1839 Charles Dickens 1st/1st Nicholas Nickleby Novel Social Satire Illustrated

1839 Charles Dickens 1^st/1^st Nicholas Nickleby Novel Social Satire Illustrated

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”

― Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. His third work was ‘Nicholas Nickleby’, a work which follows Nickleby and his young orphan friend Smike and the adventures they get into. The parts of this work were released in short segments weekly in periodicals in London. It first appeared in complete book form in 1839 by Chapman and Hall.

This example is beautifully bound and includes an engraved portrait frontispiece and engravings by Phiz, as well as all first edition points!

Item number: #23938

Price: $750

DICKENS, Charles

The Life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby with illustrations by Phiz.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. First printing.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xvi, 624
  • 39 plates
• References: Eckel 64-66
• Edition notes:
  • page 123, line 17: ‘sister’ not corrected to ‘visiter’
  • page 160, line 6 from bottom: ‘latter’ not corrected to ‘letter’
  • page 245, line 10: ‘flys’ not corrected to ‘flies’,
  • page 272, line 2: ‘visiters’ not corrected to ‘visitors’
  • page 297, line 22: ‘incontestible’ not corrected to ‘incontestable’
  • page 586, line 24: ‘suprise’ not corrected to ‘surprise’
  • imprint of Chapman & Hall on the first, second, and third plates.
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Wadham Knatchbull Harepath
  • Motto: IN CRUCIFIXIA GLORIA MEA
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 14cm)

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