Drawn From Life. Sketches of Young Ladies, Young Gentlemen, and Young Couples.

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Description

First Edition. This is the first American edition, in the original pinkish brown cloth, of these sketches. This volume consists of three volumes of “Sketches”– of Young Ladies, of Young Gentlemen, and of Young Couples. As explained in the publisher’s advertisement, “Sketches of Young Ladies was actually written in the 1830’s by another writer with the nom de plume of ‘Quiz’; Dickens then wrote the other two, published in England in 1838 and 1840 respectively. This volume includes the original volumes’ illustrations by ‘Phiz’, [Hablot K. Browne.] Front pastedwon bears an old school award label and front endpaper is cracked. Else a fine copy in the original cloth, quite uncommon in this condition and in this variant binding, as most copies are found in the green cloth. No prioirty given in Gimbel. Podeschi D73.

Additional information

Book Author

Dickens, Charles, Illustrated by Phiz

Publisher

E.J. Hale

Publish Year

Publish Place

New York

Size

12mo – over 6¾" – 7¾" tall

Book Condition

Binding Type

Hardcover

Language

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