Charles Dickens Complete Works; Oliver Twist/American Notes/Unommon Traveler by Charles Dickens - 1881

Heron Books, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Heron Books. HARDCOVER. 1/1/1970. B000HYL3H8 :Introduction by Dingle Foot, Illustrations by F Walker and Maurice Greiffenhagen: School library copy with typical stamps and pocket, minor bumps on back boards, ribbon ends slightly frayed, pages clean and tight . Used - Good.

Edito-Service S.A., Geneva, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

GIFTABLE QUALITY- Special Edition-Printed in Switzerland- EXTREMELY TIGHT- Green boards and green endpapers with gilting- Yellow ribbon marker- faux-leather binding, gilt lettering, and decorations on cover and spine, gilt decorative endpapers, silk bookmark tie-. Circa 1976 (undated)-" DROOD is the last of the novels of Dickens, famously unfinished due to his death. One wonders what the final result could have been, but the version that stands is good enough for me. Dickens looks at greed and envy and jealousy here and it's a good read, although I'm sure he would have had a twist somewhere if he had been able to finish it completely. Is the uncle really guilty? Or was there supposed to be more of an outcome along the lines of Our Mutual Friend? The mystery is a mystery. The greater part of this 1911 volume is devoted to some excellent short stories from Dickens, especially MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK. The tale of men who sit around and tell tales, with a moody grandfather's clock holding manuscripts to… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

J.B.Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1882. Acceptable. Comprises 8 vols. of 15-vol. set; three-quarters leather with sepia, blue and white marbled boards and marbled edges, raised edges on spine, gilt lettering worm away. All but one have engraved frontis. ill. with tissue guards. All volumes unmarked--not ex-lib., no former owner's name-- but are in various conditions. All are lavishly illustrated with ill. by Cruikshank, Phiz, Barnard, among others--full-page without foxing, making them tempting to frame. Volume in best condition is "Christmas Stories"/and, Reprinted Pieces;" "Martin Chuzzlewit is missing frontis.; "Tale of Two Cities"/"Sketches by Boz" has cracked front gutter and considerable bumping on corners; "Oliver Twist"/"American Notes"/"The Uncommercial Traveler" has cracked front gutter, with signature for front matter detached; "Bleak House" has cracked front gutter and what looks like possible scorch marks… Read More

Estes and Lauriat, 1881. 10 volume set; published 1881-1883; covers faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled, edges and spine/board junctions very lightly corners lightly rubbed/bumped, spine ends rubbed/bumped with miniscule tears/chips; edges sunned/soiled; endpapers lightly age-toned, light foxing sprinkled throughout; textblock edges very lightly age-toned, first signature mostly detached but still present (3 volumes), textblock fore-edge lightly dampstained first 50 pages (Martin Chuzzlewitt only), internal hinge exposed at front endpapers but binding still intact (Dombey and Son), previous owner's name and previous bookseller's minor marginalia (pencil) on ffep (3 volumes); bindings tight; covers, edges and interiors intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply.. hardcover. Good. Illus. by Cruikshank; Phiz; Barnard; et al.

Boston,: Estes and Lauriat., 1885. “People’s Edition” . Contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine decorations and titles, marbled endpapers, marbled edges.. Very good overall, pages moderately toned, scattered shelfwear and scuffing to boards, rear inner hinge on volume 2 repaired with linen tape.. 8vo., 19x12.5 cm.. Illustrated by Cruikshank, Phiz, Barnard and others. . An attractive set with well-preserved 19th century bindings. Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 25.5 lb. Numerous illustrated plates.

Boston: Estes & Lauiat. 1881. good+. Hardcover. Charles Dickens' Complete Works. The University Edition complete in 15 unnumbered volumes: -Pickwick Papers -Nicholas Nickleby (chip to top edge of spine) -David Copperfield -Domby & Son -Martin Chuzzlewit -Old Curiosity Shop/Hard Times -Great Expectations/Pictures from Italy/Humphrey's Clock -Bleak House -Christmas Stories -Oliver Twist/American Notes -Tale of Two Cities/Sketches by Boz -Little Dorrit -Mutual Friend -England/Holly Tree Inn -Barnaby Rudge/Edwin Drood; 5 raised band with gilt lettering & decoration to spines; brown leather back strip & corners with varying degrees of wear; marbled end pages, edges, & boards; some scratches to boards; some bindings shaken; 200 b/w illustrations; text clean, previous owner name on blank front end page in each vol. .