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Lot 352

Sale 5792 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Jan 30, 2020 8:00AM ET
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[Literature] Dickens, Charles The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

London: Chapman & Hall, January 1843-July 1844. 20 parts in 19 volumes. First edition in monthly parts. 8vo. Including early state 13-line errata at rear of no. XIX/XX. Illustrated with frontispiece and first state vignette title-page in no. XIX/XX, and 38 engraved plates by Hablot K. Browne. First 15 pp. ads lacking in no. I; 8 pp. ad "Prospectus...Thomas Boys" lacking at rear of no. IV; rare slip in no. VII lacking, as usual; ads at front of no. VIII lacking, and with variant ad on rear inside wrapper of same (Punch instead of Foreign Library); variant back wrapper text on no. IX (address printed on one line, instead of two), variant ad on rear inside wrapper ("Save your income tax" instead of "Published Weekly"), E. Moses & Son booklet at rear lacking, and instead with 8 pp. ads; first p. ad of no. XII torn away with half missing, lacking pp. 3/4 and all subsequent ads in rear of same; pp. 5-12 ads at front of no. XIV lacking; variant rear inside ad in no. XVI (Doudney Bros. instead of La Sylphide Parasol), lacking all ads at front, except pp. 15/16, and lacking all ads at rear; ad following plates in no. XIX/XX bound in backwards. All parts bound in limp green wrappers, scattered mostly minor wear, including small closed tears, soiling, some repairs, and creasing; in green slipcase and chemise, browned. Majority of plates toned and darkened with varying amounts of foxing, other scattered soiling, toning, and minor paper faults to text and ads, faint ownership signature at head of front wrapper on no. XIV. Hatton & Cleaver pp. 183-212.

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