The Works of Charles Dickens in Thirty Volumes: the Old Curiosity Shop, Part One by Dickens, Charles

New York : P.F. Collier, [no date, ca. 1910?], 1910. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Spine covers sun-toned, with some faded gilt lettering. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 30 v. : illus., frontis. ; 21 cm. Contents: v. 1-2. Pickwick Papers --v. 3. Oliver Twist --v. 4. Sketches By Boz --v. 5-6. Nicholas Nickleby --v. 7-8. Old Curiosity Shop --v. 9-10. Barnaby Rudge and Hard times --v. 11-12. Martin Chuzzlewit --v. 13-14. Dombey and Son --v. 15-16. David Copperfield --v. 17-18. Bleak House --v. 19. Child's history of England --v. 20. American notes and pictures from Italy --v. 21-22. Little Dorrit --v. 23-24. Our mutual friend --v. 25-26. Christmas books and stories --v. 27. Tale of two cities --v. 28. The uncommercial traveler --v. 29. Great expectations --v. 30. Edwin Drood, Mugby… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 1881. Thirty volumes in 60, edition de luxe limited to 1000 copies, this a slightly mixed set, with first two volumes number 482 and the rest numbered 14; large 8vo; facsimiles of original wrappers, vignette and engraved title pages illustrated by Cruikshank, plates throughout, four in the Christmas volumes hand colored; half burgundy morocco over marbled boards, gilt decorated spine in six compartments, gilt title in two; t.e.g.; spines and edges occasionally scuffed; upper free endpaper of vol. 1 loose, five plates loose and a couple others starting; small dent to lower board of vol. 15, closed tear to top edge of about 20 pages of vol. 47, very good overall.