[Rarebooks] FS: Dickens: THE PICKWICK CLUB, Illustrated and SIGNED by John Austen
Charles Agvent
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Sat Jul 21 16:47:11 EDT 2012
One of hundreds of titles from the Limited Editions Club in our inventory:
DICKENS, Charles. THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB. Oxford:
Limited Editions Club, 1933. Two large quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 11-1/2")
bound in rich brown Winterbottom buckram with the author and title in
gilt on the spine and front cover as well as the figure of Pickwick and
printed on pure rag paper. Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. Illustrated
by John Austen with his typically masterful line drawings and color
plates. Copy #1208 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon
page. Monthly Letter laid in. Dustwrappers very nice with just mild
sunning to the spines and short tears. Slipcase a little darkened and
stained with neat repairs to the top edge. Fine in Near Fine
dustwrappers and an about Very Good slipcase. (#013811) $250.00
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