[Publisher Prospectus]. Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] — The CHARLES DICKENS EDITION. Mr. Dickens's Works

London: Chapman and Hall, 1867. 1st printing. Printed self-wrappers. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Unpaginated, though 4 pages. P. 3, price list for each title; p. 4 a 'specimen page'. Facsimile signature to p. 1 & 2, which was used on the boards of the set. 7" x 5-1/4" The Charles Dickens edition was the 4th major set issued by Chapman & Hall, beginning in 1867 with Pickwick Papers, and continuing publication through 1875, with a total of 21 volumes issued. While this is a rare publisher prospectus for the set, an "entirely new edition of the whole of Mr. Dickens's Works", we are fortunate enough to have recently acquired this 2nd copy [the 1st being over a decade ago], wherein the publisher asserts, "It will be produced with especial care, and has been devised by Mr. Dickens and his Publishers, with the object of combining the four important points: Legibility, Durability, Beauty, and Cheapness.". Age-toning. Offset, most noticable to p. 3. A VG+ copy of this rare survivor.