DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. London: Richard Bentley, 1838.
2 volumes, 8vo. Half-title in each volume; ads at rear of Vol. II. 2 engraved frontispieces and 11 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. (Scattered soiling to text.) Original pink cloth-covered boards, stamped in blind and in gilt (soiling to boards, wear along extremities, each volume slightly cocked); slipcase. Provenance: John Platt (bookplate on front paste-down of each volume; contemporary ownership initials on each title-page).
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with no border in final plate in Vol. II. Eckel, pp.140-142.
