The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations, after Phiz
- Bib ID:
- 780675
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Uniform Title:
- Pickwick papers
- Description:
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- Launceston, V.D. Land [Tasmania] : Henry Dowling, 1838 [i.e. 1839]
- [4], xii, 588 pages, [20] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Notes:
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- This famous Launceston issue was printed and published in 25 parts from August to December 1838. The lithographed illustrations did not appear until some weeks later and were then presented gratis to subscribers. These illustrations, which are signed "Tiz" in imitation of "Phiz" of the London issue, are generally considered to have been the work of Jack Briggs, a servant of Dowling the publisher.
- Vignette t.p. dated 1839.
- Issued 1839. Cf. Craig, C., 'The Van Diemen's Land edition of the Pickwick papers', pp. 23-24, 41.
- National Library of Australia's copy at FC F2473 includes manuscrip. letter written by Ferguson and 2 newspaper excerpts on Dickens from The Sunday news, 5 June, 1921 ; and The Sydney daily telegraph, 25 Nov., 1925. Also has ink sketched portrait profiles on preliminary pages.
- National Library of Australia's two copies are Craig A variant (FC copy) and Craig B variant (N copy). See preliminaries for details.
- National Library of Australia's N copy bears ownership stamps of the Launceston Mechanics Institute.
- Cited In:
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 2473
- Other authors/contributors:
- Briggs, Jack, active 1838-1839
- Also Titled:
- Pickwick papers / Dickens
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1870
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1839
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