{"product_id":"1849-uk-charles-dickens-sketches-of-young-gentlemen","title":"1849 UK Charles Dickens 'Sketches of Young Gentlemen'","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eScarce early edition (5th - 1849) of Charles Dickens' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSketches of Young Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e. This pamphlet is a s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ehort Dickens work published during the early part of his career, illustrated by Hablot K. Browne (\"Phiz\"). It was written as a humorous response to Sketches of Young Ladies by Edward Caswall (\"Quiz\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eDedication \"To the Young Ladies\"  (pages V - Viii)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eSketches of Young Gentlemen (pages 1-76)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eMr. Dickens' Works (advertising June 1849)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eNew Publications (advertising)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eChapman and Hall's (advertising June 1849)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eThe Works of Sir Edward Bulmer Lytton (advertising June 1849)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eBack cover \"Sketches of Young Ladies\"...\"Sketches of Young Gentlemen...\"Sketches of Young Couples\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHas five (5) of the six (6) plates. Missing frontispiece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePrinted by Chapman \u0026amp; Hall, London UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eHandmade front cover, r\u003c\/span\u003eear publisher's advertisement wrapper. Spine partially detached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e17 x 11 x 1 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles John Huffam Dickens \u003c\/strong\u003e(1812 –1870) was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eWIKIPEDIA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52365996785910,"sku":"CA-5950","price":130.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_5153rsz.jpg?v=1794367448","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/1849-uk-charles-dickens-sketches-of-young-gentlemen","provider":"Michael Shaw","version":"1.0","type":"link"}