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[Charles Dickens]. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Edited by "Boz". London: Chapman and Hall, April 1838-O...
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[Charles Dickens]. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Edited by "Boz". London: Chapman and Hall, April 1838-October 1839.20 parts in 19, 8vo. Half-title. Engraved frontispiece by Finden after Maclise and 39 engraved plates by Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"). Original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers, uncut; housed together in a quarter morocco slipcase.
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS. First issue of the text, with "visiter" for "sister" on p. 123 in Part 4, and "latter" instead of "letter" on p. 160 in Part 5. All plates in Parts 1-2 and the portrait in Part 19/20 are first state, with the publisher's imprint at bottom. Plate 29 is in the first of four impressions. Set collates near complete, with "The Nickleby Advertiser" in each part, and most of the other inserted advertisements and announcement slips noted in Hatton & Cleaver, lacking only one back ad in Part 8 ("This Day is Published...") and one in Part 16 ("The Medical Casket"). Includes the very rare "optional" yellow slip in Part 11 (Charles Tilt), and contains intact the rare and fragile "Hill's Wafer's" ad in Part 19/20.
Condition: Some spines (approximately seven) repaired or rebacked; some minor chips or wear to spine ends and edges; scattered soiling; a few with old ink numerals on spines, one with early owner' inscription on front wrapper. The plates are very good, with slight marginal browning and foxing, except for plate 39, which is heavily browned. An excellent, near complete set of this early title in the original parts.
References: Eckel, pp. 64-66; Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 131-160.
Provenance: The Library of a Minnesota Collector.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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