Sketches by Boz With 40 illustrations by George Cruikshank. New edn, complete, IN THE ORIGINAL 20 PARTS.

(DICKENS, Charles)

Verlag: Chapman & Hall 1837-1839, 1837

Beschreibung

Sewn as issued in orig. pale pink printed wrappers. Overall a very well-preserved set of this seldom scene parts publication. Following the success of the book editions, published in 1836, the First and Second series of Sketches by Boz were re-issued in parts, commencing in November 1837 (coincidentally the same month as the final part of Pickwick appeared), and running through to June 1839. The front wrappers, designed by George Cruikshank, were all dated 1837, while the titlepage and preliminary material were issued in part XX, and bear the date 1839. This copy was bought in the 1930s by the renowned Liverpool collector W.H. Collis, and sold through Bonhams, London, in December 2021. They noted, 'This set was put together by Collis between November 1931 and May 1934, and left tantalisingly close to completion, wanting one plate'. The one missing plate is the second in Part 17, The Steam Excursion Part II. Collated with Hatton & Cleaver, showing this to be an excellent set, with 14 of the 20 parts complete as originally issued. As identified in H&C, this is one of the most difficult of Dickens's titles to obtain in parts ('a nightmare to anyone setting out to achieve the goal of perfection'), and the few sets that do appear are often found to have at least some of their wrappers replaced. This copy is as follows: I. Complete as issued. II. Complete as issued. III. Complete as issued. IV. Complete as issued. V. Complete as issued. With the 'Nickleby Proclamation'. VI. Complete as issued. VII. Complete as issued. VIII. Complete as issued. IX. Complete as issued. X. Complete as issued. Following wrapper very neatly repaired in inner margin. XI. Complete as issued. XII. Complete as issued. XIII. Front wrapper skilfully substituted with that of Part III. XIV. Complete as issued. Tear from lower margin of following wrapper. XV. Complete as issued. XVI. Wrappers skilfully substituted with front wrapper to Part I & following wrapper to part II. XVII. Following wrapper skilfully substituted with that of Part IV. Loose in the wrappers, and lacking the second of the two plates, The Steam Excursion, Part 2. XVIII. Wrappers skilfully substituted with front wrapper to Part VI & following wrapper to part III. XIX. Wrappers skilfully substituted with front wrapper to Part X & following wrapper to part III. XX. Front wrapper skilfully substituted with that of Part I. Text a little spotted, following wrapper sl. torn in margins. Half title not present. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 100449

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Sketches by Boz With 40 illustrations by ...

Verlag: Chapman & Hall 1837-1839

Erscheinungsdatum: 1837

Einband: Softcover