DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. (FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM - 1837)

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London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., 1837.
FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. 1 vol., 8-5/8" x 5-5/8", illustrated by R Seymour and Phiz, foxing to plates as usual, with the half-title, mixed issue "Weller" on signboard on engraved title, some first issue points: pp.[xv-xvi] 'Directions to the Binder', with 6 line Errata on verso; footnote on p.9; pp.25 & 27 - 'E' signatures in different faces; p. 260 'holding', l.27; p.278 - 'Samuel' instead of 'Weller', l.40; p.341 - 'inbe- licate' [uncorrected]; p.342 - 'S Veller'. Bound in contemporary 1/2 green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, spine ever so slightly sunned, marbled edges, pastedowns and endpapers, hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine.