American Notes for General Circulation by Charles Dickens - 1975

Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. Leather. Fine. 10" by 7". Raymond F. Houlihan. A beautifully illustrated limited edition of Charles Dickens' travelogue written about North America, signed by the illustrator. This is one of two thousand limited editions, of which this is number 1293, published in 1975 with illustrations by Raymond F. Houlihan, signed by the illustrator.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an extremely celebrated Victorian writer known for his works which document the social conditions of the time, and his works are still immensely popular today, inspiring regular adaptations. 'American Notes' is a travelogue documenting his time in North American between January and June 1842.Contains eight stunning coloured full plate illustrations.In the original publisher's slipcase and original glassine wrap. Slipcase is near fine.Closely cropped to pages 18-19 and 22-23 affecting the pagination and running title, but not the text. In a quarter calf binding with pictorial boards. In the original glassine wrap held in the original publisher's slipcase. Externally lovely, glassine has a chip to the head of the spine, slipcase is in excellent condition with minor shelf wear only. Closely cropped to pages 18-19 and 22-23 affecting the pagination and running title, but not the text. Internally firmly bound, pages clean and bright. Slipcase is NEAR FINE. Fine