DICKENS, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. 8vo (205 x 129 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, 39 engraved plates by H. K. Browne ("Phiz"). (Some spotting throughout.) 20th-century maroon morocco gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, plates 1 and 2 in the earlier states with publisher's imprint, with "vister" for "sister" on p. 123, and with "latter" for "letter" on p. 160. Smith I: 5.