DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837.
8vo. 43 engraved plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"), Robert William Buss, and Robert Seymour (including engraved frontispiece and additional engraved vignette title-page). (Spotting or browning to plates, occasional mild spotting to margins of text.) Late 19th century half calf, marbled boards, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, morocco lettering-piece gilt in second, others gilt, marbled edges (light rubbing to extremities).
FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, later issue. Gimbel A15; Grolier English 78; Smith I:3.
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