[First edition] Two works by Charles Dickens

(1) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. With forty-three illustrations, by R. Seymour and Phiz [= H.K. Browne]. London, Chapman and Hall, 1837. XIV,(2),609 pp. Leather with ribbed and gilt back, 8vo. Early printing of the first edition, with S. Veller on title and p. 342 line 5, footnote on p. 9, signatures 'E' on p. 25 and 'X2' on p. 261, 'ruined wall' in 2nd paragraph Chapter V and 'Picwkick' on p. 375. Spine tender on inside, inside occ. mild staining, else good. (2) The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. By Charles Dickens. With illustrations by Phiz. London, Chapman and Hall, 1839. XVI,624 pp. Gilt halfleather with ribbed back and marbled boards, 8vo. First book edition, first printing, with 'visiter' instead of 'sister' on p. 123 line 17, 'Mercie' on p. 270 line 15 and 'visiters' on p. 272. Spine slightly worn along joints, plates with occ. staining, else good.

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