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The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club; Forty-Three Illustrations, By R. Seymor And Phiz
by Dickens, Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary half green morocco, raised bands, spine panels decorated in gilt and marbled boards. Very good
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1837. First edition. Hardcover. Contemporary half green morocco, raised bands, spine panels decorated in gilt and marbled boards. Very good. 669 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. Charles Dickens's first novel was published by Chapman & Hall in monthly installments from March of 1836 until November 1837. The publisher had just started a series of amusing stories dealing with "Cockney sporting scenes". The series was built around the illustrations of Robert Seymour. Publication began on March 30th. Less than a month later, on April 20th, Robert Seymour committed suicide. Minor browning to a few leaves, some spotting, spine rebacked and rubbing to board covers. Bookplate of Thomas C. Ogden. GIMBEL A16. GROLIER ENGLISH 78. SMITH I:3.
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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- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22618
- Title
- The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club; Forty-Three Illustrations, By R. Seymor And Phiz
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary half green morocco, raised bands, spine panels decorated in gilt and marbled boards. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- Book Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prints; Victorian;
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