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DICKENS, CHARLES. The Pickwick Papers. 1837. First edition in book form, in Cosway-style binding.
DICKENS, CHARLES. The Pickwick Papers. 43 illustrations by R Seymour and Phiz. Thick 8vo, fine, sumptuous Cosway-style binding by Bayntun-Riviere of full red crushed morocco with gilt borders, lettering, and elaborate decorative tooling, five raised bands and gilt tooling along spine, portrait miniatures on both covers, morocco gilt dentelles with robin's egg blue silk doublures and endpapers; cloth slipcase; original sales card from Marshall Field laid in. first edition in book form, first issue with the Buss plates. Eckel page 17 ff.; Sadleir 698. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837
- Notes: with two central hand-painted oval miniature portraits of dickens on ivory. The front cover shows a young Dickens and rear cover bears his familiar middle-age bearded visage at the height of his popularity. Painted by master miniaturist joy stanley ricketts for Bayntun.
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