(SETS AND BINDINGS.) Dickens, Charles. Works . . . Petersons Uniform Edition.

EARLY SET OF DICKENS (SETS AND BINDINGS.) Dickens, Charles. Works . . . Peterson's Uniform Edition. 27 volumes. Illustrations by Phiz and Cruikshank throughout. 8vo, 1/2 tan calf, gilt lettering in 2 spine compartments, fish scale pattern in 4, scattered moderate rubbing and dryness, but still very attractive. Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson, [1857-61]

One of the earliest sets of Dickens, published during his lifetime. The set was begun in 1857 with twelve volumes and continued through the mid-1860s, when Our Mutual Friend was published (not contained in this set). See Gimbel 25; 26.