The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. With Forty-Three Illustrations, By R. Seymour and PHIZ. London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. 1837. ***First Edition Early Issue. Restored binding, i.e., reinforced hinges. Half-leather marbled binding, All 43 plates present and intact, 609 pp, 8.5 x 5.5", 8vo. 

***There are 7 fundamental "first issue points", the more a copy has, the earlier the work is. Having all 7 points is incredibly rare and very few examples are known to exist. Four of Seven points are present in this issue: 1. Page 341 line 1: correct reading of "inde-licate" & line 5 correct reading of "inscription"; 2. Page 342 line 5 reads "S. Veller"; 3. Page 400 line 21 reads "this friends" instead of "his friends"; 4. Page 432 headline - "F" in "OF" imperfect.

In fair condition. Boards are scuffed at edges and worn at leather corners. Head and tail of re-backed spine rubbed, but intact. Original leather spine is worn and chipped around edges, but gilt ruling overall presents well. Gilt on title and author labels rubbed, but sill mostly legible. The "ens" in "Dickens" is lacking on spines author label. Marbled boards are generally worn and scuffed. Blind stamped ruling along leather hinges and corners present well. Previous ownership bookplate found on front paste-down: John Hulsey, Esq. Marnhull, Dorset. Both front and rear gutters are reinforced with binder's tape. Tipped-in on front fly-leaf is a first edition authentication note from "Dickens Old Curiosity Shop" of Portsmouth Street, Kingsway, London, England. It is signed by director L. Lewis. Preliminary page xv to page 7 of text-block are attached by one piece of cording only, fragile. General toning throughout text-block, with some instances of off-setting to leaves adjacent from plates. Restored binding intact. Please see photos. 

A first Edition Early Issue of Charles Dickens's first novel The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club! Four of Seven first issue points (as seen in photos 13-16). Gift quality! 

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