The Works of Charles Dickens [and] The Life of Charles Dickens [and] Miscellaneous Papers, Plays and Poems. The Gadshill Edition. With Introductions, General Essay, and Notes by Andrew Lang.

DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870), and FORSTER, John (1812-1876), [MATZ, B.W., editor], [LANG, Andrew, introduction].

London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., no date [1897-1908]. [Complete Works] FINELY BOUND COMPLETE WORKS, the Gadshill Edition. Complete in 38 volumes. Octavo (20 x 15cm). With original illustrations by Cruikshank and numerous additional ones by Charles Green, Harry Furniss, etc. Very fine contemporary or slightly later red half morocco for BUMPUS, with raised bands, gilt titles and ruling to spines, and matching cloth over boards. Top edges gilt, with marbled endpapers. Some toning and spotting to edges, otherwise clean, bright copies, in an exquisite, fresh binding. Near fine. The first complete and fully edited edition of Dicken's works, including notes to every book, actually provided by the editor B.W. Matz, rather than Andrew Lang, who wrote the introduction, as stated on the title page. Item #72180

SPENCER, Andrew, 'Charles Dickens: A Guide to the Collected Editions' (Chesney Wold 2021), pp.36-39.

Price: £7,500.00