"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."
— C. S. Lewis

London: Chapman and Hall, no date [circa 1895]. [Classic Literature] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Octavo (22 x 17cm), pp.[2] xvi; 624 [2]. With 39 engraved plates by Browne, and a frontispiece portrait of the author by Maclise. Contemporary green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and textured green cloth over boards. All edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Light occasional spotting. Moderate wear and handling to binding. Very good. The first of Dickens' romances, it is perhaps most famous for its extraordinary and memorable villains, Wackford Squeers and Ralph Nickleby. Item #58289
Price: £95.00