Handsome Little Dorritt
Little Dorrit.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. First edition. Handsome Little Dorritt. Read More about Little Dorrit
Price: $800
Charles Dickens
1812 - 1870
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic whose work reached great popoularity during his life time and has continued to grow posthumously. He wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas, and hundreds of non-fiction articles and short stories. He pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction for his novels and novellas were published in weekly installments. His most notable works are: The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations.
In Original Cloth
Little Dorrit.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. First edition, with early issue points as per Smith (pp. 467-474 uncorrected, etc.). In Original Cloth. Read More about Little Dorrit
Price: $2,500
The First New York Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1844. Second American edition, later impression (Preface on verso of title page). The First New York Christmas Carol. Issued in wrappers, this unauthorized Harper's Christmas Carol was preceded by the Philadelphia edition (Carey & Hart) of the same year. Read More about A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
Price: $600
Mrs. Peck’s Pudding, by Thomas Hood. A Humorous Paper, by Charles Dickens. And A Dramatic Sketch, by Sir E. Lytton...
Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1845. Humorous anthology, largely drawing on early issues of Hood’s Magazine and Comic Miscellany, including Mrs. Peck's Pudding. A Christmas Romance, by Thomas Hood; Threatening Letter to Thomas Hood, from an ancient gentleman, by favour of Charles Dickens; as well as The lay of the labourer..... Read More about Mrs. Peck’s Pudding, by Thomas Hood. A Humorous Paper, by Charles Dickens. And A Dramatic...
Price: $400
Mr. Nightingale's Diary: A Farce in One Act.
Boston: James R. Osgood & Company, 1877. Reprint of the extremely rare privately printed edition of 1851. According to Eckel, "there are only three known copies traceable" of the original edition of this little farce which Dickens wrote with Mark Lemon, editor of Punch, for the Guild of Literature and..... Read More about Mr. Nightingale's Diary: A Farce in One Act
Price: $1,500
Works.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1902-1903. The Biographical Edition complete in 19 volumes. Read More about Works
Price: $2,500
The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens. A Bibliography.
New York: Maurice Inman, Inc, 1932. First Edition, number 139 of 250 copies signed by Eckel. Read More about The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens. A Bibliography
Price: $300
Our Mutual Friend. The original 19/20 monthly parts.
London: Chapman and Hall, December, 1864 - Nov. 1865. Stone, Marcus. First Edition, in the original parts; first issue text, “pricipal” in no. 14. Our Mutual Friend contains the greatest number of inserted ads of all of Dickens' books in parts. The present copy is a made up set, and..... Read More about Our Mutual Friend. The original 19/20 monthly parts
Price: $1,500
‘Pickwick’ in Fine Onlaid Binding
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
London: George G. Harrap & Co, [1930]. Brock, C.E. ‘Pickwick’ in Fine Onlaid Binding. Read More about The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Price: $4,500
The Old Curiosity Shop.
New York: Sheldon and Company, 1864. From the Household Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens. Read More about The Old Curiosity Shop
Price: $100
Dombey and Son.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition. Published in parts between 1846 and 1848, and illustrated by "Phiz" (Hablot Knight Browne), Dombey and Son follows Paul Dombey and his two children, Florence and Paul, and the trials and tribulations of the family and the shipping company Paul Dombey hopes to..... Read More about Dombey and Son
Price: $750
Pickwick, Finely Bound
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition in book form with 'S. Veller' on page 342, line 5; 'this friends' for 'his friends' on page 400, line 21 and 'f' in 'of' perfect in the headline on page 432. Pickwick, Finely Bound. Read More about The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Price: $2,000
Our Mutual Friend.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. Stone, Marcus. First edition in book form. Commencing with the supposed death of John Harmon, who's body is found in the Thames, Dickens' tale of hidden identities, greed and love is underpinned by the theme of wealth and its evils. Our Mutual Friend is considered..... Read More about Our Mutual Friend
Price: $1,250
Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life, and Every-Day People. In Two Volumes.
London: John Macrone St. James Square, 1836; 1837 [1836]. First edition of the First and Second Series of CHARLES DICKENS’S FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK. The complete Sketches by “Boz” in first edition. The majority of “Sketches” were originally written for daily journals and magazines, from December 1833 and December 1836, thus..... Read More about Sketches by “Boz,” Illustrative of Every-day Life, and Every-Day People. In Two Volumes
Price: $3,500
A Recommendation from Charles Dickens
Autograph Letter, signed (“Charles Dickens” with flourish), to Adolphus Trollope, on the blank of a letter from Mowbray Morris to...
Gads Hill Place: 24 November 1869. A Recommendation from Charles Dickens. Mowbray Morris (1819-1874), manager of The Times newspaper from 1847 to 1873, wrote Charles Dickens on 23 November 1869, thanking him for the “recommendation of Adolphus Trollope. It is an infinite comfort to a man who is charged with..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed (“Charles Dickens” with flourish), to Adolphus Trollope, on the...
Price: $5,500
Our Mutual Friend.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition in book form. Dickens' tale of hidden identities, greed and love, all wrapped up with the theme of wealth and its evils. Read More about Our Mutual Friend
Price: $900
EXHIBITION BINDING
The Poor Travellers; Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn; and Mrs. Gamp.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouveries Street, 1858. First Edition thus. EXHIBITION BINDING. Read More about The Poor Travellers; Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn; and Mrs. Gamp
Price: $400
The Poor Travellers; Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn; and Mrs. Gamp.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouveries Street, 1858. First Edition thus. Read More about The Poor Travellers; Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn; and Mrs. Gamp
Price: $300
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Der Weihnachtsabend. Eine Geistergeschichte [with:] Die Sylvester = Glocken.
Leipzig: J.J. Weber, 1844; 1845. First German-language editions, translated by E.A. Moriarty. The first German editions of Dickens’ first two Christmas books. Not in the Gimbel collection, and rare on the market. Read More about Der Weihnachtsabend. Eine Geistergeschichte [with:] Die Sylvester = Glocken
Price: $4,000
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
London: Chapman and Hall 186, Strand, 1844. First edition, first issue (with signpost with "100£"), bound from parts. Read More about The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Price: $750
The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-Time.
New York: H.S. Nichols, [1914]. Facsimile of the rare and earliest issue done by H.S. Nichols. Read More about The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-Time
Price: $150
The Strange Gentleman; A Comic Burletta, in two acts, by "Boz'. First performed at the St. James Theatre, on Thursday...
London: Chapman & Hall, 1837 [actually 1871]. Facsimile reprint. Read More about The Strange Gentleman; A Comic Burletta, in two acts, by "Boz'. First performed at the St....
Price: $400
Household Words (19 Volumes) including a last Volume Selection from Household Words , James Miller, N.Y.(last issue dated May, 28...
London or New York: 1850-1859. A mixed set some with London imprints. Volumes I-IV & XIII (Office, 16, Wellington Street) and some with New York, Dix and Edwards (Vols. VI & VII) New York: McElbrath and Barker (Vol. VIII) etc. Household Words was considerably more popular in England than America..... Read More about Household Words (19 Volumes) including a last Volume Selection from Household Words , James...
Price: $3,000
The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 82 Cliff Street, 1846. Leech, John. First (?) American edition, priority not established. Uncommon American edition of Dicken's Christmas book; no priority has been established among the various American editions published in 1846. Read More about The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home
Price: $450