the life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewitt (1844 first edition)

From 1844, a remarkably great fine leather-bound first edition, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, as published by Chapman & Hall, London. Beautifully bound in fine full polished calf leather by a top British binder. 9x6 inches, 624 pages. Illustrated with the 39 fine prints by "Phiz" (Hablot K. Browne). Near fine condition with a marbled page block. Beautifully gilt decorated on the spine, with a red leather spine label. We note copies of this book listed online at over $2000. Our copy has virtually no wear. A near fine example. Dickens changed the plot to send the title character to America. This allowed the author to portray the United States (which he had visited in 1842) satirically as a near wilderness with pockets of civilisation filled with deceptive and self-promoting hucksters. The main theme of the novel, according to a preface by Dickens, is selfishness, portrayed in a satirical fashion using all the members of the Chuzzlewit family. The novel is also notable for two of Dickens' great villains, Seth Pecksniff and Jonas Chuzzlewit. It is dedicated to Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, a friend of Dickens.

Product Info

Publisher: chapman hall

Year: 1844

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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