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Fronts & plates by George Cruikshank; sl. damp-staining in last couple of gatherings & following e.ps vol. I. Original dark blue-green cloth, blocked in bind, spines lettered in gilt; spines sl. faded, but overall a v.g. copy. See Smith vol. I, p.7. Completely re-set, reducing the number of pages from 348 & 342 to 307 & 302. With the author's preface to both the first & second edition. Printing of this edition was undertaken by Vizetelly, Branston.

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.