Nonesuch Dickens: 6 Book Set: Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Christmas Books, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickelby and Hard Times [Hardcover]

Charles Dickens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 26, 2008

The essential collector's Dickens, based on the world-famous Nonesuch Press edition of 1937

The text in these stunning volumes is taken from the 1867 Chapman and Hall edition, which became known as the Charles Dickens edition and was the last edition to be corrected by the author himself. The Nonesuch edition contains full-color illustrations selected by Dickens himself, by artists including Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"), George Cruikshank, John Leech, Robert Seymour, and George Cattermole.

The Nonesuch Dickens reproduces the original elegance of these beautiful editions. Books are printed on natural cream-shade high quality stock, quarter bound in bonded leather with cloth sides, include a ribbon marker, and feature special printed endpapers. Each volume is wrapped in a protective, clear acetate jacket.

The six-volume set contains Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Christmas Books, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations together with Hard Times.

"No more handsome edition of Dickens has yet appeared, nor is it easy to conceive of any which might surpass this one." --The Scotsman

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About the Author

The Nonesuch Press was founded by Francis Meynell in 1923 and produced some of the most elegant books published in the first half of the twentieth century. The Nonesuch Dickens was limited to 877 sets and each set sold for fifty-six guineas, the equivalent of roughly $5,000 today.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Overlook Hardcover (November 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590201388
• ISBN-13: 978-1590201381
• Product Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 20.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,818,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Classy Set, February 7, 2009

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Michael E. Strout "vablkber" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nonesuch Dickens: 6 Book Set: Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Christmas Books, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickelby and Hard Times (Hardcover)

I had been looking for a nice Dicken's book set for sometime, so when I saw that there was a new Dicken's set on the market I went to check it out online. Anyone looking for a book by Charles Dickens is not curious about the story/writing style, etc...since that is well known. So it comes down to the packaging and the collectibility. The books are handsome and sturdy with a book design/cover that is not overwrought with an illustration or what have you...they have that old fashioned look which makes for a great bookshelf addition. On the inside, the illustrations are authentic and classic (like they should be). I am glad I got them...now how about the Pickwick papers!!

Note: those of you looking for a "book review" on Charles Dickens...talk to your local High School English teacher. These books are legends in their own "write".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handsome To The Eye; Satisfying To The Mind, January 31, 2009

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Michael F. Braddock "Mr Fade" (OC, Cali) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nonesuch Dickens: 6 Book Set: Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Christmas Books, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickelby and Hard Times (Hardcover)

This edition is a fine jacket on an old friend. They feel good in the hand, appear crisp to the eye, and deliver the words that delivers one to another time and place. Better than TV!