20th Mar, 2024 10:00
March Sales: Ceramics, Books, Asian Art, Hunt Buttons & Carpets
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[Z] Dickens (Charles)
Dickens (Charles) four early editions, to include: The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850, 8vo, later half calf and cloth boards; Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848, 8vo, later quarter calf boards, engraved frontis and half title, numerous engraved plates, marbled page edges; The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, 8vo, later half calf and cloth boards, engraved portrait frontis with facsimile signature, numerous engraved plates; Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857, 8vo, full embossed calf gilt, marbled endpapers, AEG, engraved half title and frontis, numerous engraved plates (4)
Sold for £300
Dickens (Charles) four early editions, to include: The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850, 8vo, later half calf and cloth boards; Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848, 8vo, later quarter calf boards, engraved frontis and half title, numerous engraved plates, marbled page edges; The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, 1839, 8vo, later half calf and cloth boards, engraved portrait frontis with facsimile signature, numerous engraved plates; Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857, 8vo, full embossed calf gilt, marbled endpapers, AEG, engraved half title and frontis, numerous engraved plates (4)
Not collated. David Copperfield: binding bears some scuffs and marks; some foxing and soiling internally, especially to the plates. Nickleby: binding in fairly good condition, with a few scuffs; text bears some foxing and the plates are heavily soiled. Dombey: binding bears some clear wear, with discolouration and warping clearly in evidence; internally, there is foxing and warping and the plates are heavily soiled. Dorrit: the binding bears many small scuffs and abrasions, with rubbing to corners; internally, there is foxing and warping; the plates are soiled, but not as extensively as those of the other volumes in the lot. Not collated
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Auction: March Sales: Ceramics, Books, Asian Art, Hunt Buttons & Carpets, 20th Mar, 2024
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