1844 The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition, second issue engraved title with '£100' and five studs to the trunk. The tipped-in eratta lists ten corrections. 

Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-nine plates. Collated, all plates are present. 

Bound without the half-title.

‘Martin Chuzzlewit’ is about the eponymous Martin, who goes against his grandfather’s wishes and falls in love with an orphaned girl, intending to marry her. As a result, Martin is disinherited.

Charles Dickens has become one of the most famous authors of all time, with his Victorian novels being read world-wide by people of all ages. He begun life working as a journalist, before starting the serial publication of 'The Pickwick Papers', which earned him instant success.

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.

Bookplate of D. B. Anderson to the front paste down.