The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
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First edition
London: Chapman & Hall, 1839. First. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece portrait by Maclise. 39 Illustrations by Phiz. 2 vols. 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco over cloth, marbled end-papers & edges.. London: Chapman & Hall, 1839. First Edition. First edition in book form of Dickens' fourth novel. The books may have been bound from parts as the errors ("visiters/ latter") appear on pages 123 & 160); 3 out of the 4 first plates bear the imprint of Chapman & Hall. The frontispiece is foxed and slightly offset onto the facing title page, but most of the other plates are remarkably clean & bright. Bound with the half-title in volume I; final marbled flyleaf missing in volume II.
- Publisher: Chapman & Hall
- Year: 1839
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: unknown
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