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DICKENS, Charles [CATTERMOLE, BROWN] : Master Humphrey's Clock. [The Old Curiosity Shop, Barnaby Rudge]. With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne

London: Chapman and Hall, 1840,

FIRST EDITION of Barnaby Rudge, The Old Curiosity Shop, and Master Humphrey's Clock. 3 volumes. Large 8vo. Extra illustrated with a large number of plates by Thomas Sibson. Publisher's embossed brown cloth, gilt, marbled end papers. Lightly worn, minor rubbing; some neat repair to cloth. Bookplates, owner's neat name to first blanks. A very good set, in a protective cloth slipcase. Narrator Master Humphrey was a lonely man who lived in London. He keeps old manuscripts in an antique grandfather clock by the chimney-corner, and decides to start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members, including Mr. Pickwick himself, have a penchant for telling strories. In the book, several short tales are recounted, followed by the novels 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which follows the life of the beautiful and virtuous Little Nell and her Grandfather, and 'Barnaby Rudge', Dickens first effort at historical fiction, set during London's non-Popery 'Gordon' Riots (Protestant rallying against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778). Podeschi; Gimbel Catalogue [A51], Grolier Exhibition [100], Slater; Suzannet Catalogue [57]. Collins; Dickens and Crime (1962).

DICKENS, Charles. [CATTERMOLE, BROWN] : Master Humphrey's Clock. [The Old Curiosity Shop; Barnaby Rudge] With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne

London: Chapman and Hall, 1840,

FIRST EDITIONS of Barnaby Rudge, The Old Curiosity Shop, and Master Humphrey's Clock. 3 volumes. Large 8vo. Contemporary half red calf, gilt, over marbled sides. Bookplates and Dickens' centenary stamps affixed to pastedown, neat owner sigature to each volume, foxing to prelims, calf a little bloomed, some darkening /rubbing to spine but essentially a clean, presentable set. Narrator Master Humphrey was a lonely man who lived in London. He keeps old manuscripts in an antique grandfather clock by the chimney-corner, and decides to start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members, including Mr. Pickwick himself, have a penchant for telling strories. In the book, several short tales are recounted, followed by the novels 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which follows the life of the beautiful and virtuous Little Nell and her Grandfather, and 'Barnaby Rudge', Dickens first effort at historical fiction, set during London's non-Popery 'Gordon' Riots (Protestant rallying against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778). Podeschi; Gimbel Catalogue [A51], Grolier Exhibition [100], Slater; Suzannet Catalogue [57]. Collins; Dickens and Crime (1962).

DICKENS, Charles. [CATTERMOLE, BROWN] : Master Humphrey's Clock. [The Old Curiosity Shop; Barnaby Rudge] With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne

London: Chapman and Hall, 1840,

FIRST EDITION of Barnaby Rudge, The Old Curiosity Shop, and Master Humphrey's Clock. 3 volumes. Large 8vo. Bound in half tan calf over marbled sides, twin labels, all edges marbled. Internally very clean. A fine set in a fine recent leather binding. First Edition in Book Form; originally a weekly periodical edited and written entirely by Charles Dickens from April 4, 1840-December 4, 1841; Narrator Master Humphrey was a lonely man who lived in London. He keeps old manuscripts in an antique grandfather clock by the chimney-corner, and decides to start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members, including Mr. Pickwick himself, have a penchant for telling strories. In the book, several short tales are recounted, followed by the novels 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which follows the life of the beautiful and virtuous Little Nell and her Grandfather, and 'Barnaby Rudge', Dickens first effort at historical fiction, set during London's non-Popery 'Gordon' Riots (Protestant rallying against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778). Podeschi; Gimbel Catalogue. Eckel [p67], Grolier Exhibition, Slater; Suzannet Catalogue. Collins; Dickens and Crime (1962).

DICKENS, Charles. [CATTERMOLE, BROWN] : Master Humphrey's Clock. [The Old Curiosity Shop; Barnaby Rudge] With Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne

London: Chapman and Hall, 1840,

FIRST EDITIONS of Barnaby Rudge, The Old Curiosity Shop, and Master Humphrey's Clock. 3 volumes. Large 8vo. Contemporary half brown calf with gilt bands, twin black title labels to spines, marbled boards. Inner hinges reinforced, binding rubbed and bumped. Very good. A charming set. Narrator Master Humphrey was a lonely man who lived in London. He keeps old manuscripts in an antique grandfather clock by the chimney-corner, and decides to start a little club, called Master Humphrey's Clock, where the members, including Mr. Pickwick himself, have a penchant for telling strories. In the book, several short tales are recounted, followed by the novels 'The Old Curiosity Shop', which follows the life of the beautiful and virtuous Little Nell and her Grandfather, and 'Barnaby Rudge', Dickens first effort at historical fiction, set during London's non-Popery 'Gordon' Riots (Protestant rallying against the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 1778). Podeschi; Gimbel Catalogue [A51], Grolier Exhibition [100], Slater; Suzannet Catalogue [57]. Collins; Dickens and Crime (1962).

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