MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK

by Dickens, Charles; Cattermole, George; Browne, Hablot

$1,000 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

London: Chapman and Hall, 1840. Very good plus.. First edition in book form of Dickens's weekly periodical, where his novels THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP and BARNABY RUDGE were first serialized. In the framing narrative for this weekly periodical, published from April 1840 to December 1841, the titular Master Humphrey sets up a club where he along with his friends and colleagues share stories with each other - one of whom is Mr. Pickwick of THE PICKWICK PAPERS, creating a sort of Dickensian Extended Universe. 3 volumes, 10'' x 6.5'' each. Contemporary three-quarter brown goatskin, marbled paper boards. Gilt stamped spine, raised bands. Marbled endpapers and edges. Each volume with engraved frontispiece and in-text illustrations. vi, 306; vi, 306; vi, 426 pages. Moderate rubbing and edgewear, spines gently toned. Light foxing to endpapers.

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Year: 1840
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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