The Gresham Publishing Company. 



Charles Dickens' 

 Novels. 



The Imperial Edition of the Novels of CHARLES 

 DICKENS, in 16 volumes, large square 8vo, cloth 

 extra, gilt top. 



An Ideal Issue. ONE NOVEL, ONE VOLUME. Despite 

 varying lengths, the paper, &c., is so adjusted that each volume 

 is uniform in thickness and size. 



The Cheapest Edition. The price of each volume makes 

 the edition the cheapest of the best editions. 



Sumptuously Bound. The cloth is of the finest and is im- 

 perial red in colour. The embellishments (produced in gold) 

 are an appropriate design of national arms and imperial em- 

 blems by the eminent designer, Talvvin Morris. 



Illustrations a Unique Feature. Every picture drawn spe- 

 cially at enormous cost for this " Imperial " edition by the best 

 known and most celebrated Artists of to-day. 



George Gissing's Masterly Study. A literary character 

 study, the work of this great authority, forms one of the volumes 

 of this issue, and is illustrated with pictures of some of the 

 quaint old hostelries and places made famous by Dickens, and 

 is altogether an invaluable addition to this issue. 



Presentation Portrait. To every subscriber to this edition 

 will be presented with the last volume a magnificent Photo- 

 gravure of Charles Dickens. It is printed on the finest plate 

 paper, 22 inches by 30 inches, and has been specially engraved 

 for this edition. 



A List of the Novels. 



The following is a list of the volumes in the Imperial Edition: 



The Pickwick Papers. ( 



Oliver Twist. 



Nicholas Nickleby. 



Martin Chuzzlewit. 



The Old Curiosity Shop 



Barnaby Rudge. 



David Copper-field. 



Bleak House. 



Sketches by Boz. 



Hard Times and Master Humphrey's Clock. 



Christmas Books. 



Dombey and Son. 



Little Dorrit. 



A Tale of Two Cities. 



Great Expectations. 



Charles Dickens: A Critical Study. By GEORGE GISSTNG. 



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