Shelfmark
Icc2.5.11(01-19)
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Icc2.4.35(01)
Author
Uniform title
[Nicholas Nickleby]
Title
The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by Phiz.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, MDCCCXXXIX [1839]
Physical description
19 v. (624 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
Sub-title on wrappers: "containing a faithful account of the fortunes, misfortunes, uprisings, downfalls, and complete career of the Nickleby family".
Note
20 serial parts published in 19 vols.
Citation/references note
Hatton and Cleaver, p. 129
Provenance
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Armorial bookplate C. J. M. Adie.
Binding
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] 19th century green morocco half-binding with marbled paper boards, gilt tooling on boards, and gilt stamps and lettering on spine ; some original wrappers and advertisement leaves bound in after final part.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Loose sheet of ms. notes in pencil (incorrectly) listing the evidence that this is a first issue of the first edition.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Parts 2, 3, and 7 lacking wrappers.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Wrappers of part 1 have the inside advertisements of wrapper for part 2. [?]Reprint.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 lacking front advertisements ("Nickleby Advertiser").
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Bound in between the wrappers for parts 1 and 4 are single advertisements from parts 14, 15, 18. There is another copy of the advertisement from 18 in its rightful place.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Parts 13, 16, 18 have all the issued advertisements.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Part 7 has one of two advertisements.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Part 8 has the second of three advertisements.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Part 12 has one of two advertisements.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] One advertisement each from parts 14 and 15 is bound in after the wrappers of part 1.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Parts 19-20 is lacking one advertisement but includes 'Hall's Wafer's' with all wafers present.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.11(01-19)] Part 4 has misprint on p. 123 (vister later corrected to sister) of first issue ; part 5 has corrected misprint of later issues on p. 160 (later corrected to letter).
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.4.35(01)] Part 6 only, lacking front and back advertisements.
Subject
London Social conditions 19th century.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Adie, C. J. M. (Clement James Mellish), 1876 - 1954 former owner.
Added entry--name
Chapman and Hall publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B27740