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London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Praised by acclaimed biography Claire Tomalin as young Dickens at his most playful, this lesser-known work was timed to coincide precisely with the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. 16mo: 92, [4] p. with 6 illustrations by "Phiz" (Halbot Knight Browne). In a three-quarter green morocco over marbled paper binding by Tout, with decorative gilt stamping, five raised bands, matching marbled endpapers, and a ribbon marker. Period bookseller's label to the front pastedown. The spine is lightly sun faded, with a bit of minor wear to the corners and tips; otherwise very good.

Londion: Chapman and Hall, 1840, 1840. Three quarter blue leather over marbled paper covered boards. Raised spine decorated in gilt. This slim volume was orginally issued in fragile pictorial grey-green wrappers, which are now very scarce. The present binding is by Blackwell, with new marbled endpapers [to match paper on covers], and bound without ads and half- title as per usual. All edges gilt, 6 illustrations by "Phiz" [Hablot Knight Browne]. But for very mild, incidental rubbing to heel of backstrip a very fine copy, with text free from foxing and plates very clean. Inside front cover exhibits book plate of previous owner. This was the "second collection of 'humerous' papers by Dickens" as Eckel writes, the first being "Sketches of Young Gentlemen", published two years earlier in 1838. A scarce early Dickens peice, in very nice condition. Podeschi B87; Smith II p.3-7; Carr B474; Eckel p. 106-7. First Edition. Very Good+. 16mo - over 5¾" -… Read More

London: Chapman & Hall, 1840. Uncommon, and especially so in the publisher's pictorial paper-covered boards. Presented in a handsome custom clamshell case of quarter dark green morocco over green buckram with inner case of green buckram, the case near Fine with light rubbing. Very Good Minus, front board detached, 1/2" of paper loss at bottom of spine. . First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Very Good Minus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

London: Chapman and Hall,, 1840. From the library of a famous Dickens bibliographer First edition, the copy of the bibliographer Walter Smith, photographed and described in his bibliography of Dickens, and inscribed on the front free endpaper in pencil "purchased from Harry Levinson Walter E. Smith". The book is "a collection of eleven sketches plus an 'urgent remonstrance' and a conclusion, archly ridiculing contemporary types, in response to the announcement by Queen Victoria of her intention to marry Prince Albert... the sketches were not collected in any edition of Dickens's works during his lifetime" (Schlicke, p. 546). It was the final in a series of sketches - Sketches of Young Ladies was published by Edward Caswell in 1837, which Dickens followed with Sketches of Young Gentlemen in 1838. Octavo. Original green boards printed in black, plainly rebacked to style. Elaborate black quarter morocco box with floral cloth sides and interior. With 6 steel engravings by Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz).… Read More