[Literature] Dickens, Charles. Group of 15 Titles, Uniformly Bound

1. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1838. Later issue. 8vo. (xvii), 609 pp. Illustrated with etched plates by Robert Seymour and Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Full straight-grain red morocco, stamped in gilt; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers; by J. Carss & Co., Glasgow; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel pp. 56-57

2. Sketches by Boz Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. New edition, Complete. 8vo. (x), 526 pp. Bound as above; scattered foxing to plates and text.

3. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition in book form. 8vo. xvi, 624 pp. Illustrated with 39 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel pp. 64-66

4. Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. Three volumes bound in one. First edition in book form. 306, 306, 426 pp. Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel pp. 67-70

5. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. First edition in book form, first issue (with "100£" on engraved title). 8vo. (xvii), 624 pp. Illustrated with 40 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel pp. 71-73

6. Dombey and Son. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition in book form. 8vo. (xvii), 624 pp. Lacking half title; errata mounted following p. xvi. Illustrated with 40 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel pp. 74-76

7. The Personal History of David Copperfield. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First edition in book form. 8vo. (xvi), 624 pp. Lacking half-title. Illustrated with 40 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel pp. 77-78

8. Bleak House. London: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition in book form. 8vo. (xvi), 624 pp. Lacking half-title. Illustrated with 40 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel pp.

9. Hard Times. For These Times. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First edition. 8vo. (x), 352 pp. Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims and text. Eckel, p. 131

10. Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. First edition in book form. 8vo. xiv, 625 pp. Illustrated with 40 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Bound as above; scattered foxing to text and plates. Eckel pp. 82-85

11. A Tale of Two Cities. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition in book form, mixed issue (with p. 213 correctly paginated, but p. 134, line 12 with "affectionately" misspelled, and no signature "B" to list of plates leaf). (xv), 254 pp. Without 32-pp. ads at rear found in some copies. Illustrated with an etched frontispiece, etched vignette title-page, and 14 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). Bound as above, boards lightly soiled; scattered foxing to text and plates. Eckel, pp. 86-90

12. The Uncommercial Traveller. London: Chapman and Hall, 1861. Third edition. 8vo. Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims. Eckel, pp. 132-134

13. The Adventures of Oliver Twist... London: Chapman and Hall, 1863. A New Edition, Revised and Corrected. 8vo. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Bound as above; scattered foxing to prelims.

14. Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. Two volumes bound as one. First edition in book form. 8vo. xi, 320; vii, (i), 309 pp. Lacking half-titles and ads. Illustrated with 40 etched plates by Marcus Stone. Bound as above; scattered foxing to text and plates. Eckel pp. 94-95

15. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. First edition in book form. 8vo. (viii), 190 (2, ads) pp. Illustrated with engraved portrait by Baker, and 12 etched plates and vignette title-page by S.L. Fildes. Bound as above; scattered foxing to text and plates. Original wrappers from June 1870 monthly part bound at front. Eckel pp. 96-98

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

Darren Winston

SVP, Head of Department, Books and Manuscripts, Philadelphia

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Darren Winston, Senior Vice President at Freeman’s, has served as Head of Department for Books & Manuscripts, Philadelphia, since 2018. He has been a trustee of the Rosenbach Museum and Library since 2022, is a member of The Manuscript Society, The Bibliographical Society of America, and Philadelphia’s Philobiblon Club.

Raised in northern New Jersey, Darren moved to New York City in 1988 and began his career there as a bookseller in 1995. He spent the next 18 years selling to private clients and at East Coast book fairs. In 2003 he moved with his young family to Sharon, Connecticut where, in 2009, he opened his own bookshop. Darren Winston, Bookseller offered rare and vintage books, prints, fine art, and more, and hosted over 50 book signings and art shows. He was a trustee and, later, Board President, of the Sharon Historical Society, and for six years a trustee of Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, Connecticut.

Darren has hosted the radio program "Darren Winston's Book Report" for NPR-affiliate WHDD since 2009, appeared in the 2014 book-themed documentary The Paper Trail, and in 2024 he joined Antiques Roadshow as a books and manuscripts appraiser. From 1999 to 2005, Darren was the buyer and consultant to the Fine and Rare Books Department at Asprey, the British luxury goods company, at its New York headquarters. While there he spearheaded various in-store events including readings by Salman Rushdie and Dominick Dunne.

In 1993, Darren was hired as a Creative Consultant to Columbia Records, where he assisted in the repackaging of their 12-record Aerosmith back catalogue. He later sold his extensive collection of Aerosmith memorabilia, which he began amassing at the age of 14, directly to the band.

Darren now lives on the Main Line, outside Philadelphia, with his wife, two children, and dog. The family travels frequently to his wife's native England and Scotland. When not bookselling, he plays guitar in Pumped, an Aerosmith tribute band. Darren also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.

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[Literature] Dickens, Charles. Group of 15 Titles, Uniformly Bound

Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana

[Literature] Dickens, Charles. Group of 15 Titles, Uniformly Bound

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