{"product_id":"pickwick-riddles-and-perplexities-percy-fitzgerald-1st-edition","title":"Pickwick Riddles and Perplexities, Percy Fitzgerald — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Gay and Hancock, Ltd., 1912\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e Fcap. 8vo, pp. [iv], 107.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The book remains a pleasing, tight, and well-preserved example. The original green cloth binding is remarkably sharp, with the black-stamped cover illustration of Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller retaining strong definition without significant rubbing. There is a touch of expected sunning to the spine and minor pushing to the spine ends, yet the hinges remain firm and uncracked. Internally, the text block is sound, though the edges and preliminary leaves display typical moderate toning and scattered foxing, most notably affecting the title page and the frontispiece. A neat, contemporary previous ownership inscription in ink (\"Granville Garret. Manchester. August 1937\") is present on the front free endpaper, remaining entirely unobtrusive to the overall crispness of the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first edition, firmly housed in its primary illustrated green cloth binding. The book features a charming engraved frontispiece depicting a classic Pickwickian scene (\"'Pickwick and Principle!' Sam Weller\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal copies of this particular title have become exceedingly scarce on the open market, particularly in this unrestored, attractive state. It stands as a desirable acquisition for completing a comprehensive library of Dickensiana or early twentieth-century literary ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlurb:\u003c\/b\u003e Penned by Percy Fitzgerald, a personal friend and contemporary of Charles Dickens, as well as a prolific nineteenth-century literary critic, \u003ci\u003ePickwick Riddles and Perplexities\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful dive into the charming inconsistencies, chronological errors, and amusing anomalies found within \u003ci\u003eThe Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club\u003c\/i\u003e. Drawing upon his deep familiarity with Dickens's work and era, Fitzgerald presents a loving yet forensic examination of the novel's famous oversights. The result is a highly entertaining, scholarly tribute that highlights the joyous, chaotic energy of Dickens's immortal masterpiece, rather than diminishing it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54620770238803,"sku":"5153","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_140126.jpg?v=1787062587","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/pickwick-riddles-and-perplexities-percy-fitzgerald-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}