Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
Item #71989
[DICKENS, Charles]. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. Original pictorial wrappers, housed in two gilt-ruled full morocco slip cases with inner cloth chemises. London: Chapman and Hall, 1836-1837. 20 Parts in 19. First edition in monthly parts. Collated against Hatton and Cleaver (pp. 3-88) the first ten parts are in later wrappers, blank on the inside. Part One lacks all advertisements; all plates are in the first state of the second Seymour; all the points for the text are for latter issue. Part Two: all three plates first state; p. 27, last line "was drawn out", p. 30 "wanderings" for "murmurings," p.33 "by God" not "everyman", p. 34 has phrase in brackets, p.36 no comma after "feet", lacks other first issue points. Part Three lacks all advertisements, has both plates "Drawn & Etched by R.W. Buss; lacks Address; lacks all first issue points. Part Four lacks all advertisements; both Plates 10 and 11 are second state or original plate; lacks all first issue text points. Part Five lacks all advertisements; both Plates 12 and 13 are first state; lacks all text points. Part Six lacks all advertisements; both Plates 14 and fifteen are second state, as usual; lacks all text points. Part Seven lacks all advertisements; Plates 16 and 17 are later states; lacks text point. Part Eight lacks all advertisements; Plates 18 and 19 are first state; p. 225, line 34 "e" in "reg'larly" almost obliterated. Part Nine lacks all advertisements; Plates 20 and 21 are both first issue; lacks all text points. Part Ten lacks all advertisements; Plate 22 and 23 are both first issue; Address later state; lacks all text points. Part Eleven lacks all advertisements; Plates 24 and 25 are second plate. Part Twelve: Pickwick Advertiser made up of first and last leaf of Advertiser for Part Eleven; no rear advertisements; Plates 26 and 27 are second plates, first state; p.341, lines 1 and 2 "inde-licate" correct, p.341, line 5 "inscription" correct, p.342, line 5 "S.Veller." Part Thirteen lacks "Pigot's Coloured Views" advertisement; Plates 28 and 29 are first state; p.389, line 7: "wi shI was", p.397: "Ithink", p.400, line 21: "this friends". Part Fourteen Plate 30 and 31 are first state; p.432, headline "F" in "OF" imperfect. Part Fifteen lacks Pickwick Advertiser; Plate 32 is second plate; Plate 33 is first plate. Part Sixteen: Pickwick Advertiser has onl.
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