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DICKENS, Charles : HARD TIMES

DICKENS, Charles. HARD TIMES. New York: T. L. McElrath & Co., 1854. 'First' American edition - one of several issued that year. This edition derives from the typesetting for the periodical publication of Hard Times in the American issue of Household Words, also published by T. L. McElrath. Octavo. [2],108,[2] pp. Text printed in double columns. The final leaf is a blank. Original dun paper wrappers with price (25 cents), title and the name of the Boston agents, Fetridge & Company, printed on the front wrapper, and an advertisement for a face cream - available at Fetridge & Co. - on the back. Although the wrappers are stained and edge- creased, they are surprisingly intact. The stains on the covers have seeped into the bookblock, diminishing as the pages progress toward the center. Sporadic pages have light-colored foxing, which is occasionally heavy. Some leaves have slightly dog-eared corners. One leaf (p. 105-6) has some loss in fore-edge. Very good overall. (See Podeschi A138 - third copy.) Offered with: HARD TIMES, Chapters 1-5, and part of Chapter 6, as issued in the American edition of "HOUSEHOLD WORDS, a journal conducted by Charles Dickens" for May 1854 (New York: McElrath & Barker, Boston: Frederick Parker. Volume 2, Number 1; Whole Number Monthly 13). Dickens' story appears at the beginning of the issue and again at the end, in groups of pages numbered 1-4 and 5-12, with 92 pp. of the regular issue between them. Text is printed in double columns within a double-rule frame on each page. Bound in the original dun paper wrappers, with the title information printed on the front wrap and an advertisement for Hard Times on the back. Wrappers are moderately edgeworn, chipped, and creased, with some soiling and staining. There is a dampstain on the front cover at the fore-edge and intermittently, waxing and waning, throughout the bookblock. Otherwise the text leaves are clean. Good plus. A very scarce format., Good

Dickens, Charles : Hard Times

Chapman and Hall, London

[Circa unknown] Hardcover, Household Edition. Original publication was in serial form, in the periodical Household Words from April to August 1854 and in book form later the same year. THIS IS THE ACTUAL TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY REPRINT FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIAL AND BOOK - NOT A FACSMILE, RECENT REPRINT, OR LIBRARY BOOK. About 7¾-inches wide x 10-inches high. 134 pages. Untrimmed top edge. Elaborate gilt lettering, designs on front cover and spine, with borders and design in blind on back cover. Frontispiece, with tissue overlay including 20 renderings by H. French. Condition of binding: Top/foot of spine (backstrip) frayed, corners worn (some showing), wear/light bumps to extremities. Internally: Faint pencil marks on first free endpaper. Scattered old humidity stains, foxing, soiling, mostly to preliminaries. Crack at gutter (between pages 10 and 13, with pages 11/12 detached and laid in; some creases to pages. Else overall Fair to Good. Free of bookplates or stickers. Pages very readable, illustrations clean, vivid. A beautiful, decorative hardcover and a classic Dickens's story, Hard Times. It's about Tom and Louisa Gradgrind who have been harshly raised by their father, an educator. Their lives are devoid of beauty, culture, or imagination. The two really don't like each other. Louisa gets married to a vulgar banker, then leaves him and returns to her father. Tom robs his brother-in-law's bank. And the story builds from those points. It's all Dickens, in story and character development. And the book was printed in Dicken's home country, England. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.. Illustr.: H. French. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hard Cover

Household Edition

Dickens, Charles : Hard Times

Chapman and Hall, London

[Circa unknown] Hardcover, Household Edition. Original publication was in serial form, in the periodical Household Words from April to August 1854 and in book form later the same year. THIS IS THE ACTUAL TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY REPRINT FROM THE ORIGINAL SERIAL AND BOOK - NOT A FACSMILE, RECENT REPRINT, OR LIBRARY BOOK. About 7¾-inches wide x 10-inches high. 134 pages. Untrimmed top edge. Elaborate gilt lettering, designs on front cover and spine, with borders and design in blind on back cover. Frontispiece, with tissue overlay including 20 renderings by H. French. Condition of binding: Top/foot of spine (backstrip) frayed, corners worn (some showing), wear/light bumps to extremities. Internally: Faint pencil marks on first free endpaper. Scattered old humidity stains, foxing, soiling, mostly to preliminaries. Crack at gutter (between pages 10 and 13, with pages 11/12 detached and laid in; some creases to pages. Else overall Good. Free of bookplates or stickers. Pages very readable, illustrations clean, vivid. A beautiful, decorative hardcover and a classic Dickens's story, Hard Times. It's about Tom and Louisa Gradgrind who have been harshly raised by their father, an educator. Their lives are devoid of beauty, culture, or imagination. The two really don't like each other. Louisa gets married to a vulgar banker, then leaves him and returns to her father. Tom robs his brother-in-law's bank. And the story builds from those points. It's all Dickens, in story and character development. And the book was printed in Dicken's home country, England. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.. Illustr.: H. French. Book Condition: Good.. Binding: Hard Cover

Household Edition

DICKENS, Charles : Hard Times

J.M.Dent & Co., London, 1899

TEMPLE EDITION. very good indeed in the original dark brown limp leather gilt, spine faded, light rubbing to extremities.

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