An Absolutely Beautiful Antiquarian Dickens 1st Edition, The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby; With Illustrations by "Phiz." Frontispiece After a Portrait Painted by Daniel Maclise, With Faithfully Yours, Charles Dickens Beneath

Our most popular book purchases from The Lanes Armoury, for gifting at Christmas, will always be a fine Charles Dickens 1st edition! An heirloom for generations to come, that combines to be a fabulous read as well as an antiquarian joy.

Dickens, Charles
Published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1839
Pages: 624 complete, list of plates, or contents - this is complete. Bound in half Morocco.
The cloth was the cheapest option for buyers of the time of printing, and then a price premium was put on the half Morocco and full Morocco. A complete suite of plates by Phiz. 624p.p. 8vo.

Two blank front endpapers, two blank rear endpapers one small corner torn. All 39 plates present, though have browning at edges; foxing to the first few pages. The interior is in good clean condition with the pages in good order bar the odd spot however some of the plates have a certain amount of minor soiling - some more than others

Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, is the third novel by English author Charles Dickens, originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. The character of Nickleby is a young man who must support his mother and sister after his father dies.

Background
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the Nickleby Family1 saw Dickens return to his favourite publishers and to the format that proved so successful with The Pickwick Papers. The story first appeared in monthly parts, after which it was issued in one volume. Dickens began writing Nickleby while still working on Oliver Twist.

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