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Charles Dickens Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 1st Ed
Charles Dickens Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi 1st Ed
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Author: [Dickens, Charles] ''Boz,'' editor
Title: Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
Place Published: London
Publisher:Richard Bentley
Date Published: 1838
Description:


2 volumes. xix, 288; ix, 263, [1] + [36] ad pp. Illustrated with 12 etched plates by George Cruikshank; plus copper-engraved frontispiece portrait (of Grimaldi) in first volume. 19.3x12 cm (7¾x4¾, later polished tan calf ruled in gilt, spines tooled in gilt, raised bands, morocco lettering pieces, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. First Edition, First  Issue.



Dickens edited the memoirs of the famous clown Grimaldi (1779-1837) with some reluctance, and ended up dictating the revisions to his father. First issue, with the last plate in the book ("The Last Song") having no border; and numerical error in the list of “Embellishments” (128 for 182). Cohn 237; Eckel p140ff; Podeschi B64.

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Rubbing and darkening to spines, else worn, front joints cracked; some foxing within, very good overall.
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