Shelfmark
Icc2.3.04(01-19)
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Icc2.5.17(01-19)
Author
Uniform title
[Martin Chuzzlewit]
Title
The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by Phiz.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, MDCCCXLIV [1844]
Physical description
19 v. (xiv, [2], 624 p.), [40] 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: "his relatives, friends, and enemies, comprising all his wills and ways: With an historical record of what he did, and what he didn't: Showing, moreover, who inherited the family plate, who cam in for silver spoons and wo for the wooden ladles. The whole forming a complete key to the House of Chuzzlewit".
Note
20 serial parts published in 19 vols.
Note
Preliminaries bound at end of part 20.
Citation/references note
Hatton and Cleaver, p. 129
Provenance
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Most parts with labels of the Wadebridge Book Club, front labels dated 1843, inside front labels with ms. lists of members.
Provenance
[Icc2.5.17(01-19)] Bookplate of C. J. M. Adie.
Provenance
[Icc2.5.17(01-19)] Ms. inscription: "Countess Dowager Desart".
Binding
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Each part sewn into brown paper wrappers with labels on the front and inside front wrappers (some missing), original blue/green paper wrappers remain inside ; housed in 20th century green morocco and cloth box with gilt lettering and tooling made by R. L. Day (binder's stamp).
Binding
[Icc2.5.17(01-19)] 19th century blue ribbed cloth with blind stamped decoration and gilt lettering on spine ; preliminaries and plates bound in order ; wrapper of part 2 bound in after half-title.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Part1 has one front advertisement slip, eleven back advertisement leaves, and two back advertisement slips missing.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Part 5 has two back advertisement leaves repeated, and four missing.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Part 7 has front advertisement slip missing.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Part 12 has one back advertisement leaf missing.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Part 17 has one front advertisement leaf with fragment torn off.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.3.04(01-19)] Two loose booksellers' descriptions.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.17(01-19)] No advertisements bound with text.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.17(01-19)] Ms. bookseller's codes in pencil.
Copy-specific note
[Icc2.5.17(01-19)] Loose sheet of ms. notes about some characters in this work.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Day, R. L. binder.
Added entry--name
Adie, C. J. M. (Clement James Mellish), 1876 - 1954 former owner.
Added entry--name
Desart, Ellen Odette (Bischoffsheim), 1857- - ? former owner.
Added entry--name
Chapman and Hall publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B27941