1837 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition of this work in book form, as opposed to bound from the parts. Early mixed issue; Weller on the engraved vignette to the title page (it was 'Veller' in the first issue); 'E' to the foot of pages 25 and 27; 'Chapter XXVIII' to both pages 282 and 299; 'inbe-licate' to page 341 lines 1 and 2; 'S. Veller' to page 342 line 5; 'Picwkick' to the running title of page 375; page 261 correctly signed 'X2'; second '3' in the pagination is present to page 303; five lines of footnotes to page 9; plates have captions instead of page numbers. Issue points as stated by John C. Eckel in his 1913 publication 'The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens'.

Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and forty-one plates. All plates are present, besides the two very scarce Buss plates, as called for in this issue.

Half-title is present. 

'The Pickwick Papers' is Dickens' first novel, and was originally written in serial form.

The novel is a sequence of loosely connected adventures and characters, occurring between 1827 and 1828. The character Sam Weller became well known for his popular humour.

Charles Dickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.

Illustrated by Phiz and R. Seymour.