Dickens Charles Seymour Robert Phiz (34 results)

Condition: Very Good. Seymour, Robert; Phiz (illustrator). Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Illustrated by Robert Seymour and Phiz (illustrator). Reprint. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Spine weak and cracked. Title page is loose. Volume 1 of two volumes only. ; 533 pages.

Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Robert Seymour, Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz') (illustrator). No date found. Covers are maroon leather. The fornt hinges of both books are split but holding. The pages are slightly darkened with age, otherwise the interiors are clean and tight. Covers are worn at corners. Top and bottom of spines are worn. Gold print on spines is bright. Ribbon markers are present, one is detached. Volume one, 533 pages. Volume two, 522 pages.

Flex-covers. Condition: Very Good. Robert Seymour and Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz') (illustrator). Pub by Charles E. Lauriat Co., no date indicated. Two (2) volumes. NOT exLib. VG-minus or better cond. in burgundy "grained" leather flex-covers. Slight loss to head of backstrips, o/w only light scuffing around the edges. Top edges bright gilt. Both volumes complete, intact & unmarked. Illustrations in b&w by Robert Seymour and Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz'). 533pp & 522pp. Both volumes square, straight, tight, bright & clean, overall VG- or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seymour, Robert; Buss, Robert William; Browne, Hoblot Knight; Phiz (illustrator). The two volumes of the Lombard Street Edition, bound as one by "W.H. Smith and Son, Ltd." Three quarter paper vellum binding, with slight darkening to the spine. Top edge gilt. Slight foxing to endpapers and plates. xxix, [3], 496; vii, [3], 492, [40]pp. 9 x 6 x 3"'. A facsimile edition, with reproductions of the plates, facsimile blue paper covers for the parts (here bound at the rear), a reproduction of Dickens' bookplate on the front endpaper, and facsimile plates of the publication announcement, manuscript pages and a letter by Dickens inserted and discussed in John Harrison Stonehouse's introduction.

Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. A mid 19th century first edition, early issue of Charles Dicken' first and immensely popular novel, the Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. Many of the first issue points are present, including the two suppressed Buss plates, facing pages 69 and 74. It also bears 5 of the 7 Smith priority first issue points. The noted are as such: Five lines of footnotes to page 9; signature 'E' present to end of pages 25 and 27; without parenthesis in lines 14 and 15 from the bottom of page 34; the e in reg'lary on line 34 of page 225 is imperfect; without the quotation mark before 'Sir' in the ninth line of page 244; line 29 of page 260 reading 'hodling' for 'holding'; the second '3' in the page number present to page 303; 'S.Veller' to line 5 of page 342; 'wi shl was' to line 5 of page 342; 'Picwkick' to the running title of page 375; 'this friends' rather than 'his friends' on page 400, line 21; an imperfect 'F' in the word 'OF' in the headline on page 432. Hatton and Cleaver mention forty-eight first issue text points. There are 43 full page engraved plates of varying states by Phiz, Seymour, and Buss. Many of the plates appear to be first states of the Phiz plates, and others bear the later Chapman and Hall imprint. There are several of the rarer Buss plates as well. One finely bound volume in octavo, XIV+609 pages This volume is in very good shape, with minor rubbing and wear to the binding, namely to the spine, with the title label chipped and peeling. The upper right corners of 287 and 289 are lacking, not affecting text or illustrations. There is a stain to the outer margin of page 604, slightly affecting the margins of the adjacent pages. There is some foxing and staining throughout, heavier to the plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Near very good copy. Robert Seymour & Hablot K Browne ['Phiz'] (illustrator). First edition in book form. With 43 illustrations, by R Seymour and Phiz. 208 x 132mm, dark brown half calf, marbled boards, professionally rebacked, retaining original panelled spine, leather lettering-piece, gilt, pp.xvi, 610, frontispiece, pictorial title, 41 engraved plates. Bookplate on front pastedown. Plates have various degrees of foxing, which has been ameliorated by a professional conservator. Small areas of marginal loss to a few leaves have been neatly restored. Annotations on rear free endopaper. Covers a little scuffed. Some first issue points: 'Tony Veller' on signboard of pictorial title; pp.[xv-xvi] 'Directions to the Binder', with 6ll Errata on verso; footnote on p.9; pp.25 & 27 - 'E' signatures in different faces; p. 260 'holding', l.27; p.267 - slipped '7' ; p.278 - 'Samuel' instead of 'Weller', l.40; p.341 - 'inbe- / licate' [uncorrected]; p.342 - 'S Veller', l.5; p.400 - 'this friends' [uncorrected]; p.432 - imperfect 'F' in headline.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]; Robert Seymour (illustrator). First edition. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' immensely popular first novel. With many first issue points present, and illustrated throughout. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' first novel, initially published serially over the course of twenty months. Here in a half morocco signed binding from Carss & Co, Glasgow.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page and forty-one plates from Phiz - who is known for illustrating many of Dickens' works - and Robert Seymour, who died whilst illustrating the work. Collated, complete.A mixed early issue of the first edition in book form, as is common with this work. With a number of first issue points: 'Veller' to the sign on the engraved title page; five lines of footnotes to page 9; with mark between 'r' and 'u' in 'rum' in the last line of page 10; with the signature 'E' present to the tail of pages 25 and 27; without the parenthesis in lines 14 and 15 from the bottom of page 34; with the quotation mark indistinct before 'Sir' in the ninth line of page 244; page 261 correctly signed 'X2'; with the second '3' in the page number present to page 303; line 1 of page 341 reading 'inbe-licate' rather than 'inde-licate'; line 5 of page 341 reading 'inscriptino' rather than 'inscription'; 'Picwkick' to the running title of page 375. Majority of plates in first state, with page numbers rather than titles, and without the publisher's imprint. Second issue points present include: the last 'e' of page 17 unbroken; ; line 29 of page 260 reading 'holding'; "S. Veller" at p. 342; 'his friends' on page 400, line 21, and a complete 'F' in the word 'OF' in the headline on page 432.Without the two suppressed Buss plates, featuring instead the Phiz replacement plates. Retaining original half title. The first edition in book form of this publishing phenomenon from Charles Dickens, his first novel credited with defining a new genre. It popularised both the serial format, and stylistic feature of the cliff hanger. In a signed half morocco binding, with cloth covered boards. Rubbing to joints and board perimeters, with light marks to boards. Front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Binder's label to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Significant spotting to frontispiece and engraved title page, with further spotting to plates and pages surrounding them. Very Good. book.

Hard Cover. Condition: good. R. Seymour, Robert Buss & Phiz (illustrator). First edition in book form, mixed issue. Includes the 2 rare plates by Buss and plates by Seymour & Phiz. A few of the points that are present in this volume: (1) p. 25--E present; (2) p. 43, 2nd paragraph "Rained well"; (3) p. 9 footnote; (4) p. 342 line 5--"S. Veller"; (5) p. 261 "x2" bottom of page; (6) p. 375--"Picwkick" in header; (7) p. 400, line 21 "this friends." 609pp; text unamarked, previous owner name on free front endpage dated 1898 with notations about the plates, scattered light foxing; 8.25" tall; 5 raised bands on spinelwear to edges of marbled paper over boards & darkened green leather backstrip & corners with chips top of spine; Please ask if you have questions about this item or to request photos. Hardcover.

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5 inches wide. Handsomely bound by Root and Son in full gilt decorated calf, with triple gilt borders and gilt tooled floral corner pieces. The spine is elaborately decorated in gilt with a floral pattern and is titled in gilt on leather labels between 5 raised bands. The binding is further enhanced with inner gilt dentelles and watered silk endleaves. All edges are gilt. The leather is slightly scuffed along the joints with minor rubbing along the edges and the loss of one number in the date on the spine label from rubbing. xiv, [2], & 609 pages, illustrated with a frontispiece, a pictorial title and 43 plates by R. Seymour, Phiz and Buss. The top front corners of the frontispiece and pictorial title page have been professionally repaired. There is some minor foxing to the endpapers and front & rear blanks. There is a small tear along the bottom inner edge of the frontispiece and a tiny insignificant chip to the bottom corner of one plate. A very attractive copy with unusually bright & clean plates. First edition. With many, but not all, of the first issue points including the following: the two Buss plates are present; "Veller" for "Weller" on the title page; "Phiz fecit" surrounds the bottom tablet on the frontispiece; five lines of footnotes on page 9; a mark between "r" and "u" in "rum" on page 10; the final "e" on page 17 is broken; "S. Veller" is uncorrected 0n page 342, line 5; "this friends" for "his friends" on page 400, line 21. Most of the plates are in the first state with page numbers but lacking titles or the publisher's imprint.

Half Calf. Condition: Very Good. Cruikshank, George ; Phiz ; Seymour, Robert (illustrator). 22 volumes. Half calf over green cloth boards, with gilt ruling to boards, spine compartments and red and black labels; top edges gilt. Volumes rubbed at extremities, including along joints and a couple of the labels. Head of spine of David Copperfield a little bumped. Sketches by Boz includes a gilt decorated presentation plate, to Thomas Bryans on the occasion of him leaving Messrs Robinson and Cleaver, Ltd. from his friends and colleagues, dated 1910. Light foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean. Frontispieces and numerous illustrations throughout. This is a heavy set and will require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 8vo.

First edition in book-form variant deluxe publisher's binding in original half burgundy morocco, green moirė watermarked satin cloth covered sides, black and gilt title lettering label and elaborate tools to the spine, marble end papers and text block edges, original silk tie. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Variant deluxe publisher's bindings are known, including states in green moirė and half morocco (as here) and full morocco. Academics seem to have dismissed the variant bindings altogether, and as so little is known about the existence of these, a precedence has not been set. Being generally a mixed issue as described below, etched plates by Robert Seymour, H. K. Browne ('Phiz'), including 1 (of 2) suppressed plates by Robert William Buss, page 69 not present, page 74 present, stab marks present. A notoriously difficult book bibliographically. Several first issue points present: 'Weller' rather than 'Veller' on the inn sign but with first issue point with Phiz peut on the engraved title page. This copy with Directions to the Binder leaf with 6 line errata on verso; pages 25-26 a single inset leaf; that and the following leaf both bearing the signature mark 'E'; frontispiece stool has four stripes, a middle shield and signed Phiz Fecit (later there were five stripes); engraved title page reads 'Weller' (second plate) instead of 'Veller'; page 260 line 29, 'hodling' for 'holding'; page 261, line 6 'Picvick' for 'Pickwick'; page 267 '7' in page number slightly raised; pages 282 and 299 both with 'Chapters XXVIII'; page 303 lacking last '3'; page 341, line 1 has correct 'inde-licate'; page 341-2 is in an early state (Hatton & Cleaver, variant C C 2); page 342, line 5, uncorrected 'S. Veller'; page 432, the 'F' in headline is imperfect; page 553, 9 lines up 'Considdring for Considering'. Contains frontispiece, engraved title page, [xiv], 2, 609 printed pages of text with 41 illustrations throughout. Additional leaf bound after the third front free end paper with hand written notes concerning this being a first edition in original binding, below which a press clipping has been pasted with the title 'Dickens and Pickwick in Court'. Joints professionally repaired, some toning and foxing to plates as usual. Member of the P.B.F.A. DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870).

First edition, early issue. Contemporary full green morocco, possibly a presentation or publisher's 'super deluxe' binding, decorated in gilt to the upper and lower boards. Four wide gilt ruled raised bands, gilt decorated compartments and titles in gilt to the spine. Gilt decorated board edges and inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Bound from the parts. Engraved frontispiece, vignette title and 41 plates [43 in total, as called for]. First state of engraved title page (Veller) and the two suppressed plates by R. W. Buss present (facing pages 69 and 74). All 7 Seymour plates are present as called for and the Phiz plates are in the earliest state (page numbers, without publisher's imprint). A very good copy indeed, the binding square and firm with minor wear to the extremities, small nick (without loss) to the upper left corner of the front board. Tiny retailer's label 'G. Simms, Manchester' to the upper left corner of the front pastedown, the ownership name of 'L. Garnett' in ink to the front endpaper and a pencilled name 'C. Garnett Esq' to the head of the title page. The plates are spotted and darkened at the edges to various degrees; the text pages with just the odd spot of foxing to the margins are otherwise clean throughout. An attractive, entirely unsophisticated example of Dickens' first novel, in the earliest state, containing the suppressed Buss plates and six of the seven Hatton and Cleaver first issue points within the text (that of p.25, noted as present in only one copy). First published in 19 monthly parts over 20 months between March 1836 and October 1837. (Smith: Dickens in Original Cloth Vol. I, 3; Hatton and Cleaver: A Bibliography of the Periodical Works of Charles Dickens). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.