Master Humphrey's clock.
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
Very good plus, Scarce with the cover and gilt clocks in such great condition, Please view the images. First book-form edition of Dickens's weekly periodical, a variety of pieces gathered under a framing device of a storytelling circle led by Master Humphrey and the other members of his club. The serial marked the first appearance of Barnaby Rudge, as well as of the enormously popular The Old Curiosity Shop.(26.2 cm, 10.3"). 3 vols. I: Frontis., [2], iv, 306 pp.; illus. II: Frontis. (incl. in pagination), vi, 306 pp. Dickens in the Original Cloth, 6. Publisher's ribbed maroon cloth, covers with blind-stamped floral and arabesque frame and front covers with gilt-stamped clock vignette, spines gilt extra. Please view the images for more information. Items are guaranteed to be very well packaged prior to postage. Tracking details will be forwarded to the purchaser.
Synopsis
Master Humphrey's Clock was an ambitious weekly literary magazine published by Dickens himself. Lasting only from 1840 to 1841, it spun off some major works, including "The Old Curiosity Shop" and this collection of stories and sketches. The narrator is Master Humphrey , not "churlish" and not a "misanthrope", who describes his daily life and his encounters with vivid characters including Mr. Pickwick. The clock is his old companion, where he stores manuscripts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Markisons (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p63
- Title
- Master Humphrey's clock.
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall, London
- Place of Publication
- England
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 26.2 cm, 10.3"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Markisons
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About the Seller
Markisons
Biblio member since 2018
Naas, Kildare
About Markisons
My books for sale consist of a wide variety of both fiction and non-fiction books, usually of the more rare or sought after book. Antiquarian, 1st Editions, Angling, Noted Authors/Renowned Writers, Antique Fiction and many more.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...