Sketches By Boz (The Works of Charles Dickens in Thirty Volumes, (Vols. 26 and 27)
by: Charles Dickens

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1900, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two matching hardcover volumes, green cloth stamped in gilt, 393 and 426 pages, Introduction and notes by Andrew Lang. Dickens first published book from 1837--sketches originally published in various London newspapers and periodicals between 1833-1837, to the delight of Londoners. Tales, stories, portraits of life and cultural mores, characters, places in London in early 19th century, often hilarious, from farce to tragedy. With the original illustrations, most by George Cruikshank. Reprinted from the 1867 and 1868 editions published by Chapman and Hall. Light shelf wear, Vol. 1 with fraying to top of spine. Spine cloth faded to tan color. These are heavy and oversized books and will require extra shipping. International customers please ask for a shipping quote before purchasing.