Beautiful 56-volume antique set of the Works of Charles Dickens, published in 1873 by Hurd & Houghton, Riverside Press (Cambridge).
This is the New Household Edition, fully illustrated with classic Victorian engravings by renowned Dickens illustrators including Cruikshank and Phiz.
The books are bound in elegant green pebbled leather spines with gilt titles, creating a stunning Victorian library display. These sets were often custom bound for private libraries in the late 19th century.
Condition:
• Complete 56 volume set
• Tight bindings
• Clean pages with typical light age toning
• Minor wear consistent with 150-year-old books
This set looks incredible on a bookshelf and would be perfect for:
• Antique library decor
• Interior design staging
• Dickens collectors
• Film / theater props
• Classic literature lovers
Approximate publication year: 1873
These large Victorian Dickens sets rarely appear in complete condition like this.
Set includes–
• Sketches by Boz (2 Vols)
• Pickwick Papers (4 Vols)
• Oliver Twist (2 Vols)
• Nicholas Nickleby (4 Vols)
• The Old Curiosity Shop (3 Vols)
• Barnaby Rudge (3 Vols)
• American Notes / Pictures from Italy (2 Vols)
• Martin Chuzzlewit (4 Vols)
• Christmas Books (2 Vols)
• Dombey and Son (4 Vols – Note: Listed as "had and Son" in your notes)
• David Copperfield (4 Vols)
• Bleak House (4 Vols)
• Hard Times (2 Vols)
• Little Dorrit (4 Vols)
• A Tale of Two Cities (2 Vols)
• Great Expectations (2 Vols)
• Our Mutual Friend (4 Vols)
2. The Final Volumes (Short Stories & Unfinished)
• The Uncommercial Traveller (1 Vol)
• Master Humphrey’s Clock (1 Vol)
• Edwin Drood (1 Vol)
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