[Literature] Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

London: Chapman and Hall, April 1838-October 1839. 20 parts in 19 volumes. First edition in original monthly parts, mixed issue (with second state "sister" on line 17, p. 123, in No. IV and with first state "latter" on line 6, p. 160, in No. V.; first four plates with publisher's imprint). 8vo. Lacking half-title in final number. With additional ads not called for in Hatton & Cleaver: front of No. XII ("The Addresses of the Right Hon. Sir J. Graham..."); front of No. XIII ("Just Published...Lanercost"); seven additional leaves of ads at rear of No. XVIII. Lacking the following ads: all in No. I; ads following plates and rear ads in No. III; last ad at rear of No. VII; first and third of rear ads in No. VIII; Charles Tilt yellow slip in No. XI ("in many copies", per Hatton & Cleaver); final rear ad in No. XII; "Mary Ashby" slip (sometimes found in No. XVI), final rear ad in same; first, second, and fourth rear ads in Nos. XIX/XX. Illustrated with engraved portrait of Dickens by Finden after Daniel Maclise and 38 (of 39) etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"); lacking second plate in No. IV, "Nicholas astonishes Mr. Squeers and family", and supplied with a duplicate of first plate from No. II, "Nicholas starts for Yorkshire" (plate 16 in No. VIII first steel; plate 23 in No. XII with "Mr."; plate 29 in No. XV, fourth impression). Publisher's limp printed pictorial green wrappers; front and rear wrapper separated from No. I; scattered wear and soiling; several spines with repairs, spine of No. XV repaired; bookseller's ink stamp at bottom of front wrapper of Nos. III, VII, IX, X, XI-XIV, XVI, and XVII; front wrapper, ads, and first plate starting in No. II; scattered foxing to plates; scattered spotting to text; dampstaining to plates in No. VI; in red cloth fall-down-back box. Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 131-160; Eckel, pp. 64-66

First edition in monthly parts of Charles Dickens's third novel.

From the private library of Dr. David L. Harrar II, Sunnyvale, California

[Literature] Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby