Charles Dickens in the Original Cloth: A Bibliographical Catalogue, Part 2, Walter E. Smith, Heritage Book Shop 1983

Smith, Walter E. Los Angeles. Heritage Book Shop. 1983.

Smith, Walter E. English, First Edition, NF, HC, 4to 8.5" X 11", {xvi} 96 pp.

Charles Dickens in the Original Cloth: A Bibliographical Catalogue of the First Appearance of his Writings in Book Form in England, with Photographs of the Bindings, Title pages, and Other Relevant Data, Including Several Color Plates. Part Two: The Christmas Books and Selected Secondary Works

Near fine quarto, green cloth over board stamped gilt lettering to spine. Binding tight, sharp tips, and no markings within. Very good green dust jacket featuring illustrations to covers, minor shelfwear and chipping to edges. 96 pp. Text in English. Part Two in the collection. Contents include biographical text and photographs of The Christmas Books and Selected Secondary Works by Charles Dickens. From the preface: "The purpose of this bibliographical catalogue is to provide book collectors, dealers, and librarians with descriptions of Dickens's novels and 'Sketches by Boz' in their original cloth bindings. I compiled the descriptions from an examination of as many first editions as I could review, and I included in each entry pertinent information obtained from most of the major bibliographies, catalogues, and other published material on Dickens's original works."