London: Chapman and Hall, [1870s]. 8vo, xiv, 625, (1) pp. Publisher's olive cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, blindstamped decorations. Illustrated second title and 39 plates. Sunning to the spine, slight patchiness plus a few small chips to the boards, the upper margin of one leaf (pp. 127/8) torn but..... More
London: W. Nicholson & Sons, Limited, [c.1900]. 8vo. vi, 445, (3) pp. 8vo. Contemporary burgundy half morocco over marbled boards, spine with gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettered direct to one panel, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. Very good. More
Manchester: W.H. White & Co., 1892. 8vo, (iv), 122 pp. Frontispiece, title vignette and further engravings in the text, printed in double column, slight cracking to upper hinge, small closed tear to the final leaf. Contemporary black half cloth, marbled sides, a little rubbed, Author and title in a childish..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. First edition, bound from the parts, two volumes in one, 8vo, (iii)-xii, 320, (iii)-viii, 310 pp, rebound without the half titles and advertisement leaves. Engraved second title and 40 plates, some light, mostly marginal foxing, to the plates. Contemporary dark green half calf, marbled edges..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1887. Victoria edition, two volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces, vignette title in volume I and 47 plates, plus facsimiles of Dickens' handwriting and of the wrapper from one of the parts. Some light marginal foxing to text pages, tissues also with some foxing. Unopened in the original gilt..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. 8vo, (iii)-xvi, 479, (1) pp. Frontispiece, foxed, printed in double column. Contemporary half calf, cloth sides, gilt spine a little dull, some mild wear. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1838. First edition, late issue. 8vo. (iii)-xiv, (2), 609, (1) pp., bound without the half title. Later maroon half calf, spine with raised bands, old gilt lettered label preserved to one panel and simply gilt decorated to the others, patterned endpapers with earlier yellow endpapers within..... More
London: John Dicks, "People's edition", 8vo, 168 pp. Pictorial second title and 39 full page illustrations, printed in double column. Original printed wrappers, very slightly browned to edges, spine a little worn to foot. One of "Dicks' English Novels", a list of which appears to the inside of both wrappers..... More
London: W. Nicholson & Sons, Limited, [c.1900]. 8vo. 445, (3) pp. Contemporary blue half calf over matching cloth boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to one panel, marbled endpapers, all edges blue. Frontispiece. Very good. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. First edition, first issue. Three volumes. Fine later bindings by Bayntun (Riviere) in red full morocco, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels (and dated at the foot), gilt decoration to the other compartments, portrait bust of Dickens and his signature reproduced in..... More
(New York): Christine Burgin, New Directions, (2013). First edition, 4to, 255, (1) pp. Cloth, d.w., a fine copy. More
London: The Folio Society, 2013. First edition thus. 8vo. xvi, 370 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, lettered and decorated in silver and gold to the spine and upper board, silver decorated blue endpapers, blue slipcase with a silver device to one side. Frontispiece and 9 colour plates. Just a few mild..... More
London: G. Routledge & Co., 1858. Three volumes, 8vo. Two portrait frontispieces and a folding facsimile, the second half of volume II with a light brown stain to the outer corner. Original gilt titled green cloth in remarkably good condition. More
(London): Headline, (1992). First edition, 8vo, (vi), (1) pp. Light marginal browning throughout. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, an excellent copy. More
Privately Printed, 1929. Limited edition, no. 194 of 1,000 copies, large 8vo, 97, (1) pp. Original linen boards, plain d.w. with the limitation number stamped to the upper wrapper, some mild marks and a few small tears. More
(Tonbridge: Creel Press, 1991). Limited edition, no. 72 of 125 copies, signed by the author, from a total edition of 150, large 8vo, 128, (2) pp. Buckram, brown morocco spine label, slipcase, a fine copy. More
(London): The British Library, (2011). Limited edition, no. 232 of 250 copies, 8vo, (vi), 138 pp. Three illustrations. Cloth, slipcase, some minor rubbing. Doyle's lost first novel, a half-completed rewriting of a manuscript which was lost in the post, contained in notebooks purchased by the British Library in 2004... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1871. "The Globe Edition". 8vo. (iii)-lxxxvii, (i), 662 pp., bound without the half title. Contemporary prize binding from what appears to be Liverpool College ("Earl of Derby's Prize") for the "Oxford Local Examination - First Class Senior", full tan calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1969. First edition. 8vo. 349, (3) pp. Publisher's russet cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, price clipped. Map and genealogy at the rear. Some rubbing to the extremities of the jacket, the spine of which is slightly sunned, very good overall. More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1936. First edition, 8vo, 351, (1) pp. Contemporary inscription to fly leaf. Original light blue cloth, spine and edges with light browning. More
London: The Folio Society, 1997. Fourth impression thus. 8vo. (vi), 430 pp. Publisher's gilt and brown decorated blue cloth, slipcase. 10 plates. Slight sunning to the spine, very good overall. More
London: Printed for and sold by the Booksellers, 1753. First edition. 12mo. xxviii, 140 pp. Contemporary full sheep, spine with raised bands, renewed gilt lettered red label, old ink ownership stamp of a John Beard to the front free endpaper. Repairs to the spine, some wear to the corners, semicircular..... More
London: W. Collins Sons & Co., (1925). First edition, 8vo, (iv), 310, (6 advertisement) pp. Signature and ink stamp to fly leaf. Original cloth, spine ends bumped, very good. More
London: W. Collins, (1928). First edition, 8vo, (viii), 274, (2, 4 advertisement) pp. Owner's signature to fly leaf, upper hinge slightly tender but sound. Original cloth, rubbed, small label of the Newcastle printers and booksellers Mawson, Swan & Morgan to the upper cover. Scarce. More
