DICKENS, CHARLES
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. First edition, with a clipped signature of the dedicatee Miss Burdett Coutts laid-in, second issue with the signpost reading '£100' and the 14-line errata. Full black pebbled morocco gilt, the covers finely gilt paneled, the spine tooled and lettered in gilt with raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 8 1/4 x 5 inches (22 x 13 cm); with engraved title, frontispiece, 38 plates by Phiz, errata page, 624 pp. Worn along joints, extremities rubbed, the plates toned and with stray stains and spots.
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DICKENS, CHARLES
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. First edition, with a clipped signature of the dedicatee Miss Burdett Coutts laid-in, second issue with the signpost reading '£100' and the 14-line errata. Full black pebbled morocco gilt, the covers finely gilt paneled, the spine tooled and lettered in gilt with raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 8 1/4 x 5 inches (22 x 13 cm); with engraved title, frontispiece, 38 plates by Phiz, errata page, 624 pp. Worn along joints, extremities rubbed, the plates toned and with stray stains and spots.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Dec 16, 2022