1912 The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens
This is a beautiful copy of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, by Charles Dickens. Published in 1912 by Westminster Press: London. Beautifully illustrated by Frank Reynolds. External size: Large format 11" by 8.5". Pagination: viii, 584pp
Original publishers binding. Bound in red cloth with gilt and black lettering to the front cover and gilt lettering to the spine. The gilt remains clear and bright. Lovely silhouette pictorial detail to the front cover framed by gilt leaves, The boards are in very good condition with only minor rubbing to the extremities and a small nick to the cloth on the upper front joint. Lovely decorated endpapers which are very clean and free from inscriptions. Tipped in colour frontispiece with captioned tissue guard. Lovely illustrated title page. 20 tipped in colour plates with captioned tissue guards - all present and in good condition. The pages are lightly age toned but otherwise exceptionally well preserved.
Complete with the original dust jacket which is in fair condition. It has a significant tear to the upper front cover, general wear to the edges and to the head and tail of the spine and some sunning. It is uncommon to find this edition with the original dust jacket.
DESCRIPTION 'The Pickwick Papers' was Dickens' first novel. Originally written in a serial form, the work is a sequence of loosely related adventures in 1827-8. The leader of the 'Pickwick Club' decides that he and his fellows should go and explore places remote from London, and to report their findings. Charles Dickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters. Illustrated by Frank Reynolds. Reynolds was a British artist who also illustrated editions of 'David Copperfield', and 'The Old Curiosity Shop', and well as contributing illustrations to 'Punch', 'The Illustrated London News', and 'London Magazine. With a colour frontispiece, and nineteen colour plates.