$5,250
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 3 vols. 8vo, publisher's violet cloth with blind-stamped arabesque design to upper boards, yellow endpapers. Housed in maroon clamshell case, gilt-lettered morocco spine label. First edition in book form, first issue, complete with 24 plates by Cruickshank, including the fireside plate in vol. 3; "arter" for "after," page 318, line 17 (vol. 1); "head mournfully" as "he admournfully," page 50, line 3 (vol. 2); and "ef-ected" for "effected," page 259, 5 lines up (vol. 3). Minor wear to boards; spines uniformly faded; light offsetting from plates.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2014-03-27