Lot 1402 , Dickens, Charles. Five Novels - first / early editions, viz, Bleak House, Dombey and Son, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Mutual Friend, Pickwick Papers, half leather bindings (Dombey binder's cloth), most plates present (but sta

° Dickens, Charles. Five Novels - first / early editions, viz, Bleak House, Dombey and Son, Nicholas Nickleby, Our Mutual Friend, Pickwick Papers, half leather bindings (Dombey binder's cloth), most plates present (but stained), 1837-65. Sold as found

£140-180

Condition:
Bleak House - all plates present, reasonable binding of half calf, marbled boards, gilt spine; DOmbey - all plates present, no half title, errata slip present, cloth joints split; Nickleby - red gilt decorated morocco and cloth, quite a good binding, plates present and 8 extra ports, few leaves loose; Mutual Friend - 2 plates missing? half calf and marbled boards, binding wear, some leaves loose, gilt spine; Pickwick - num plates (no list, some tears with loss), no half title, half morocco and cloth (joint cracked, loose in case), all vols with the 1912 centenary tribute stamp on a prelim (not titles)

Sold for £420