The Pickwick Papers: Some Bibliographical Remarks
by Bay, J. Christian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1938. "An address delivered before the Caxton Club, January Sixteenth, 1937", discussing the illustrator Robert Seymour's share of the credit for creating Pickwick, and various states of text & one illustration in early issues of the book. Hardcover, full red cloth, gilt titling, blind-stamped decoration. One of 250 copies printed by D.B. Updike at The Merrymount Press in Boston. Light wear to corners; previous owner's name in pencil on front end sheet; otherwise near fine. Text clean; [6], 29 pages + colophon; line illustrations & details. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Seymour. 6¼" by 9". Limited Edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 998007
- Title
- The Pickwick Papers: Some Bibliographical Remarks
- Author
- Bay, J. Christian
- Illustrator
- Charles Seymour
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Caxton Club
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Dickens, Bibliography, Points, Illustration, Books on Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books, Prints, Drawings & Paper;
- Size
- 6¼" by 9"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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