Fildes S L (65 results)

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: New. Through a mist of decay and opium, Dickens weaves a tale of murder and mystery in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, his enigmatic last - and unfinished - novel. It is accompanied in this edition by Master Humphrey's Clock and three further short stories.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. No DJ. Fragile copy, belonged to my great-grandmother (see inscription to Brokaw on endpapers). Sunning to the boards with gilt title still visible. Some fraying to the edges. PO name inside front few pages, with boards loosening in front and back. Pages are tanned and spotted with age but are free from markings. TJ/Library/Fiction. H.K. Browne, G. Cattermole, and S.L. Fildes (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Miscellaneous Pieces. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Dark green covers with gilt lettering. "Carleton's New Illustrated Edition". Cover edges scuffed and corners bumped. Especially worn top and bottom of spine. Owner's name inside. Text pages slightly browned but in good condition. H. K. Browne; G. Cattermole; S. L. Fildes (illustrator). …

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Red covers with black decoration. Some soiling and scuffing on covers. Backstrip discoloured. One of the endapers is ripped out. Book block stiff. Some discolouration on page edges. Some foxing. Fildes, S.L. (illustrator).

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Pub by Carleton, 1874, Carleton's New Illustrated Edition, vol. XIX. VG cond. hardcover, no dj. Maroon blindstamped cloth over bds w/ muted gilt lettering on spine. Light bumping & rubbing to wear points, very light soiling, w/ sunned spine. Violet eps. Prev owner's bookplate inside front cover, & signature on ffep. Binding sound. Illus in b&w by S. L. Fildes. 416pp + 4pp pub advts. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG cond. We have most of the matching titles in this set, & we'd be happy to combine postage. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. S. L. Fildes (illustrator). …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This unfinished novel by Charles Dickens has tantalized and intrigued readers for over 150 years. In addition to the titular mystery, this volume also contains a selection of Dickens' lesser-known writings, including essays, sketches, and short stories. A must-read for anyone interested in the work of one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 565 grams. With an introduction, biographical and bibliographical, by Charles Dickens the younger. With twelve illustrations and a portrait. S L Fildes (illustrator).

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This unfinished novel by Charles Dickens has tantalized and intrigued readers for over 150 years. In addition to the titular mystery, this volume also contains a selection of Dickens' lesser-known writings, including essays, sketches, and short stories. A must-read for anyone interested in the work of one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS; PART III ONLY. One of the six parts ultimately published, in the original blue-green pictorial paper wrappers designed by Charles Allston Collins. Octavo; pp. 65-96. Illustrated with two plates by S. L. Fildes. The Mystery of Edwin Drood was planned for publication in twelve monthly parts, but Dickens completed only six before his death on 9 June 1870. Part III was the last number published during his lifetime; the remaining three were issued posthumously from July through September. Preserved in its original serial form, this part presents the novel as Dickens's contemporary readers first encountered his final, unresolved mystery. Wrappers complete and attached, with small tears and chips. With the original advertisements complete as issued. A very good-minus copy. Reference: Podeschi A154. FILDES, S. L. (Samuel Luke Fildes) (illustrator).…

Half Green Calf. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, vii + 190pp, portrait frontis, twelve illustrations by S. L. Fildes, bound in half green calf with original marbled boards, title label inset on red morocco, raised bands, gilt decorated spine, all edges marbled, a little foxed but a good copy, Chapman & Hall, London, 1870. FILDES, S. L. (illustrator).…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Three-quarter polished red calf over red cloth boards, morocco title label, five raised bands, with gilt title and vignettes in compartments, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, (9 x 6 inches). First Issue bound from the parts (stab marks visible), with two specimens of the original green wrappers (vols. I & VI). 190 pages, with 12 engraved plates plus frontis and title page. SIGNED BINDING (stamped "Bayntun Binder, Bath, Eng." top verso front flyleaf. Provenance: bookplate of Charles Clifford Dibble on front pastedown. A clean, tight copy of Dicken's last, unfinished, work bound in leather. [Eckel p. 96. Smith 16]. S.L. Fildes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. By Charles Dickens. Published in London by Chapman and Hall. 1870 first edition 190 pp. 8.75" x 5.75". 8vo. Hardcover 3/4 leather. In good condition, with light scuffing to exterior. Minor losses to corners of boards and head and heel of spine. Some starting to hinges, particularly at front. Text block remains bound well. Light markings. Includes frontispiece portrait and a small assortment of black-and-white plates throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce first edition of Dickens' classic mystery, with illustrations by S.L. Fildes. Attractively bound and nicely preserved. Fildes, S.L. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition, 30 volumes octavo, half dark green leather with gilt rules, faint sunning to spines, green marbled boards, 5 raised bands across spine with gilt titles and decoration, top edges gilt, light wear to covers, and faint to moderate foxing to edges, marbled end papers, original illustrations, some foxing to plates mostly affecting the outer margins and occasional offsetting otherwise all plates in good condition and as called for. This is a heavy set ( 22.25 kg net weight) and will require additional for shipping. (1 and 2) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Volume I: Frontis and engraved (vignette) title page plus 22 plates. xiv plus 408 pages. Volume II: Frontis plus 18 plates. Ix plus 419 pages. (3 and 4) The life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby . Volume I: Frontis and 19 plates. xviii plus 435 pages. Volume II: Frontis and 18 plates x plus 430 pages. (5 and 6) The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (two volumes). Volume I: Frontis, engraved title page (vignette) and 19 plates in very good order. xvi plus 436 pages. Volume II: Frontis (offsetting to title page) and 18 plates in very good order. x plus 436 pages. (7 and 8) The Old Curiosity Shop and Reprinted Pieces. Volume I: frontis plus 19 plates in very good order, viii plus 435 pages. Volume II: frontis plus 15 plates plus 11 then 4. vii plus 150 pages then pages 151 to 435. (9 and 10) Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times. Volume I: frontis plus 19 plates. ix plus 475 pages. Volume II: frontis plus 11 plates and then 4. vii plus 201 then 202 to 471. (11) Sketches by Boz - Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People. Largely unopened. Frontis plus engraved title and 38 plates. xiv plus 475 pages. (12) The Adventures of Oliver Twist. Frontis plus 23 plates. xviii plus 438 pages. (13 and 14) Dombey and Son. Volume I: Frontis and engraved title page and additional frontis plus 18 plates (some foxing), xii plus 454 pages. Volume II: frontis plus 18 plates (some foxing), vii plus 459 pages. (15 and 16) The Personal History of David Copperfield. Volume I: Frontis and engraved title page (foxed and some browning) plus 19 plates (generally very good order with occasional foxing), xii plus 446 pages; pages secure but some untidy sections. Volume II: Frontis (slight off setting to tile page) plus 18 plates in generally good order with occasional foxing. x plus 460 pages. (17) Pictures from Italy and American Notes for General Circulation. Frontis plus 7 plates. x plus 180 and 181 to 437 largely unopened. (18 and 19) Bleak House Volume I: Frontis and engraved title page plus 19 plates. viii plus 457 pages. Volume II: Frontis and 18 plates. ix plus 434 pages. (20 and 21) Little Dorrit . Volume I: Frontis) and engraved title page (foxed and light toning) plus 20 plates. xii plus 456 pages. Volume II: Frontis and 17 plates. vii plus 427 pages. (22) Christmas Books (A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; the Haunted Man). Frontis and 16 plates. xii plus 412 pages. (23) A Tale of Two Cities. Frontis and engraved title page (vignette) plus 14 plates. xi plus 379. (24) Great Expectations. Frontis and 7 plates. 6 unpaginated plus 442 pages. (25 and 26) Our Mutual Friend. Volume I: frontis plus 19 plates. ix plus 441 pages. Volume II: frontis plus 19 plates. ix plus 412 pages. (27) The Uncommercial Traveller. Illustrators not attributed. (W.M.; P.G.) Frontis plus 7 plates. vii plus 362 pages. (28) A Child's History of England. Illustrations by Marcus Stone. Frontis and 7 plates. xi plus 431 pages. (29) Christmas Stories from Household Words and All The Year Round. Illustrations not attributed. Frontis plus 13 plates. vii plus 552 pages. (30) The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories. Frontis and 11 plates. vii plus 440 pages. Hablot K. Browne; Robert Seymour; G. Cattermole; D. Maclise; F. Walker; G. Cruickshank;Marcus Stone; J. Tenniel; c. Stanfield; Frank Stone; S. L. Fildes ; et alia. (illustrator). …

Hard back binding in publisher's original royal blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, all page edges gilt. Quarto. 10'' x 8''. Contains (viii), 163 pp + catalogue dated March 1875. Front end papers missing, having 19 (of 20 - with frontispiece missing) full-page single-sided plates on thick card stock, three of these are loose, old dripping wax candle marks to the front and rear boards. Member of the P.B.F.A. ILLUSTRATED (Picture Book).…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Leather Bound. Condition: Fair. 190pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] ***Bound too tightly in 3/4 green leather over green cloth boards. New endpapers and flyleaves. Frontispiece and half title vignette. Title page detached, and with loss from head. Facsimile title page (?) bound in. Two pages of publisher's adverts at rear. No 32-page catalogue present. As is. Eckel, p. 96-98. Smith, Part I: 16. With twelve illustrations by Samuel Luke Fildes, and a portrait. Dickens' final and unfinished novel. Dickens died after having written six parts, one-half of which were published. John C. Eckel writes, "The solution of the plot was never disclosed and this stamps 'Drood' as one of the best unfinished mystery stories in literature." Early issue in book form, with all the internal flaws listed in Smith, with the exception of the last flaw, which may or may not be present (the "l" is not imperfect in "girl"). S. L. Fildes (illustrator).…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Good. B & W reprint. 43 x 56 cm (sheet). Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in green boards with gold gilt titles and decoration in good condition, 190 page 23 chapter publication with 2 pages of Dickens book ads; a 31 page book catalog dated May 1872 published by WH. Smith & Son and 7 pages of period London ads bound in rear, inner hinges intact with starts, FEP missing, 12 illustrations by Fildes with frontispiece showing an odd 1870 dated signature (see photos), no markings or bookplates. S.L. Fildes (illustrator).…

Leather Binding. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First edition rebacked in 2 volumes with dark green quarter leather & marbled boards, with gilt titles on spine. Lacking 4 Fildes illustrations- "In The Court", "Under The Trees", "At The Piano" & "On Dangerous Ground." Also lacking the portrait on the frontis. Plate "Up The River" appears at the frontis of volume one instead of on p.173. Apart from the missing elements the 2 volumes are in good condition, with general shelf-wear & minimal foxing evident. (190pp. 2pages of adds. ) An affordable first despite stated flaws. The author's last book. Unfinished at the time of his death.…