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Dickens, Charles, editor and contributor
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- Dickens, Charles, editor and contributor
- Household Words. A Weekly Journal. Conducted by Charles Dickens... [Volumes 1--19] Bradbury and Evans for the Editorial Office, 30 March 1850--4 December 1858
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8vo, a complete set in half-year volumes, title-pages with contents leaves, original green cloth decorated and lettered in blind on covers, the first four volumes with plain yellow endpapers, volumes 5--16 with printed advertisement for Household Words & Household Narrative on initial paste-downs, volumes 17 and 18 with printed advertisement for Household Words only, volume 19 with plain endpapers, one gathering proud in volume 4, and some very small nicks to spines, otherwise a very fine set
A lovely set in cloth of this important and highly successful journal, in which Dickens wrote some of his finest essays. The author's rising anger about the social and political condition of England in the 1850s, exacerbated by the débâcle of the Crimean War, is evident in a series of fiercely satirical pieces. Household Words was the joint property of Dickens, Bradbury and Evans, W.H. Wills and John Forster. In addition to being a very hands-on editor (he would often revise submissions extensively, sometimes to the point of rewriting them) Dickens contributed some 180 pieces of his own, including the first appearances of Hard Times and A Child's History of England. Among the other writers who contributed anonymously were Mrs. Gaskell, Charles Knight, Harriet Martineau, Adelaide Proctor, John Forster, Leigh Hunt and Walter Savage Landor. Dickens had a number of assistant editors, including Wills and Wilkie Collins. Dickens closed the journal in May 1859 after Bradbury and Evans refused to publish a notice about his domestic affairs in Punch (relating to his separation from his wife Catherine, and asserting the innocence of an unspecified young lady, now thought to be his mistress Nelly Ternan). He launched All the Year Round in its wake.
A lovely set in cloth of this important and highly successful journal, in which Dickens wrote some of his finest essays. The author's rising anger about the social and political condition of England in the 1850s, exacerbated by the débâcle of the Crimean War, is evident in a series of fiercely satirical pieces. Household Words was the joint property of Dickens, Bradbury and Evans, W.H. Wills and John Forster. In addition to being a very hands-on editor (he would often revise submissions extensively, sometimes to the point of rewriting them) Dickens contributed some 180 pieces of his own, including the first appearances of Hard Times and A Child's History of England. Among the other writers who contributed anonymously were Mrs. Gaskell, Charles Knight, Harriet Martineau, Adelaide Proctor, John Forster, Leigh Hunt and Walter Savage Landor. Dickens had a number of assistant editors, including Wills and Wilkie Collins. Dickens closed the journal in May 1859 after Bradbury and Evans refused to publish a notice about his domestic affairs in Punch (relating to his separation from his wife Catherine, and asserting the innocence of an unspecified young lady, now thought to be his mistress Nelly Ternan). He launched All the Year Round in its wake.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."