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Ten original etched copper or steel printing plates for Phiz and Seymour illustrations from the first edition of The Pickwick Papers.
London, 1837. Provenance : Christie’s, 26 June 1981, lot 87. Includes the following plates from The Pickwick Papers: 1) Plate 7. Mr. Winkle Soothes the Refractory Steed. By Robert Seymour Originally appearing in Part II, facing page 47. Approximately 7 3/8 x 6 inches; 188x151 mm. 2) Plate 22. Christmas Eve at Mr. Wardle’s. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part X, facing page 296. Approximately 8 3/16 x 6 3/16 inches; 208x158 mm. 3) Plate 23. The Goblin and the Sexton. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part X, facing page 301. Approximately 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches; 207x156 mm. 4) Plate 24. Mr. Pickwick Slides. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part XI, facing page 313. Approximately 8 1/8 x 6 3/16 inches; 208x157 mm. 5) Plate 25. The First Interview with Mr. Sergeant Snubbin. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part XI, facing page 326. Approximately 7 15/16 x 5 3/4 inches; 201x147 mm. 6) Plate 26. The Valentine. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part XII, facing page 343. Approximately 7 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches; 200x165 mm. With the page number burnished out. 7) Plate 27. The Trial. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part XII, facing page 358. Approximately 8 5/8 x 6 3/16 inches; 220x158 mm. With the page number removed. 8) Plate 29. Mr. Winkle’s Situation when the Door Blew To. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part XIII, facing page 391. Approximately 8 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 220x142 mm. 9) Plate 30. Conviviality a Bob Sawyer’s. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part XIV, facing page 409. Approximately 7 1/16 x 6 inches; 180x152 mm. 10) Plate 31. Mr. Pickwick Sits for His Portrait. By Phiz. Originally appearing in Part XIV, facing page 434. Approximately 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 inches; 180x150 mm. Phiz (Hablot K. Browne) illustrated most of Pickwick, following the death of Robert Seymour during production of Part II -- making the first plate in this group an important survival. Although some extant original plates were dispursed after the 1937 printing of the Nonesuch Dickens, this group was not among them.