DICKENS, CHARLES. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi.

DICKENS, CHARLES. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi and 12 etched plates by George Cruikshank. 2 volumes. 8vo, publisher's pink flowered cloth with gilt design on spines, only very minimal wear, spines a bit yellowed, otherwise unusually bright and clean; contemporary owner's inked signature on front pastedowns; custom felt-lined cloth folding box. London: Bentley, 1838

first edition, first issue in scarce original pink cloth. The first issue does not contain a border around the final plate in Volume 2, nor are pages 1, 26, and 27 numbered in the publisher's ads. A fresh, lovely set. Cohn 237; Eckel p140ff.