first edition 3/4 leather
1842 · London
by Charles Dickens
London: Chapman and Hall, 1842. 3/4 leather. Very Good. The 1842 1st edition, 1st issue (verso of "Contents" leaf incorrectly numbered "XVI"), in 2 vols. Both volumes solid and VG in their custom 3/4 dark morocco over marbled boards (a handsome "Tout" binding). Tasteful bookplates at each first blank endpaper, light wear to the outer hinges, light scuffing and rubbing along the panels. 12mos, top-edges gilt.
(Inventory #: 21613)