Pickwickians Abroad. With Illustrations by the Author. by Dier Treblig Nhoj [John Gilbert Reid] - 1913

Shanghai : International Institute of China , 1913 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". Dier Treblig Nhoj [John Gilbert Reid]. A wonderfully illustrated, first edition of this delightful work presenting the history of the Pickwick club, written and illustrated by John Gilbert Reid. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth.Written by John Gilbert Reid under the pseudonym of English author, Dier Treblig Nhoj, the author's name spelled backwards. 'Pickwickians Abroad' is an entertaining collection of stories surrounding Charles Dickens' fictional location of the Pickwick Club. Reid presents the travels and adventures of characters found in the Pickwick club, notably Samuel Pickwick, as he takes exciting trips to American, Asia, Scotland and Europe. Illustrated with thirteen plates and a frontispiece by the author. Collated, complete. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, sound, with damp staining to the spine and rear board. The odd additional… Read More