The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Chapman and Hall, 1837. First Edition. Leather Binding. Good / No Jacket. Item #620254
First book edition with the first state of issue (including two different 'E' signatures at foot of pages 25 and 27; errata note on page [xvi] with 6 lines of corrections; etc). plus the engraved title page with 'Veller' (later altered to 'Weller'), plates without captions, and includes the 2 suppressed plates by Buss. A good copy in full 19th-century brown polished calf, spine with raised bands, red morocco label, and elaborate gilt floral tooling within gilt-ruled compartments, covers bordered with a single gilt fillet, marbled edges (some rubbing to spine and covers, outer hinges starting; plates are heavily browned at margins; some foxing to text). First book edition of this English literary classic. Seymour, Robert (illustrator); Browne, Hablot Knight (illustrator); Buss, R.H. (illustrator); 43 Engraved Plates. xiv, [2], 609 pages + plates. Podeschi A16. PROVENANCE: Ink inscription of noted American poet William Matchett on first blank.
Price: $895.00