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
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
The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year out and a New Year In.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. Leech, John. First Edition, First State of Dicken's Second Christmas Book. Engraved title in first state, colon after London on t.p. and p. 39 so numbered. Read More about The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year out and a New Year In
Price: $850
Christmas Books.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1852. First Collected Edition Of The Five "Christmas Books" Part of the Cheap Edition. Read More about Christmas Books
Price: $500
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[Works].
London: Chapman and Hall, Limited 11, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, nd. Read More about Works
Price: $350
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
The Battle of Life. A Love Story.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition, second issue. Usually encountered with the engraved title in the third or fourth state, both the first and second issues are genuine rarities. The title banner in this second state does not have a supporting winged figure. Read More about The Battle of Life. A Love Story
Price: $2,750
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
Little Dorrit in Parts
Little Dorrit.
London: Bradbury and Evans, December, 1855 - June, 1857. Browne, H.K. First edition in original monthly parts, first issue part XV with "Rigaud" for "Blandois", without errata in part XVI. Little Dorrit in Parts. Read More about Little Dorrit
Price: $2,500
‘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
IN THE MONTHLY PARTS
Bleak House.
London: Bradbury & Evans, March, 1852 - September, 1853. First edition, as issued in the original monthly parts. IN THE MONTHLY PARTS. An excellent set of this Dickens classic, as originally issued. The rare Village Pastor leaflet is present in Part 15. Collates per Hatton & Cleaver with the following..... Read More about Bleak House
Price: $3,500
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
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
The Readings of Mr. Charles Dickens, as Condensed by Himself. The Story of Little Dombey and The Trial from Pickwick...
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. “Illustrated Copyright edition.” First edition in this form. Part of the authorized edition of Dickens' work issued on the occasion of his last tour of the United States. Wilkins, in Early American editions of Charles Dickens, note: "They included several readings that had not been..... Read More about The Readings of Mr. Charles Dickens, as Condensed by Himself. The Story of Little Dombey and The...
Price: $150
Bleak House.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Browne, H.K. First edition, bound from the parts. Read More about Bleak House
Price: $400
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