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Master Humphrey's Clock

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Master Humphrey's Clock

by DICKENS, Charles [1812-1870]

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London: Chapman And Hall, 1840-41., 1840. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., iv, 306; 1 p.l., [v]-vi, 306; 1 p.l., [v]-vi, 426. 3 frontis., 168 text illus., & 24 figure initials, engraved on wood by E.Landells, C.Gray, Vasey, & S.Williams, after designs by George Cattermole & Hablot Knight Browne. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth (spine ends worn & frayed, rear joint of Vol. III repaired, foxing to endpapers & outer leaves in Vols. I-II). First Edition in Book Form. "This odd mélange which includes The Old Curiosity Shop, Barnaby Rudge, and an elaborate surrounding apparatus, is the pinnacle of Dickensian Gothic. Appropriately enough, it is illustrated with wood engravings in the text rather than full-page etchings, as in Dickens's earlier novels. Phiz, who is in excellent form, predominates, but there are also fifteen engravings after George Cattermole, whose wonderful clutter of antiquarian and architectural details is well suited to Dickens's chosen subjects." (Ray) Smith I 6. NCBEL III 794. Ray, The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914, 60.. F. Hardcover.

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Master Humphrey's Clock was an ambitious weekly literary magazine published by Dickens himself. Lasting only from 1840 to 1841, it spun off some major works, including "The Old Curiosity Shop" and this collection of stories and sketches. The narrator is Master Humphrey , not "churlish" and not a "misanthrope", who describes his daily life and his encounters with vivid characters including Mr. Pickwick. The clock is his old companion, where he stores manuscripts.

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Bookseller
D & E Lake Ltd. (ABAC, ILAB) CA (CA)
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Title
Master Humphrey's Clock
Author
DICKENS, Charles [1812-1870]
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Edition
F
Publisher
London: Chapman And Hall, 1840-41.
Date Published
1840
Keywords
ENGLISH-LITERATURE ILLUSTRATED
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English-Literature;
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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