Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
November-December 1931
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/973
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oa First Day 10 SIZES MIXED Lor 49—continued. Library of Fiction,’ to be continued monthly, but not giving the particular number of the same. The fact that there is no number 17 in the Albemarle Street address of Murray’s List of New Books is an additional proof of the earliest issue. Part V. Inside front wrapper advertises “Sunday under Three Heads”; The Pickwick Advertiser, 2 ll.; inside back wrapper advertises “The Garland of Love ethic outside, No. V of the “The Library of Fiction.” Parr VI. Inside front wrapper advertises ‘“ Sunday under Three Heads”; The Pickwick Advertiser, 41].; inside back wrapper adver- tises “The Garland of Love’; outside, No. VI of “The Library of Fiction.” Part VII. Inside front wrapper advertises “Cheap and Entertaining Periodicals”; the first volume of “The Library of Fiction”; ‘The Pickwick Advertiser, 41].; inside back wrapper “The Library of Fiction” continued; outside, ‘““ New and Splendid Volume—The Pictorial Album.” Parr VIII. Inside front’ wrapper advertises “The Library of Fiction”; The Pickwick Advertiser, 41]1.; at end two leaves of light blue paper advertising Geo. Henekey, Wine Merchant; inside back wrapper advertises “The Library of Fiction, No. 8”; ‘ John Horner” (which was left out in later issues); outside, ‘“ New and Splendid Volume —The Pictorial Album.” Part IX. Inside front wrapper advertises “ 'Tilt’s Miniature Classical Library ”; The Pickwick Advertiser, 6 ll.; at end 14 ll. of advertisements ; inside back wrapper advertises “‘Heath’s Picturesque Annual for 1837,’” outside, “ Popular and Amusing Works, by C. Tilt—Comic Annual, S373 Part X. Inside front wrapper advertises “ Popular Works just pub- lished—The Sentiment of Flowers”; The Pickwick Advertiser, 8 ll.; The Address; at end, 2ll. of advertisements (Literary Announcements and Ryall’s Portraits); inside back wrapper, “Splendid New Year’s. Gifts”; outside, ‘“Splendidly Illustrated Works,” published by Charles Tale Parr XI. Inside front wrapper advertises New Engravings, pub- lished by Ackermann; The Pickwick Advertiser, 411.; inside back wrapper, Ackermann’s announcement continued; outside, Magazine of Domestic Economy. Part XII. Inside front wrapper advertises New Works by Longmans; The Pickwick Advertiser, 41l.; at emd, Mechi’s catalogue, 91]. and wrappers (24mo); inside back wrapper, Cowen & Waring’s Caoutchouc; outside, Fraser’s Magazine for 1837. Parr XIII. Inside front wrapper advertises Important Inventions,. etc.; ‘The Pickwick Advertiser, 8 1].; at end, 4pp. Ward’s Miscellany ; Turrill’s Advertisement, 2 pp.; inside back wrapper, Manly Exercises; outside, New Works of Longmans. Part XIV. Inside front wrapper advertises Lodge’s Portraits; Pick- wick A:dvertiser (No. XIV), 121].; at end, 41]. of advertisements an- nouncing New Works by Baldwin & Cradock; inside back wrapper adver- tising The Court Magazine; outside advertising New Works, pub- lished by Charles Tilt. Part XV. Inside front wrapper advertising Sam Weller’s “ Illustra- tions of Pickwick”; The Pickwick Advertiser (No. XV), 8 Il.; address and advertisements, 211. (page 3 announces the purchase by Chapman & Hall of the stock and copyright of “Sketches by Boz”); at end, 12 Il. of advertisements, one illustrated with specimen plate; inside back wrapper advertising the Cunningham Gallery; outside, Sanger’s Patent Medicines. PART XVI. Inside front wrapper advertising Sam Weller’s “ Illustra- tions”; The Pickwick Advertiser (No. XVI), 41l.; inside back wrapper advertising New Works on India; outside, New Works in the Press: of A. H. Bailey & Co. Part XVII. Inside front wrapper advertising Chubb’s New Patent Detective Locks; The Pickwick Advertiser (No. XVII), 411.; the Address, by the publishers, dated August 26th, 1837; at end, 13 ll. of advertise ments; inside back wrapper advertising the fourth edition of “ Sketches: ‘of Young Ladies’; outside, “ Gardener’s Gazette.”
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