Sketches By Boz

London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Cruikshank, George. Octavo size, 534 pp. First one-volume edition, with 40 sketches by George Cruikshank. Originally published in two series/three volumes, "Chapman and Hall obtained the copyright of Sketches in 1837, they published all of them in twenty monthly parts from November 1837 through June 1839. Cruikshank designed… Read more about this item

T. B. Peterson, 1855. Hardcover. Good. Circa 1855. Bound in publisher's blind tooled cloth. 268 pages : plates ; 24 cm. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Minor wear to cover. Engraved frontis by Cruikshank. Scattered foxing. Nice signature on front end page. Not the first Combined edition, as Lea and Blanchard issued the first combined in 1839.… Read more about this item

Chapman & Hall, Limited. Acceptable. London, no publication date; green cloth covered boards with gold titles and black embossed decoration on front board and spine; boards have beveled edges; no dust jacket; boards rubbed; light spine end and corner wear; interior hinges weak; ownership name on front paste down and half title page; end papers have sporadic light… Read more about this item