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London: John Macrone, 1836. CRUIKSHANK, George. . Sketches by "Boz". Illustrative of Every-Day Life, and Every-Day People. London: John Macrone, 1836. Full Description: DICKENS, Charles. CRUIKSHANK, George, [illustrator]. Sketches by "Boz,". Illustrative of Every-Day Life, and Every-Day People. In Two Volumes. Volume I [II]. London: John Macrone, 1836. First edition, first printing (i.e., by Whiting). Two twelvemo volumes ( 7 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 201 x 125 mm). viii, 348; [iv], 342 pp. With the date on the preface reading 'February, 1836' and with almost every internal flaw called for by Smith in both volumes except five in volume I (1 is not spaced apart in 100; "o" is not missing in "thought" on 107; "S" not missing on page 143, only some copies; 'r' not missing on pg 258; and plate has imprint on pg 329) and two in volume II 9pg 287 with hyphen; page 305, spacing is okay in some copies only). No half-titles called for. Some internal pages bear no pagination as called…

Sketches by Boz, Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People is Charles Dickens's first book, a collection of stories and essays that had been previously published in various periodicals.