Dickens charles illus browne (45 risultati)

First Thus. Classic literature in high-quality binding from this Reader*s Digest series. Nice bright clean copy. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 525 pp, 2-color illus. Fine unmarked, descriptive pamphlet laid-in. Hardcover in maroon/silver boards; no jacket as issued.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Aged 19, Nicholas, 'a young man of an impetuous temper and of little or no experience', is left penniless and fatherless; despite a bad start, working at Wackford Squeers' school for unwanted boys, he must make his own way in the world.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Languishing in debtors' prison, having fallen foul of the government's Circumlocution Office, William Dorrit suddenly comes into money. Only his daughter Amy, 'Little Dorrit', keeps her head and stands by her beloved Arthur Clennam when he hits hard times.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Of all my books,' wrote Dickens, 'I like this the best.' In the story of Copperfield's tribulations and ultimate happiness are elements of Dickens's own life, but also some of his most entertaining characters, including Mr Micawber and Uriah Heep.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Through a mist of decay and opium, Dickens weaves a tale of murder and mystery in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, his enigmatic last - and unfinished - novel. It is accompanied in this edition by Master Humphrey's Clock and three further short stories.

Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Octavo softcover (VG-); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Condizione: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 522pp + plates. 20 b/w plates. Brown hardback boards with brown leatherette spine.

Condizione: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). vii, 506pp. 4 b/w plates. Brown hardback boards with brown leatherette spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. NO Dustwrapper. Six novels in one volume. Collected Works. Hazell, Watson & Viney Ltd, London - no date (c1930s). b/w illus 736pp hb embossed dark blue cloth, covers rubbed & marked, front hinge cracked, possibly lacks fep, pages browned, good.

leather_bound. Condizione: Good. 2-volume set. No date given. Three-quarters leather bound in red with marbled boards and endpapers. Lower edge of v. 1 spine is a bit tattered. Binding is tight, pages unmarked. As pictured. Your purchase benefits the world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.…

First Edition. Good paperback copy only in the original pictorial blue wrappers, slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled. Spine more heavily worn and partly lacking; front wrapper coming detached from the head. Text very good, with faint foxing to front advertisements and more prominent foxing to the two illustrated plates. Initial text leaf (p. 257) lightly foxed; remainder of text clean. A serviceable copy from the work's first published appearance. Physical description; 12 pages, [2] plates, 257-88 pages, [4] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; No. 9 of 20. Advertisements to front and rear. Subjects; Little Dorrit. Marshalsea Prison. London. Fiction. 19th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Good paperback copy only in the original pictorial blue wrappers, slightly edgeworn and dust-dulled. Spine more heavily worn and partly lacking; front wrapper coming detached from the head. Text very good, with faint foxing to front advertisements and more prominent foxing to the two illustrated plates. Initial text leaf (p. 257) lightly foxed; remainder of text clean. A serviceable copy from the work's first published appearance. Physical description; 12 pages, [2] plates, 257-88 pages, [4] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; No. 9 of 20. Advertisements to front and rear. Subjects; Little Dorrit. Marshalsea Prison. London. Fiction. 19th century. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. c. 1853. xvi/624 pp. Illus. with 40 b.w. plates. 8vo. half morocco, marbled bds., eps. and fore-edges. Bds. a little rubbed, occasional foxing, generally v.g.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. c. 1850. xiv/624 pp. Illus. with 38 b.w. plates. 8vo. half morocco, marbled bds., eps. and fore-edges. Bds. a little rubbed, occasional foxing, generally v.g.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. c. 1857 xiv/625 pp. Illus. with 40 b.w. plates. 8vo. half morocco, marbled bds., eps. and fore-edges. Bds. and spine a little rubbed, occasional foxing, generally v.g.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. c. 1848.xvi/624 pp. Illus. with 40 b.w. plates. 8vo. half morocco, marbled bds., eps. and fore-edges. Bds. and spine rubbed, occasional foxing, generally v.g.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2 vols. bound in 1 thus: xii/311 pp. (pub. c. 1841); viii/254 pp. (pub.1860). Illus. with 40 b.w. plates. 8vo. half morocco, marbled bds., eps. and fore-edges. Bds. a little rubbed, occasional foxing, generally v.g.

2 vols. With 38 illustrations engraved on wood by J. W. Orr, from designs by H. K. Browne. The title page mentions 40, but the list of plates in each volume call for 38, which is the number present. 8vo, old full morocco, decorated in gilt and blind; a.e.g. Early American edition. Spines sunned; bindings scuffed and a bit worn. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very good. Tauchnitz Edition, Collection of British and American authors vols. 350, 360, 280 & 390. Charles Dickens 60, 64, 65 & 66. 17 cm. Original paper covers. Pages uncut, paper browning. The Copyright of this Collection is purchased for Continental Circulation only, and the volumes may therefore not be introduced into Great Britain or her Colonies. Copyright edition "This volume has been reprinted in 1920. The usual quality of paper will again be used as soon as possible.".…

Condizione: Very Good. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1868. Three volumes in one; octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's blue gilt- and blind-embossed pictorial cloth; [2],338,341,[1],104,[6]pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout, text printed in double columns. Cloth scuffed with brief exposure at corners, spine darkened, textblock toned, spotting to endpapers, else a Very Good, still quite attractive copy. Small contemporary ownership ex libris of a J.R. McLean, Cincinnati, to front pastedown. Forms part of the "Library Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens Complete in Six Volumes," the publisher's cheerful yellow prospectus for the series tipped to front free endpaper.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Chapman & Hall, London, 1844 1st Edition. 8vo. 624pp. From the library of Augustus Keppel Stephenson (who was a Treasury Solicitor and the second person to hold the office of Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales. He was the father of Sir Guy Stephenson who was a British barrister, Assistant Treasury Solicitor and Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions and grandfather to Sir John Frederick Eustace Stephenson who was an English barrister and judge, a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1971 until his retirement in 1985 and a member of the Privy Council. As a Judge of the Court of Appeal he was known as Lord Justice Stephenson) with label on fpd. Plates by PHIZ. Hardcover with leather spine and corners. Front and rear boards detached with spine backstrip partially detached and small piece missing from top of spine, otherwise binding firm. Wear to leather. Plates heavily age toned. All wear commensurate with the age. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. xvi, 624 p. 23 cm. No frontispiece. Title page vignette and 38 other b&w plates, as called for. Original green cloth with blank impressing. Corners worn, spine faded, tears in rear hinge and spine ends. Hinges cracking internally, blue pencil crayon marks on front free endpaper. Stain on top edge affecting upper margins and plates. Plates foxed or stained. Printers Bradbury and Evans, Printers, on rear of second title page. All necessary points, including 8 line errata page, vignette on title page has Cuttie's hook on left hand, p. 284 fifth line from bottom says "Delight" instead of Joy, p. 14 ten lines from bottom ain't spelled as "aint", p. 26 line 11 "fidgetty".…

First Edition. 2 volumes finely bound in 1 of the originally issued 3. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed, marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leather to spine, with raised bands, and spine compartments uniformly tooled. All edges marbled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: vols. 1 and 2 (iv, 306 pages ; vi, 306 pages) : illustrations ; 27 cm. Notes: Originally published in 88 weekly numbers, and also in 20 monthly parts. Contents: v. 1. The old curiosity shop -- v. 2. The old curiosity shop (cont.); Barnaby Rudge. Subjects: 1700-1899; Gordon Riots, 1780 ; Fiction; Émeutes de Gordon, 1780 ; Romans, nouvelles, etc.; Manners and customs; Historical fiction; English fiction 19th century; Gordon Riots, 1780 ; Fiction; Great Britain; England Social life and customs 19th century ; Fiction; Great Britain History 18th century ; Fiction; England; Charles Dickens. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks (unsigned). Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside a further 40 plates. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books. The novel was first published in serial form between March 1852 and September 1853. "Writing at the height of his powers, Dickens adopts a virtuoso form of double narration, and the novel has since the middle of the twentieth century been widely acclaimed as his greatest work" (ODNB). Of note is the inclusion of ten dark plates, a new mode of illustration particularly fitting to the novel. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Moderate shelf wear/rubbing to extremities and bumped/chipped corners (head and end cap [peeling on upp.er]), foxing throughout, discoloration/browning (plates show light toning and spotting), p.310-314 detached, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Bound in three quarters maroon calf over marbled boards, edges marbled, gilt title on spine, four raised bands. With first issue points: "elgble" on page 19, line 6; "chair" on page 209, line 23; "counsinship" on page 275, line 22. With forty engraved plates including the frontispiece and engraved title. Bound with illustrated vignette. Errata listed after list of plates on xvi. Pencil of former owner on tp. 8vo. xvi, 624pp. Illus. (b/w plates).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside a further forty plates. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books. Claimed by Dickens to be his own favourite amongst his works, it marked a turning point in his oeuvre, separating his novels of youth and those of maturity. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Cracked and shaken boards, complete detached front [rear intact], moderate shelf wear/rubbing to extremities and bumped/chipped corners (head and end cap [exposed]), foxing throughout, discoloration/browning (plates show light toning and spotting), else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. xiv, [2], 624pp. illus. (b/w plates). Bound in three quarters smooth mahogany calf over marbled boards, gilt title on spine. Including six lines of errata. Includes first issue points as named in Smith.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition (Second issue?). First Edition (Second issue?). Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks (unsigned). Illustrated with all 43 engraved plates by Seymour, Buss and Phiz (ie Browne) including the frontispiece are without titles or imprint, while the engraved titlepage states Phiz as the artist; Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books. Pickwick Papers was Dickens's first great success, the novel that transformed him from an obscure journalist into England's most famous writer in a matter of months. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Shaken and cracked front and rear, spine flapped and exposed on rear, but intact. Moderate shelf wear/rubbing to extremities and bumped/chipped corners (head and end cap [peeling on upper]), foxing throughout, discoloration/browning (plates show light toning and spotting), else tight, bright, and unmarred. Bound in three quarters black pebbled calf over green calf boards, marbled edges, gilt title on spine, five raised bands. With one (7) of the first issue points: "signature 'E' present at the foot of p 25." With forty engraved plates including the frontispiece and engraved title. Bound with vignette illustration page. Errata listed after list of plates. Laid in notes of former owner. 8vo. xiv, [2], 306pp. Illus. (b/w plates).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. Nicholas Nickleby we originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. This is the first edition of the novel in book form. The novel centres on a young man, Nicholas Nickleby, who must supp.ort his mother and sister following his father's untimely death. Dickens' third novel, was originally serialized in monthly parts, then issued as a book in cloth. this copy shows all the signs of early printings of the parts, with the Chapman and Hall imprints on the frontispiece and first four plates. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Cracked and shaken boards, but intact, moderate shelf wear/rubbing to extremities and bumped corners, foxing throughout, and discoloration/browning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. viii-xvi, [1] 649pp. illus. (b/w plates). Half calf over green cloth boards, gilt title on compartments, dark brown stamp with gilt title on spine, marbled ep and edges, four raised bands (roughed). Bound half-title, complete with the engraved frontis and 39 plates by Phiz. Nicholas Nickleby. Includes many of the following first issue points.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks (unsigned). Narrator Master Humphrey was a lonely man who lived in London. He keeps old manuscripts in an antique grandfather clock by the chimney-corner, and decides to start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members, including Mr. Pickwick himself, have a penchant for telling stories. In the book, several short tales are recounted, followed by the novels 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which follows the life of the beautiful and virtuous Little Nell and her Grandfather, and 'Barnaby Rudge', Dickens first effort at historical fiction, set during London's non-Popery 'Gordon' Riots (Protestant rallying against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778). Engraved on wood by E.Landells, C.Gray, Vasey, & S.Williams. The first edition of this work in book form, as it was originally published as a weekly periodical. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Moderate shelf wear/rubbing to extremities and bumped/fraying corners, spotting on volume 3, foxing throughout, discoloration/toning and spotting, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Publisher's vertically-ribbed brown cloth, elaborately blocked in gilt and blind, with gilt-blocked clock design to upp.er cover (the clock hands indicating the volume numbers on each), marbled endpapers, all with edges marbled. 4to. pp.[2] iv; 306pp.vi; 306pp., vi; 426pp. [4]. illus (b/w in text).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. Dickens originally released the story in 20 monthly parts; however, upon realizing its failing popularity, he changed the plot to send the title character, Chuzzlewit, to America. This novel is Dickens at his best, with the character Pecksniff being one of Dicken's most brilliant contributions to English literature. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Cracked and shaken boards, complete detached front, moderate shelf wear/rubbing to extremities and bumped/chipped corners (head and end cap), foxing throughout, discoloration/browning (plates show moderate toning and spotting), obvious repair to front, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. viii-xvi, [1] 649pp. illus. (b/w plates). Full dotted calf over boards, gilt title on compartments, black calf label with gilt title on spine, marbled ep, four raised bands (roughed). Bound from the parts with '100£' to engraved title page. 8vo. xvi; 624 pp. [2]. With a total of 40 engraved plates by Phiz, including a frontispiece and decorated title page. With 14 line errata.…