2 titles: 1. The Cricket on the Hearth. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. [8], 174, [2]. Illustrated with 6 original pen and ink and watercolor portraits of characters from the book by Joseph Clayton Clarke or "Kyd," as well as an engraved frontispiece and title-page, and illustrations throughout. Modern full claret levant morocco, covers with French fillet, upper covers centered with a gilt reproduction of Dickens's signature, gilt-lettered spine, gilt decorated dentelles, green moire silk doublures and free endpapers, a.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Minor cockling to endpapers from bookplates, minor stress to joints, but an excellent copy. First edition, second state. 2. The Battle of Life. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. [8], 175, [3]. Illustrated with 6 original pen and ink and watercolor portraits by Kyd, engraved title-page and frontispiece, and illustrations throughout. Bound uniformly with the previous title. A touch of cockling to verso of front free endpaper, upper joint partially cracked, but an excellent copy. First edition, fourth state. Provenance: From the library of Estelle Doheny with her bookplate to front doublure of each volume and a presentation inscription in each volume from Lord and Lady Inverforth.
2 titles: 1. The Cricket on the Hearth. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. [8], 174, [2]. Illustrated with 6 original pen and ink and watercolor portraits of characters from the book by Joseph Clayton Clarke or "Kyd," as well as an engraved frontispiece and title-page, and illustrations throughout. Modern full claret levant morocco, covers with French fillet, upper covers centered with a gilt reproduction of Dickens's signature, gilt-lettered spine, gilt decorated dentelles, green moire silk doublures and free endpapers, a.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Minor cockling to endpapers from bookplates, minor stress to joints, but an excellent copy. First edition, second state. 2. The Battle of Life. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. [8], 175, [3]. Illustrated with 6 original pen and ink and watercolor portraits by Kyd, engraved title-page and frontispiece, and illustrations throughout. Bound uniformly with the previous title. A touch of cockling to verso of front free endpaper, upper joint partially cracked, but an excellent copy. First edition, fourth state. Provenance: From the library of Estelle Doheny with her bookplate to front doublure of each volume and a presentation inscription in each volume from Lord and Lady Inverforth.
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