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Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; with Illustrations by Phiz
by Dickens, Charles
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First Edition. Full leather. Near fine. First edition, mixed state of Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, finely bound by Bayntun.. Octavo, xvi, 624pp, [1]. Full green morocco, portrait and signature stamped in gilt to covers. Five gilt-embellished raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Ornate gilt trim, turn-ins, and gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun in Bath, England. Solid text block with a few spots of toning throughout. Lacking half-title. Includes many first state points as named in Smith, notably "latter" for "letter" on page 160. Lacking the "s" on "yesterday" on page 198 and the "Chapman and Hall" imprint on frontis and first four plates. Complete with frontis and 39 full-page plates. (Smith I, 5) (Gimbel A41) A striking example.
Synopsis
Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies. The novel follows his attempt to succeed in supporting them, despite his uncle Ralph's antagonistic lack of belief in him. It is one of Dickens' early comic novels.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14351
- Title
- Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; with Illustrations by Phiz
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- First edition, mixed state of Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, finely bound by Bayntun.
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1839
- Keywords
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- Text Block
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- Morocco
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- First State
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