DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. [Bound with:] PAILTHORPE, Frederick W. 24 Illustrations to the “Pickwick Club.” London: Robson and Kerslake, 1882.

8vo (206 x 128 mm). 43 engraved plates (including engraved title) by R. Seymour (6), R.W. Buss (2), and Hablot K. Browne [“Phiz”] (35). EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the addition of 24 plates (some toning as usual, expert repair to lower corner of plate facing p.484.) 20th-century royal blue levant gilt, upper cover with gilt-stamped portrait of Dickens gilt-stamped, facsimile signature gilt on rear board, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, the rest gilt-decorated, turn-ins gilt, edges gilt, STAMP SIGNED BY BAYNTUN; original front wrapper of Pailthorpe's Illustrations bound in: “with the publisher’s compliments.”

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION IN BOOK FORM, PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION COPY inscribed on verso of original wrapper. An EXTRA ILLUSTRATED copy of Dicken’s first novel. With all Smith's first issue points present except signature E is present on p.25. Gimbel A16 and H1137; Hatton & Cleaver 3-88; Smith 3

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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. [Bound with:] PAILTHORPE, Frederick W. 24 Illustrations to the “Pickwick Club.” London: Robson and Kerslake, 1882.