Nonesuch Press; Retrospectus and Prospectus; The Nonesuch Dickens, 1937

A finely produced companion volume to the celebrated Nonesuch Dickens, issued in 1937 as both a retrospective on Dickens’ illustrators and editions and a prospectus for the press’s ambitious collected works. Designed and printed to the high standards associated with the Nonesuch Press, this first edition brings together Arthur Waugh’s study of Dickens and his artists, Thomas Hatton’s pioneering bibliographic list of original illustrations, and detailed notes on earlier Dickens editions, culminating in the prospectus for the Nonesuch Dickens itself. An elegant and engaging volume, attractively printed with inserted facsimile pages and sectional titles on card, and a desirable adjunct to any Nonesuch or Dickens collection.

Retrospectus and Prospectus; The Nonesuch Dickens.

Comprising:

I: Charles Dickens and His Illustrators by Arthur Waugh;

II: A Bibliographic List of the original Illustrations to the Works of Charles Dickens Being Those Under His Supervision. Now compiled for the first time by Thomas Hatton;

III: Retrospectus: Editions of Dickens Works;

IV: Prospectus: The Nonesuch Dickens.

Published by The Nonesuch Press, London, 1937 first edition. 

A very good (close to near fine) copy of this blue linen cloth hardback with gilt cover design and title to spine. With light wear. Endpapers with some offset spotting. Previous owner's signature to first free edpaper.

Text pages are bright and clean throughout, with some age spotting to the rough cut edges. 

Beautifully produced with used card section titles, with differently cut reproductions of Dickens' works amongst the text.

Text in English.

130pp + (2) + bound in reproductions.

Dimensions: Approximately 258mm high x 167mm wide x 15mm deep.

Weight: Approximately 409g.