New York: V. G. Audubon. Hard Cover. First octavo edition, 1849-51-54, with all 31 original wrappers present (front and rear), and bound into 3 volumes. All 155 hand-colored plates are present, as issued; original brown printed wrappers for all 31 parts are bound in; marginal loss to front wrap of... More about Quadrupeds of North America, the
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London (1933-34): George Newnes. First Edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, in the original 26 fortnightly parts; original pictorial wrappers; illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. An outstanding, near fine set. On front wraps of parts 1 through 21 is printed "To be completed in about 24 fortnightly parts." On front wraps... More about The Great War [In Original Fortnightly parts
London (1933-34): George Newnes. First Edition. Original Wraps. First edition, quarto, in the original 26 fortnightly parts; original pictorial wrappers; illustrated with photographs, drawings and maps. Owner name written in pencil on front wrap of part 17 thus: "Lt. D. K. Buchanan Dunlop HMS Douglas." The crew of HMS Douglas... More about The Great War. Signed By Royal Navy Lt. D. K. Buchanan-Dunlop, Who Served on Admiralty Destroyer...
London (January 1843-July 1844): Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. Publisher's Presentation Copy, with "With The Publisher's Compliments" stamped onto front wrapper of part V. First edition in the original parts, 20 parts in 19; original green printed wrappers - ALL wrappers are correct. ALL ads and slips are... More about The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (Publisher's Presentation Copy; Original parts
London (1840-41, i. e. 4 Apr. 1840 - 2 Nov. 1841): Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. Quarto. First issue, large octavo in sixes; the 88 weekly parts; [i-viii],[1]2-306; [i-v]vi, [1]2-306; [i-v]vi, [1]2-426. Original printed wrappers by Cattermole, 2 frontispieces, 130 woodcuts and 25 initials by Browne; 1 frontispiece... More about Master Humphrey's Clock (In 88 Weekly Parts
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London (April-Sept.) 1870: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. In the original monthly parts, in printed wrappers; with the famous "Cork ad" in part II. Twelve illustrations by S. L. Fildes and a portrait; [i-v]vi-vii, [1]2-190[192]. ALL wrappers are correct. Part VI has the first issue point of "Price... More about The Mystery of Edwin Drood [with the Cork Ad
London [May 1864-November 1865]: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. In the original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19. Original green printed wrappers; ALL wrappers are correct. ALL the ads called for by Hatton & Cleaver are present, except for the rare ad "The Economic Life Assurance Society" following... More about Our Mutual Friend (In the Original Monthly Parts and with the Rare Misprint in Part 10...
London (May 1849 - November 1850): Bradbury and Evans. First Edition. Original Wraps. The present set collates complete, with ALL Advertisers, ALL slips and ALL rear ads called for by Hatton and Cleaver; ALL wrappers are correct. Twenty monthly parts in 19; octavo, with 40 inserted plates, including the frontis... More about The Personal History of David Copperfield....with Illustrations By H. K. Browne (In the Original...
London (April 1836-November 1837): Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. First edition in the original monthly parts; 20 parts in 19, original green wrappers. A NEAR PRIME COPY, lacking just 3 of the 11 points required in Eckel's bibliography "The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens." These... More about The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club - 20 Parts in 19 - A NEAR PRIME SET, Having 8 of 11...
New York; 1842-43: Tappan & Dennet. Original Wraps. 14 monthly parts in original printed wrappers. Marginal dampstain on frontis of volume I; a very good set in custom cloth covered slipcase. A fine biography of Washington by one of the foremost historians of the 19th Century. Sparks had access to... More about THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. In the Original Monthly Parts
London: Bradbury and Evans. First Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. 1857-59. In the original 24 monthly parts, bound in the original yellow pictorial wrappers; viii, 382; viii, 376 pages. Illustrated by the author, with 2 engraved titles, 46 plates and many drawings in the text. The present copy has the first... More about The Virginians