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First Edition of The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi; elaborately bound by Root
DICKENS, Charles.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”
London: Richard Bentley, 1838.
First edition of Dickens' popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, two volumes bound in full polished calf by Root with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spin in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt rulings to the panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi, with illustrations by George Cruikshank. In very good condition. Original cloth covers bound in at rear. Ownership plate to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. An exceptional set.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 148217
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First Editions of Charles Dickens' The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi; bound in the rare original cloth
DICKENS, Charles.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”
London: Richard Bentley, 1838.
First edition in the rare original cloth of Dickens' popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, two volumes, original pink cloth with floral design stamped in blind, gilt titles and detailing of a clown to the spine, frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi, with 11 illustrations by George Cruikshank. Mixed state with the first issue of the last plate in the book, "The Last Song", which has no border; however, the numerical error in the inserted list of "Embellishments" (128 for 182) has been corrected. In very good condition, bookplate of Gustavia A. Senff to the front pastedown. Housed in two custom folding chemise and a half morocco slipcase.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 149060
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First edition of Charles Dickens' Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi; in the rare original cloth
DICKENS, Charles.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by “Boz.”
London: Richard Bentley, 1838.
First edition of Dickens’ popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, 2 volumes, original publisher's decorated dark green cloth with gilt titles and gilt pictorial vignettes to the spines, frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi and 12 illustrations by George Cruikshank. With the 36-page undated publisher's catalogue bound-in at the end of vol.2. and plate facing page 238 in the second state. In fine condition. Housed in two half morocco and chemise slipcases.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 121730
