DICKENS, CHARLES. THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB. 43 engraved plates (including engraved title) by R. Seymour, R. W. Buss, and

H. K. Browne (6 plates with foxing or browning), mixed first and second states of the plates; inserted advertisements totally lacking in 17 parts and partially lacking in the rest. 20 parts in 19. 8vo, original green printed wrappers, some soiling, some repairs and/or wear to spines, a few covers with stains; cloth folding case. London: Chapman & Hall, 1836-37 FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, later issues of wrappers on parts 1-9, 11-12, and 14, wrappers of 8 parts dated 1836 and the rest dated 1837; second state of text in about half of the parts. Hatton & Cleaver, pages 3-88; Grolier/English 78.