Master humphrey's clock
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-41, 1840. In three volumes. [2], iv, 306; vi, 306; vi, 426pp. With two frontispieces, 130 woodcuts, and 25 woodcut initials by Browne; one frontispiece and 38 woodcuts by Cattermole; and one woodcut each by S. Williams and Daniel Maclise. Bound by Corner of Wellington in contemporary blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spines. Rubbed and marked, some surface loss to sunned spines. Binder's tickets to FEPs, very occasional pencil highlighting, scattered spotting. The first edition in book form of Master Humphrey's Clock. The work originally appeared in the form of a weekly periodical, published between April of 1840 and December of 1841, entirely written and edited by Dickens. The serial contained both short stories and two novels (The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge). . First edition in book form. 8vo.
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
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ30287
- Title
- Master humphrey's clock
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition in book form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall, 1840-41
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
About the Seller
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Wareham, Dorset
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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- 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...