Master Humphrey's clock / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne
1840, First Edition. London : Chapman and Hall. 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. Item #420964
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.
Price: €795.00