[Works of Charles Dickens]

Authors:Charles Dickens, Hablot Knight Browne (Illustrator), George Cruikshank (Illustrator), Marcus Stone (Illustrator), Edwin Landseer (Illustrator), John Forster

Summary:"Chapman and Hall in 1873 published a prospectus for the Second Illustrated Library Edition, containing, they contended, all the works the novelist wished to preserve. Calling it the first well-printed issue, with specially cast type and better paper than that used in previous editions, this set was published in 30 volumes between 1873 and 1876 and sold at £15 for the set, a high price for the time."--Schlicke, Oxford reader's companion to Dickens

Print Book, English, 1874-1876

Edition:[Second illustrated Library edition] View all formats and editions

Publisher: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, London, 1874-1876

Physical Description:30 volumes : illustrations, portraits, plates ; 8vo (22 cm)

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1050335423

Contents:

[v.1] Pickwick papers, v. 1

[v.2] Pickwick papers, v. 2

[v.3] American notes for general circulation and Pictures from Italy

[v.4] Barnaby Rudge, v. 1

[v.5] Barnaby Rudge, v. 2

[v.6] Nicholas Nickleby, v. 1

[v.7] Nicholas Nickleby, v. 2

[v.8] Old curiosity shop, v. 1

[v.9] Old curiosity shop, v. 2

[v.10] Oliver Twist

[v.11] Martin Chuzzlewit, v. 1

[v.12] Martin Chuzzlewit, v. 2

[v.13] Sketches by Boz

[v.14] Bleak House, v. 1

[v.15] Bleak House, v. 2

[v.16] Little Dorrit, v. 1

[v.17] Little Dorrit, v. 2

[v.18] Dombey and Son, v. 1

[v.19] Dombey and Son, v. 2

[v.20] Great expectations

[v.21] Tale of two cities

[v.22] Uncommercial traveller

[v.23] David Copperfield, v. 1

[v.24] David Copperfield, v. 2

[v.25] Child's history of England

[v.26] Christmas books

[v.27] Christmas stories

[v.28] Mystery of Edwin Drood and other stories

[v.29] Our mutual friend, v. 1

[v.30] Our mutual friend, v. 2

[v.31] Life of Charles Dickens, v. 1 by John Forster

[v.32] Life of Charles Dickens, v. 2 by John Forster

Notes:

"This the best edition of my books"--The author's dedicatory page to John Forster, p.[v], Pickwick papers, v.1

Added Forster volumes include facsimiles

Volume numbers assigned by cataloger and grouped according to publication dates

[V.8] Old curiosity shop, v.1 has an additional publisher on title page: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1874