Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz."

First edition in the rare original cloth of Dickens' popular retelling of the memoirs of celebrated English clown Joseph Grimaldi. Octavo, two volumes, original pink cloth with floral design stamped in blind, gilt titles and detailing of a clown to the spine, frontispiece portrait of Grimaldi, with 11 illustrations by George Cruikshank. Mixed state with the first issue of the last plate in the book, "The Last Song", which has no border; however, the numerical error in the inserted list of "Embellishments" (128 for 182) has been corrected. In very good condition, bookplate of Gustavia A. Senff to the front pastedown. Housed in two custom folding chemise and a half morocco slipcase.