1839 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition in book form, a very early issue, with the following issue points:

Page xiii Chapter XXXV, the last four letters not aligned in 'family'; page xiv, 'Chapter LXIII', comma after 'others' here; 'flys' for 'flies' on page 245, line 10; 'visiters' instead of 'visitors', on page 272 line 2; 'suprise' for 'surprise' on page 586 line 24.

This copy has the correct 'sister' for 'visiter' to page 123, and 'letter' for, 'latter' to page 160. 

Illustrated with thirty eight plates. Lacking the portrait frontispiece.

Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, most often known by his pen-name 'Phiz'. As Phiz, he illustrated many of Dickens' novels, including 'David Copperfield', 'Dombey and Son', and 'Bleak House', as well as illustrating for 'Punch' throughout his life.

Retaining the original half title.

'Nicholas Nickleby' was Dickens' third published novel (after 'The Pickwick Papers' and 'Oliver Twist') and cemented his reputation as one of the greatest writers of the Victorian age. It follows a young man who must support his mother and sister after the death of his father. They move to London, where Nicholas finds a job with the horrific Wackford Squeers, who runs the Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire.