The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]. Published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1839.
FIRST EDITION
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Dickens' biographer, Peter Ackroyd says in his work that Nicholas Nickleby "has some title to being the funniest novel Dickens ever wrote; it is perhaps the funniest novel in the English language" (pp.262)
A very early impression with "flys" for "flies" misprint on pp.245 line 10, "visiters" for "visitors" pp.272 line 2, "incontestible" for "incontestable" pp.297 line 22, and "suprise" for "surprise" pp.586 line 24, but without "latter" for "letter" pp.160 line 43, and with the plate to the verso of pp.18 in the second state without the Chapman & Hall imprint at the foot.
Size: 144 x 213 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[xvi, 624pp]
Contemporary half calf over red boards. Red tooled title label to spine between raised bands with a gilt date to the foot. Externally near fine with joints fine with both boards securely attached. No shelf lean, though with the binding slightly cocked. Page edges very good though faded. Replaced endpapers. Bound without the half title else collates as complete with the full suite of plates. Some dampstaining through the text block, some foxing, etc, with the plates in their usual oxidised state. Toned throughout the text block as typically found.
