{"product_id":"the-life-and-adventures-of-nicholas-nickleby-by-charles-dickens-1839-first-edition-bayntun-binding","title":"THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY BY CHARLES DICKENS 1839 FIRST EDITION, BAYNTUN BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DICKENS, CHARLES].\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Chapman and Hall, MDCCCXXXIX. [1839].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST EDITION [in book form], early issue. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (21.5 x 13.5 x 4 cm); pp. xvi, 624. English text. Handsomely bound in full grained-leather by Bayntun (Bath), signed on the front free endpaper. Spine with five raised bands and lavish gilt decoration; covers with gilt borders; gilt turn-ins; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers, half-title. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003engraved portrait of Dickens after Daniel Maclise, plus 39 engraved plates by H.K. Browne [Phiz]. Printed by Bradbury and Evans. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the hinges and joints intact. Some light rubbing to the joints, the spine very lightly faded. Internally largely crisp and clean with some trivial toning to some plates, and a touch of spotting the endpapers. Without previous ownership markings. A lovely copy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: Contains many first issues points: \"visiter\" for \"sister\" on p. 123, line 17; \"latter\" for \"letter\" p.160, line 43; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e'flys' for 'flies' p. 245 line 10; 'visiters' for 'visitors' p. 272 line 2; 'incontestible' for 'incontestable' p.297 line 22; and 'suprise' for 'surprise' p. 586 line 24. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNicholas Nickleby was Dickens third novel and was issued in monthly instalments between March 1838 and October 1839, before it was published as this single volume. An instant success, it both solidified Dickens as a social critic and marked his first of many romances. A handsome copy presented in a signed binding by Bayntun. [Smith 5, Podeschi A41 and Eckel pp 64-5].\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57480971551095,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_4295_0cd3f373-51a6-4a96-b832-a3c1ce8218ad.jpg?v=1790043738","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/the-life-and-adventures-of-nicholas-nickleby-by-charles-dickens-1839-first-edition-bayntun-binding","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}