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Lot 141
Sale 1097 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 8, 2022
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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Pictures From Italy. London: Bradbury & Evans for the Author, 1846.
8vo (175 x 110 mm). Half-title; 2 pp. publisher's advertisements at front, wood-engraved vignette on title-page and 3 wood-engravings by Samuel Palmer, 2pp. advertisements at end. (Some spotting and soiling.) 20th-century green half calf gilt, partially unopened (some sunning and scuffing). Provenance: Susan Chatterton (gift inscription, 1846).
FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM with all points listed in Smith. Eckel, p. 126; Smith II:7.
[With:] DICKENS, editor. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 2 volumes, 8vo (196 x 120 mm). Half-titles, engraved portrait frontispiece after J. Raven, and 12 etched plates by and after George Cruikshank. (Lacking advertisements, some minor spotting.) Contemporary polished calf gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (front flyleaves repaired, some light wear); original cloth bound in. Provenance: Frederick Cowan (bookplates). FIRST EDITION, second issue with the last plate with ornamental border and original dark brown cloth bound in. Eckel pp. 152-155; Gimbel B64.
The Library of John Leonard Gillis Sold to Support the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
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