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London: W.H. Allen & Co., 1885. Original Cloth. Two volumes edited, prefaced, and annotated by Richard H. Shepard and bound in original blue cloth with gold lettering on spines. L ight rubbing to tips. Pale yellow endpapers. Occassional incidental age spotting throughout. A very fine set of the the first unsurpressed collected edition, preceded by the 1882 edition which was withdrawn over copyright problems with "No Thoroughfare." Podeschi lists only the 1882 edition {D96}.. First Thus. Cloth. Very Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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" -… Leer más

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870. Full-Leather. First American edition, bound in full tan calf with gilt spine and two red leather spine labels. Issued originally in white wrappers, this slim volume followed closely on the heels of Dickens death [9 June 1870] and Sala's sketch was one of the earliest posthumous biographies to see publication during the year 1870. "Dean Stanley's Sermon" was the one delivered at Dickens funeral at Westminster Abbey and was actually reprinted from the London Times, where it first appeared in print. Rebound in a handsome calf binding with marbled endpapers. Covers show only incidental rubbing at extremities. A Dickens centennial sticker affixed to front blank prelim. Podeschi D60. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.