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1871-78 The Collected Works of Charles Dickens
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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon
Present here in 86 parts; present are Parts 1 to 8, and 10 to 87, thus lacking Part 9, and Parts 88 to 101, a total of 14 issues not present.
Scarce to find in the original parts, in the original blue-green wraps.
The first edition thus of Dickens' collected work, in which Chapman and Hall commissioned new illustrations for the novels.
Each issue is illustrated throughout with in-text engravings. One plate to Parts 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, and 86.
The collected works of Charles Dickens, published after his death in 1870, issued monthly from July 1871 to November 1878. This serialised 'Works' contained all of Dickens' popular Victorian novels,
'Oliver Twist' across Parts 1 to 3.
'Martin Chuzzlewit' across Parts 3 to 8. The last few chapters were in Part 9, not present here.
'David Copperfield' across Parts 10 to 16.
'Bleak House' across parts 16 to 22.
'Little Dorrit' across Parts 23 to 28.
'The Pickwick Papers' across Parts 29 to 34.
'Barnaby Rudge' across parts 35 to 39.
'A Tale of Two Cities' across Parts 39 to 41. The last 8 leaves of text are lacking from Part 42.
'Our Mutual Friend' across Parts 42 to 48.
'Nicholas Nickleby' across Parts 48 to 54 The first 36 leaves are lacking from Part 48, Part 49 starting on page 37.
'Great Expectations' across Parts 54 to 57.
'The Old Curiosity Shop' across Parts 58 to 61.
'Sketches By Boz' across Parts 61 to 65.
'Hard Times' across Parts 65 to 67.
'Dombey and Son' across Parts 67 to 73. Part 73 ends at page 448.
'The Uncommerical Traveller' across Parts 74 to 76.
'A Christmas Carol' across Parts 76 to 77.
'The Chimes' to Part 77.
'The Cricket on the Hearth' across Parts 77 to 78.
'The Battle of Life' to Part 78.
'The Haunted Man' across Parts 78 and 79.
'A Child's History of England' across Parts 80 to 82.
'American Notes' across parts 83 to 84.
'Pictures From Italy' across parts 84 to 85.
'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' across Parts 86 to 87.
'Reprinted Pieces' to Part 87. Without the rear wrap, text finishing at page 144.
Charming adverts to the wraps.
Publisher's adverts brochure bound in between pages 64 and 65 of Part I. Publisher's adverts bound between pages 112 and 113 of Part 2. Cassell advert for 'Poor Miss Finch' by Wilkie Collins bound between pages 152 and 153 of Part 3. 'The Quiver' advert brochure bound between pages 52 and 53 of Part 17. 'Rimmel's' advert bound between pages 164 and 165 of Part 18, and 'Right at Last' between pages 132 and 133. 'How? When? Where?' advert bound between pages 196 and 197 of Part 19, and Cassell's advert brochure between pages 212 and 213. 'Cassell' advert bound between pages 368 and 369 of Part 28. Chapman and Hall advertising brochure bound between pages 188 and 189 of Part 60.
Issues 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 14, 17, 21, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31, 35, 38, 40, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 63, 66, 69, 72, 75, 78, 80, 82, 84, and 87 are bound without plates.
Condition
In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, with some loss of paper to the backstrips, some issues lacking the whole backstrip. Light edgewear to the wraps, resulting in some chips and closed tears. Wraps are lightly discoloured with some spots, including a small tidemark to the head of the wraps. Loss to the backstrips resulting in some of the wraps lifting a little to the head and tail. Larger chip to the head of the front wrap of Part 39. Front wrap of Part 4 is detached but present. Wraps of Part 13 are detached but present, edge worn with some small chips. Rear wrap of Part 48 may detach with further handling. Rear wrap of Part 68 is detached but present. Wraps of Part 80 are worn. Part 87 lacking the rear wrap, text ending at page 144. Prior owner's pencil note to the head of the top wrap of Parts 61, 70, and 71. Stamp to the rear wrap of Part 7. Top edges of Parts 22, 24, 25, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 70, and 80 are uncut. Internally, firmly bound, Part 13 the gatherings are detached from one another, as are the gatherings of Part 48. Part 34 last few gatherings are detached but present. First few gatherings of Part 65 are detached but present. Binding of Part 73 is cracked to one place. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with some odd light spots. Tidemarks to the plates of Parts 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 22, 32, 41, 53, and 60. Plate to Parts 7, 36, and 77 is detached but present. Part 42 lacking the last 8 leaves of text of 'A Tale of Two Cities', as well as the preface, contents, and title page for 'A Tale of Two Cities'.
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