The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit : his relatives, friends and enemies ... the whole forming a complete key to the house of Chuzzlewit / edited by Boz ; with illustrations by "Phiz."

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.

Contributor:

Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Martin Chuzzlewit

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British--Travel.

British.

England--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.

England.

Manners and customs.

United States.

British--Travel--United States--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

Physical Description:

20 parts (320, viii pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1843[-1844]

Notes:

Title from wrapper of no. 3, earlier date from wrapper of no. 6.

Issued in 20 monthly numbers in 1843 and 1844. Title page and preliminaries at end of final number. Issued in numbered wrappers.

Two wrapper styles: illustrated and undated, and dated but without illustrations.

Title from dated wrapper without illustrations: The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. His relatives, friends and enemies ... the whole forming a key to the house of Chuzzlewit / by Charles Dickens (Boz.) With illustrations engraved by Yeager from designs by Phiz.

Some wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements.

Text in two columns.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has no. 5 only; title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy has ms. correction to printed part number on front wrapper.

Cited in:

Podeschi, J.B. Dickens, A75, 1st-2nd copies

Wilkins, W.G. Dickens, p. 24-25

OCLC:

54257259