Shepherd, Richard Herne — The Bibliography of Dickens

Manchester, England, A. Ireland & Co., Printers, for the Stationer's Office, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, shiny blue cloth over boards, still sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine, front pastedown cracking, with strings showing, else the text-block is still tight. Provides a comprehensive bibliography of the first appearances, official, of the work of Charles Dickens, not just first editions of novels but also magazine and journal issue journal entries, letters, collected works and the like. Listed chronologically but with little useful information regarding points of issue and other aspects of first editions included. The title continues: A Bibliographical list arranged in chronological order of the published writings in prose and verse of Charles Dickens (from 1834 to 1880). Neither date nor place of publication listed, but Worldcat dot org says 1880 and Manchester, England. 107 pp. plus a list of other publications by Richard Herne Shepherd.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good