CHARLES DICKENS - COLLECTION OF EIGHT ANTIQUE EDITIONS

EIGHT CLASSIC EDITIONS IN GOOD CONDITION ~BROWN CLOTH WITH BLACK LETTERING AND EXTENSIVE DECORATION N BLACK.  HANDY LARGE TYPE EDITIONS. DRAWING OF DICKENS ON COVER. COVERS RUBBED, MORE RUBBING TO THE CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS.  SOUND TEXT BLOCK AND CLEAN PAGES FREE FROM NAME AND MARKINGS.

~~ILLUSTRATIONS BY CRUIKSHANK, PHITZ, BARNARD,

THE FOLLOWING EDITIONS WERE PUBLISHED BY  -  PERRY MASON & CO., BOSTON - 1884

*LITTLE DORRIT -  954 PAGES  BOOK THE FIRST : POVERTY AND BOOK THE SECOND : RICHES, COMBINED

*MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT- 929 PAGES WITH A POSTSCRIPT OF A DICKENS SPEECH AT A DINNER PARTY , MAY 1868

*THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD- 962 PAGES - WITH A PREFACE BY DICKENS COMMENTING ON HIS FEELINGS HAVING FINISHED THE WORK.

*BARNABY RUDGE -AND THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - 1884 THE BOSTON PUBLISHING COMPANY - SAME FEATURES AS OTHERS.  The first three pages are quite ready to detach from the binding. They are the title page the preface and first page of contents.  It is obvious however they do belong with the book, as to color condition and content. 

THE FOLLOWING ARE PUBLISHED BY: ESTES AND LARIAT, BOSTON 1883

*TALE OF TWO CITIES, SKETCHES BY BOZ:  416 PAGES - TALE OF TWO CITIES / 552 PAGES SKETCHES, SEEN SKETCHES FROM OUR PARISH.

*BLEAK HOUSE- 965 PAGES AND A PREFACE WRITTEN BY DICKENS."IN BLEAK HOUSE I HAVE PURPOSELY DWELT UPON THE ROMANTIC SIDE OF THINGS"- C.Dickens August 1853

*OUR MUTUAL FRIENDS- 928 PAGES - WITH A POSTSCRIPT BY DICKENS (stated "IN lieu of preface")

*NICHOLAS NICKLEBY -  912 PAGES - PREFACE BY DICKENS ENLIGHTENS THE READER TO THE FACT THAT HE STARTED THIS BOOK A FEW MONTHS AFTER PICKWICK PAPERS, AND COMMENTS ON THE STATE OF ENGLAND'S SCHOOLS

EACH OF THESE BOOKS A TREASURE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.  THE DECISION TO LIST THEM AS A SET DID NOT COME EASILY, THEY CAN BE PURCHASED INDIVIDUALLY AT THE END OF THE AUCTION IF STILL AVAILABLE, PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

FINALLY ALL SALES ARE GUARANTEED AND SHIPPED INSURED TO BUYER WHO THEN HAS 7 DAYS UPON RECEIPT TO RETURN AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.  I AM SURE THAT ANYONE WHO HAS THESE BOOKS WILL TREASURE THEM.

GOOD LUCK WITH BIDDING AND AS ALWAYS CONTACT ME WITH ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

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