Shelfmark
Icc2.5.04(01-19)
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Icc2.4.34(01-19)
Author
Uniform title
[The Pickwick papers]
Title
The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club / by Charles Dickens ; with forty-three illustrations, by R. Seymour and Phiz.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, MDCCCXXXVI-MDCCCXXXVII [1836-1837]
Physical description
19 v. (610 p.), leaves of plates ; ill. ; 23 cm.
Note
"Edited by Boz" - front wrappers ; Boz is pseudonym of Charles Dickens.
Note
Phiz is pseudonym of Hablot K. Browne.
Note
20 serial parts published in 19 vols.
Note
Original printed blue paper wrappers and leaves of advertisements.
Note
Part 3 illustrated by R. W. Buss.
Provenance
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] Armorial bookplate of Eton College School Library.
Provenance
[Icc2.4.34(01-19)] From the library of Comet Alain de Suzannet.
Binding
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] 19th century green morocco half-binding with marbled paper boards, gilt tooling on boards, and gilt stamps and lettering on spine ; wrappers and advertisement leaves bound in after final part.
Binding
[Icc2.4.34(01-19)] All parts originally housed in two 19th century green morocco and marbled paper covered boxes, with gilt lettering, tooling, and Dickens's bookplate mark stamped on sides.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] Previous library stamps, and ms. shelfmarks in pencil and ink.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] Part 1 [?]third issue ; lacking wrappers.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] Parts [?]11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, [19-20] first issue.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] Part 13 is a reprint.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] Advertisements of parts 11, 13 (the Pickwick Advertiser only), 15 (lacking Pickwick Advertiser and two back advertisements), 16, and 19-20 (only final leaf of Pickwick Advertiser and lacking final back advertisement).
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.04(01-19)] Parts 2 and 10 lacking address by the author ; part 15 with address by the author bound with wrappers ; parts 17 and 18 with address by publisher bound with wrappers.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.4.34(01-19)] Parts that are reprints or later issues: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.4.34(01-19)] Parts that are first issue: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, [?]19-20 (some details do not correspond to the description of the first issue - the imprint at the foot of front wrapper is bracketed, there is no misprint on p. 7 of the "Pickwick Advertiser", and the measurments of the text are 1/2 mm too large).
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.4.34(01-19)] Parts with all advertisements: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19-20.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.4.34(01-19)] Parts with address: 10, 15, 17, 18, and 19-20 ; parts lacking address: 2, and 3.
Subject
Societies London (England) 19th century.
Subject
London Social conditions 19th century.
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Suzannet, Alain de,, 1882 - 1950 former owner.
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Chapman and Hall publisher.
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England London.
Identifier
B27732