Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] — MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK. In Two Volumes
New York: William H. Cloyer, No. 5 Hague-Street, 1841. 1st edition thus, i.e. by this publisher (Edgar & Vail, p. 19). Cf. Smith AMERICAN 5, pp 172 - 173. Period cloth spine with paper-wrapped boards. Paper spine labels. Now protected by clear, custom-cut mylar wrappers. 2 volumes: iv, [13] - 248; [11] - 214, [2 (publisher adverts)] pp. Advert leaf detached. 12mo. 7-3/8" x 4-1/2". Fair (boards & spine quite worn [V2 msg upper rt corner of frnt board]/joints splitting/gutter break before v1 t.p.). A very fragile set.