DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
London: Chapman and Hall , 1844.
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"Oh, Sairey, Sairey, little do we know what lays before us!": First Edition of Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit
First edition of this classic novel that teaches the difference between selflessness and integrity. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turnins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. With black and white illustartions done by Phiz. In near fine condition. Ownership plate to the frontpaste down. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase.
The last of Dickens’ picaresque novels, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit was originally serialized between 1843 and 1844. Dickens thought it to be his best work and William Boyd proclaimed it "Dickens' funniest novel." Like nearly all of Dickens's novels, Martin Chuzzlewit was first published in monthly instalments. Early sales of the monthly parts were lower than those of previous works, so Dickens changed the plot to send the title character to the United States. He satirized the country as a place filled with self-promoting hucksters, eager to sell land sight unseen. The novels main characters include two of Dickens's great villains, Seth Pecksniff and Jonas Chuzzlewit.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.
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