The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Charles Dickens
From GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS ABA PBFA, BATH, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since January 9, 2023
From GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS ABA PBFA, BATH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since January 9, 2023
About this Item
Illustrated edition. 8vo. (21 x 14 cm), illustrations by "Phiz" (Hablot K. Browne) and others, complete with 16 plates, publisher s ads, preface, contents, title page, half-title, list of illustrations, pp. 687. Finely bound in full levant crushed morocco by the French book binder, A Maurin, with his his signature to the front turn-in, elaborately ruled in gilt, raised bands, spine sections tooled in gilt; top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt dentelles, green silk ribbon. Published by Dodd, Mead & Company (New York), 1944. A fine and beautifully bound copy. The Pickwick Papers was Charles Dickens first successful novel which propelled him to becoming England s most well known Author. The Pickwick Papers "main literary value and appeal was formed by its numerous memorable characters.The Pickwick Papers are mostly a series of humorous misadventures, with a bit of satire, that give some insight into the mores of Victorian society. You can witness Dickens here working on a few prototypes that will show up in later novels.you also see his social consciousness manifesting itself" (Inverarity). Please contact us for shipping costs if ordering from outside the UK. Seller Inventory # ABE-1675017830574
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company (New York)
Publication Date: 1944
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: Illustrated Edition
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