The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

Dickens, Charles; Seymour, R.; Phiz

Published by Chapman and Hall, 1837

About this Item

First Edition, Early Issue. Extra illustrated. In signed leather binding by Sangorski and Stucliffe London. Thick octavo. Red leather with simple gilt decoration, raised bands and gilt lettering on spine. All outer edges gilt. Grey endpapers. 1837. Includes 32 coloured plates by Thomas Onwhyn (sometimes signed with pseudonym Samuel Weller) bound in throughout along with 43 uncoloured illustrated plates by Seymour (reengraved by Phiz after his death) and Phiz. The Buss plates Dickens' didn't like are not present in this copy (replaced by Phiz). Issue points include: Title page states 1837 with no subsequent dates, 'E' on page 25, 6 line errata, includes Directions to the Binder, ruined wall on page 43, "holding" in loose type on page 260, x2 on page 261, "Pickvick" line 6 on page 261, Chapter XXVIII repeated on page 282 and 299, Page 342 line 5 reads "S. Veller", "his friends" on page 400 has been corrected, the headline of page 432 contains an imperfect 'F', "considding" is misspelled.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Publication Date: 1837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition, Early Issue.
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)