first edition hardcover
1840 · London
by DICKENS, Charles
London: Chapman & Hall, 1840. First. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated by George Cattermole and H.K. Browne. 3 vols. 4to, original purple-brown vertical ribbed cloth, decorated in blind with elaborate leaf designs, & a gilt clock on each volume, pointing to the hour that corresponds to the number of the volume; marbled end-papers & edges. London: Chapman & Hall, 1840-41. First Edition in book form. Aside from wear at the extremes of the spine and at the corners, this is a bright, solid set. The plates are clean, with none of the usual foxing.
(Inventory #: 283898)