British standard library of fiction and Selections. 1880
Description:
"One penny." "Complete.", Contains Sketches of young couples and "Muffins, Ho!" from Nicholas Nickleby., and Wrapper title. Imprint from advertising matter on p. [2-4] of wrappers.
Publisher:
George Vickers and J. & R. Maxwell
Subject (Name):
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Sketches of young couples
MS in an unidentified hand. Addressed to Maria Beadnell, this is probably the earliest of the surviving MSS; it contains 358 lines instead of the 360 lines in the other known transcripts.
"London: Bradbury and Evans, printers, Whitefriars"--T.p. verso and colophon., BEIN Gimbel/Dickens A15 11: Ms. notes by John C. Eckel. Ms. notes in another hand., Final p. blank., First issue [of no. I]: without signature E at foot of p. 25; cf. Hatton & Cleaver, p. 13., and Originally issued in 19 monthly parts, in numbered and dated wrappers, with advertising matter, from April 1836 to Nov. 1837. Title page, binder's directions and other preliminaries (p. [i]-xiv, [2]) originally at end of final part (double no. XIX-XX); added engraved t.p. at beginning of final part.
Advertising matter dated September 1846: [20] p. at end not included in pagination. and Bookseller's label: Simms & Dinham, booksellers & stationers, Exchange Strt., Manchester. Inscribed: B. Lowther, 1847.
BEIN Gimbel/Dickens +A50 1: Inscribed: R.F. Wright, Esq. Bookseller's stamp: Pocock, bookseller, Bridge Street, Bath., BEIN Gimbel/Dickens +A50 2: Variant final gathering in pt. 6. Inscribed: C.H. Lattimore, Esq. Inscribed: Mary of Normanby., BEIN Gimbel/Dickens +A50 3: Reconstructed copy. Imperfect: p. 157-168 wanting from pt. 10; t.p. for v. 3 wanting from pt. 20; wrapper wanting from pt. 8., BEIN Gimbel/Dickens +A50 4: Parts 3 and 11, all else wanting. Bookseller's label: Weekly & monthly publications ... George Young, 9, Suffolk-street, Dublin., BEIN Gimbel/Dickens A50 5: Bound in 4 v. with preliminaries preceding text in each v. Front wrappers from one original weekly number and one monthly part bound in. Extra-illustrated by 32 pencil-and-wash copies by H.K. Browne of the engravings and 70 plates of Sibson's extra etchings. Binder's stamp: Bound by Riviere & Son. Bookplates of Cortlandt F. Bishop and Lewis A. Hird., BEIN Dickens +840Me: Part 5 only, all else wanting., Issued in 20 monthly parts from April, 1840, to Nov., 1841, in numbered and dated wrappers and with advertising matter. Title pages and preliminaries for 3 vols. appear in parts 6, 12, and 20. (Also issued in 88 weekly numbers and 3 v. set.), Wrapper title: Master Humphrey's clock / by "Boz" ... ; with illustrations by G. Cattermole and H.K. Browne., and Includes "The old curiosity shop" and "Barnaby Rudge".
