The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby [Extra-Illustrated and with a Note By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton]

London (April 1838 - October 1839): Chapman & Hall. Very Good+. FIRST EDITION in the original monthly parts; 20 parts in 19. Octavo, [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624, with 39 plates by Phiz and the frontis by Maclise. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with Proofs on heavy laid paper, .012" thick (plates in Dickens parts are on wove paper .008" thick), of plates 23 and 24, laid in. Original green printed wrappers; all wrappers are correct and all slips and Advertisers are present, as called for in Hatton & Cleaver. First edition, first issue of the text, with part IV having the misprint "visiter" uncorrected on page 123, line 17 and with part V having the misprint "latter" for "letter" on page 160, line 6 up (1st issue). Plate 29 (in part XV) is in the first state. All plates are very good to fine, which is remarkable for a first edition of this title. So, all parts are complete, having all ads and slips, as called for by Hatton & Cleaver. Part XIX/XX has the quite scarce "Hill's Seal Wafers" ad, with all 5 seals present. Spines are expertly renewed on parts I, III, VII and XIX/XX. Subscriber name on front wrap of parts IX and XII. An outstanding set, internally clean and bright. Armorial bookplate in slipcase. Housed in a custom red quarter-leather box with chemise.....and with a pedigree - it is from the famed Hatton & Cleaver collection. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Books, Inc. Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 129-160.