Works of Charles Dickens: New Household Edition

An impressive fifty-two volume set of the New Household edition of the works of acclaimed Victorian author Charles Dickens, profusely illustrated throughout. A fifty-two volume set. The New Household Edition. Uniformly bound in half brown calf, with marbled boards and endpapers. A set of the works of acclaimed English author Charles Dickens, who created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of theVictorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. The volumes are profusely illustrated throughout by Darley, Gilbert, Cruikshank, Phiz, and other eminent artists. All volumes have been collated, complete. Including eighteen works and a general index of characters, bound in fifty-two volumes. Comprising: Dombey and Son: Vol I, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece and ten plates. The Pickwick Papers: Vol I, with a frontispiece and thirteen plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Little Dorrit: Vol I, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece, and nine plates. Our Mutual Friend: Vol I, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Lacking Vol III. Bleak House: Vol I, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Martin Chuzzlewit: Vol I, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Nicholas Nickleby: Vol I, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Barnaby Rudge: Vol I, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and five plates. A Tale of Two Cities: Vol I, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and six plates. David Copperfield: Vol I, with a frontispiece and thirteen plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and eight plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Vol IV, with a frontispiece and eight plates. Christmas Books: Vol I, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and two plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece. Old Curiosity Shop: Vol I, with a frontispiece and ten plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and six plates. Vol III, with a frontispiece and nine plates. Great Expectations: Vol I, with a frontispiece and four plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and four plates. Oliver Twist: Vol I, with a frontispiece and thirteen plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Hard Times: Vol I, with a frontispiece and three plates. Vol II, Hard Times and Reprinted Pieces, with a frontispiece and four plates. Pictures From Italy and American Notes: Vol I, with a frontispiece and five plates. Vol II, with a frontispiece and three plates. The Mystery of Edwin Drood: In one volume, with a frontispiece and twelve plates. Master Humphrey's Clock with Genera Index of Characters and Their Appearances: In one volume, with a frontispiece and seven plates. In half calf bindings. Externally, light fading to spines, with bumping to the heads and tails, most significant to 'Our Mutual Friend vol IV', 'Old Curiosity Shop Vol III', and 'Barnaby Rudge Vol I'. Rubbing to joints and extremities, with the odd crack to the heads and tails. Chipping and loss.…