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Lot 157
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
9:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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500
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$750
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Lot Description
[DICKENS, Charles]. A group of first or early American editions of his works, comprising:
A Tale of Two Cities. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, 1859. 8vo. Original publisher's brown ribbed cloth (a few discreet spine repairs); cloth folding case. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second issue. Smith p.355. -- Great Expectations. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, [1861]. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth. Smith p.377 ("Illustrated Duodecimo" edition). -- Our Mutual Friend. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1865. 8vo. Original publisher's purple cloth. Smith pp.393-394 ("Peterson Subedition," binding variant A). -- The Chimes, A Goblin Story. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. Original publisher's tan cloth gilt (some soiling); cloth folding case. Gimbel A88. -- Sketches by Boz. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1839. 8vo. Modern half leather. Smith p.18 ("Cloth: 1839" edition). -- Barnaby Rudge. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1842. 8vo. Modern cloth-backed boards. -- Condition generally good.
Property of an Illinois collector