[Plates from "The scrap book of literary varieties"].
Published: 1839
Language: eng
Other titles: The scrap book of literary varieties.; Heads from Nicholas Nickleby.
Notes: Responsibility and date taken from Kitton, Frederic G. Dickens and his illustrators, 1972.

Plates were originally published in six parts in [1839] by Robert Tyas in "Heads from Nicholas Nickleby", with captions naming characters from "Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens.  See McLean O 0432.7.  Plates were "republished by Edward Lacy in 'The scrap book of literary varieties', the names of the characters being changed into brief descriptive titles, such as 'Minature painter' instead of 'Miss La Creevy.'" Cf. Kitton.

Includes [12] disbound p. of publisher's advertisements, (Robert Tyas), including: " ... This day is Published in Six Numbers, price Sixpence each, or the whole stitched in a stiff cover, price Three shillings, Heads from Nicholas Nickleby from drawings by Miss La Creevy ... ".

Plates are with pencil inscriptions naming associated characters in "Heads from Nicholas Nickleby".
Table of contents: value: The maniac [Newman Noggs in 'Heads from Nicholas Nickleby', pt. I; 2 copies]; value: The countryman [John Browdie, pt. II]; value: The lounger [Mr. Mantalini, pt. II]; value: The young lord [Lord Verisopht. pt. III]; value: The widow [Mrs. Nickleby, pt. II]; value: The runaway [Smike, pt. III]; value: Miniature painter [Miss La Creevy, pt. IV; 2 copies]; value: Country theatrical manager [Mr. Crummles, pt. IV]; value: The nurse [Mrs. Squeers, pt. IV]; value: The accomptant [Tim Linkinwater, pt. V]; value: The young heir [Frank Cheeryble, pt. V]; value: The scandal-monger [Miss Squeers, pt. V]; value: Philanthropists [Cheeryble brothers, pt. V]; value: The miser [Arthur Gride, pt. VI]; value: The mendicant [Brooker, pt. VI]; value: Family governess [Madeline Bray, pt. VI].