The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club Volumes I & II: Charles Dickens

Published in 1910 by Chapman & Hall Ltd., these two volumes form part of the Centenary Edition of the Works of Charles Dickens, a 36-volume collection: The Pickwick Papers Volumes I & II.

Volume I comprises pages v–484, while Volume II comprises pages v–477. Each volume contains 43 illustrations by the celebrated Victorian illustrator Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne).

Volume I features a full-page black-and-white frontispiece and an illustrated title page, while Volume II includes a full-page black-and-white frontispiece.

Both volumes have been handsomely rebound in bespoke half-leather bindings, bearing the stamp of Dickers & Son on the first inner page edge. The dark blue cloth boards are complemented by leather detailing, with gilt tooling bordering the perimeter of both the front and rear boards.

The spines are finished in a slightly muted shade of dark blue leather, featuring raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative floral embellishments. Both volumes also have gilt top edges and retain their navy-blue ribbon markers.

The quality and individuality of the binding, together with the binder's stamp, suggest a specialist commission by Dickers & Son, rather than the standard publisher's binding.

Both volumes are in excellent condition. The bindings remain tight and secure, with no apparent weakness to the text blocks. The pages are bright and clean, and the text and illustrations remain crisp and well preserved.

The set is being sold for £125. 

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