published 1842 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. First state. Finely bound in tan calf with gilt decoration and gilt titling on the spine. Marbled boards. Two volume set is the first state and meets all first edition first state error points in Smith (11-15). 8vo.
• 2VOL CHARLES DICKENS, AMERICAN
  2VOL CHARLES DICKENS, AMERICAN NOTES FIRST EDITION Two volume set of American Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens. Published 1842 by Chapman and Hall. First edition. Books are half bound in green leather with marbled boards. Gilt titling and decoration adorn the spine. The date is also present on the spine. Marbled end papers. 8vo.