Master Humphrey's Clock

London : Chapman and Hall , 1840-1841. First edition. Leather. Fair. 10" by 7". George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. First edition copies in book form of Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens, richly illustrated. A first edition of this work in book form, complete in three volumes. The collation of these volumes matches the first edition as called for, cited by John Eckel in 'The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens and Their Values : A Bibliography'. This periodical showcased the first appearance of 'Barnaby Rudge', and 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which was featured as a short story before going on to be expanded into a novel.Master Humphrey's Clock was a weekly periodical edited and written by Charles Dickens, the creator of some of the world's best known fictional characters and novels of the Victorian period. The periodicals featured several short stories and the novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. Richly illustrated throughout the text by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, with each volume having a frontispiece.Collated, complete. In half calf leather with marbled boards. Externally, worn with marks to the boards and spines, loss to the head and tail of the spine of volume three and rubbing to the spines and extremities. The front hinges are starting though remain generally firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright pages with some scattered spots throughout the volumes. Fair