Antique Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers 1902 Illustrated Hardback Book Volume 2
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Antique Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers 1902 Illustrated Hardback Book Volume 2
An antique 1902 edition of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, published in London by Chapman & Hall Ltd. This is Volume II of The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens, an edition originally issued across eighteen volumes.
The book contains 43 black-and-white illustrations by Robert Seymour and Hablot Knight Browne, better known as “Phiz”, including an illustrated frontispiece and decorative title page. It is bound in burgundy cloth with ornate gilt decoration and lettering to the spine and front cover.
Inside the front cover is the original label for W. Junior, bookseller and binder of 72 Queen’s Road, Brighton. The front endpaper also bears a handwritten presentation inscription dated July 1906, adding an interesting piece of the book’s history.
Measurements
21 cm high
14 cm wide
4 cm deep
Item specifics
Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Series: The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens
Volume: II
Publisher: Chapman & Hall Ltd
Place of publication: London
Publication year: 1902
Illustrators: Seymour and Phiz
Illustrations: 43
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Binding: Decorated cloth
Original/Facsimile: Original
Condition
Good antique condition with some wear consistent with its age. The burgundy cloth is faded, marked and rubbed, with fraying and losses at the corners and both ends of the spine. The corners are bumped, and the spine covering has wear along its edges. There is age-related discolouration, foxing and handling wear to the pages, together with a handwritten presentation inscription dated July 1906. The book remains suitable for reading, collecting or decorative display.
Antique Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers 1902 Illustrated Hardback Book Volume 2
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An antique 1902 edition of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, published in London by Chapman & Hall Ltd. This is Volume II of The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens, an edition originally issued across eighteen volumes.
The book contains 43 black-and-white illustrations by Robert Seymour and Hablot Knight Browne, better known as “Phiz”, including an illustrated frontispiece and decorative title page. It is bound in burgundy cloth with ornate gilt decoration and lettering to the spine and front cover.
Inside the front cover is the original label for W. Junior, bookseller and binder of 72 Queen’s Road, Brighton. The front endpaper also bears a handwritten presentation inscription dated July 1906, adding an interesting piece of the book’s history.
Measurements
21 cm high
14 cm wide
4 cm deep
Item specifics
Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Series: The Biographical Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens
Volume: II
Publisher: Chapman & Hall Ltd
Place of publication: London
Publication year: 1902
Illustrators: Seymour and Phiz
Illustrations: 43
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Binding: Decorated cloth
Original/Facsimile: Original
Condition
Good antique condition with some wear consistent with its age. The burgundy cloth is faded, marked and rubbed, with fraying and losses at the corners and both ends of the spine. The corners are bumped, and the spine covering has wear along its edges. There is age-related discolouration, foxing and handling wear to the pages, together with a handwritten presentation inscription dated July 1906. The book remains suitable for reading, collecting or decorative display.