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The Pickwick Papers

The Pickwick Papers

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The Pickwick Papers: Household Edition

by Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers complete in four volumes. Part of Sheldon's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front. Deckled edges. Binding is quite tight.

FON on FFEP of each volume. Volume one is inscribed and dated 1866.

Covers are faded and bumped, with wear on the top & heels of spines (volume 2 top spine is frayed). Pages are age tanned with occasional stains.

Synopsis

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club  (commonly known as  The Pickwick Papers ) is the first novel published by Charles Dickens.  The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club  catapulted the 24-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr. Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor’s prison, characters & incidents sprang to life from Dickens’s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humor & literary invention The novel was published in 19 issues over 20 months by Chapman and Hall, London in 1836.  After the publication the widow of illustrator Robert Seymour claimed that the idea for the novel was originally her husband's; however, in his preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens strenuously denied any specific input, writing that "Mr. Seymour never originated or suggested an incident, a phrase, or a word, to be found in the book.

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Details

Bookseller
PWK Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
DH1
Title
The Pickwick Papers
Author
Charles Dickens
Illustrator
F.O.C. Darley and John Gilbert
Format/Binding
Hardcover. Four volumes.
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Sheldon and Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1863
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
dickens, pickwick, household edition
Bookseller catalogs
PWK Novels; Works of Charles Dickens; Works of Charles Dickens: Household Edition;
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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
FFEP
A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Age Tanned
Age tanning, or browning, occurs over time on the pages of books. This process can show up on just the edges of pages, when...
Inscribed
When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.

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