Photograph of the spines and covers of the three volumes of One of Our Conquerors by George Meredith. The spines are frayed at the top and bottom and there are smudges on the blue cover material. The title, author, and volume number are listed down the spine and the publisher is named at the bottom as "Chapman & Hall". The three volumes are stair-stepped and standing up together and are in front of a white background.

Photograph of the beginning of A Tale of Two Cities in Volume I of the compiled version of Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round. At the top of the page is a quote that reads "'The Story of our Lives from Year to Year.' - Shakespeare". On the bottom edge of the book pages is a stamp that reads "NTSU Library".

Photograph of the covers of the 19 issues of the novel Our Mutual Friend. The books are fanned out with the covers visible in two rows. Each one has the same illustration of scenes from the stories on the front.

Photograph of the spines and covers of eight volumes of the All the Year Round collection. Five are stacked so that their spines face out, one is beneath another so that it can rest with its pages open, and another is standing up so that the cover can be seen. The spines are in a brown cloth and the front and back are in green. There is an embossed design around the border with curved corners and a circular title design in the middle. The title, volume and author name are all gold-stamped onto the spine.

Photograph of a page from the collection of the Master Humphrey's Clock magazine. The section is from The Old Curiosity Shop and it features a half-page illustration of a scene in the story. Mr. Quilp, the antagonist, is falling over and a dog is barking at him. It is titled "Quilp defies the Dog".

Photograph of the first page introduction to the Pickwick Abroad serial compiled in a book. The page numbers from the Table of Contents on the opposite page. The book is propped open on a white background and a clear strap is holding down the left-hand pages.

Photograph of the cover of the first issue of Our Mutual Friend from May, 1864. There are illustrations all over the blue-green cover around the title box. There are scenes from the stories and a boat and bridge at the top. The book is resting in a clear book cradle against a white background.

Photograph of the illustration next to the title page of A Christmas Carol. It is a color depiction of the Christmas ball from the story and is titled "Mr. Fezziwig's Ball" with a signature just beneath the image and "London, Chapman & Hall. 186, Strand" at the base of the page. The book is propped open on a white background.

Photograph of the title page of the book Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life by Elizabeth Gaskell. The page reads "Collections of British Authors Vol. CLXXXII/Mary Barton A Tale of Manchester Life/in one volume." Anne Thackeray's signature is at the top and there is a blue stamp underneath. It is propped up with a clear book stand and is against a white background.

Photograph of the illustration on the title page of the book "Sunday Under Three Heads: As It Is, As Sabbath Bills Would Make It, As It Might Be Made". Three faces are spaced between each statement in the title and the publisher is listed at the bottom as "London : Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand. 1836." The gold-stamped border details are visible around the pages and the book is resting on a clear book cradle.

Photograph of an illustration on the front pages of the book Sunday Under Three Heads: As It Is, As Sabbath Bills Would Make It, As It Might Be. It depicts officials and the lower classes in the streets of the city. There is a large crowd building up in the background. The gold-stamped border details are visible around the pages. The book is resting on a clear book cradle and there is a clear band over the illustrated page to hold it down.

Photograph of Volume I of the compiled version of Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round. The book is propped up on a cradle and is open to the title page. The page reads "'The Story of our Lives from Year to Year.' - Shakespeare/All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal/Conducted by Charles Dickens. With which is incorporated household words./Volume I. From April 30, 1859, to October 22, 1859. Being from No. 1 to No. 26./London:No. 11, Wellington Street North. 1859." There is also a stamp visible on the bottom of the book that reads "NTSU Library".

Photograph of the title page of the book Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life by Elizabeth Gaskell. The page reads "Collections of British Authors Vol. CLXXXII/Mary Barton A Tale of Manchester Life/in one volume." Anne Thackeray's signature is at the top and there is a blue stamp underneath. It is propped up with a clear book stand with a clear band over the pages to keep them down, and it is set against a white background.

Photograph of the first page of Hard Times in Household Words Volume IX. At the top is a quote from Shakespeare that reads "Familiar in their Mouths as Household Words."

Photograph of an illustration titled "The Happy Pair", from the series Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. It depicts a woman and a man walking along the shore with the ocean past them. There is a sailboat on the water. The woman is wearing a hat and a coat over a large dress and is also carrying a parasol umbrella. The man is carrying a walking cane and is wearing a hat, a jacket, and pants.

Photograph of the title page of Volume I of the compiled version of Charles Dickens' magazine All the Year Round. The page reads "'The Story of our Lives from Year to Year.' - Shakespeare/All the Year Round. A Weekly Journal/Conducted by Charles Dickens. With which is incorporated household words./Volume I. From April 30, 1859, to October 22, 1859. Being from No. 1 to No. 26./London:No. 11, Wellington Street North. 1859."

Photograph of the spine and cover of the book The Life of Charles Dickens. The spine is black with gold lettering that reads "Oxford India Paper Dickens" and "Life of Charles Dickens Forster". The cover is made with a blue leather and is stamped with a tree and figures. It is propped up with a clear book stand and is against a white background. The book was written by John Forster with the approval of Dickens and was originally printed from 1872-1874 as a series of volumes.

Photograph of the title page of The History of Pendennis. It reads "The History of Pendennis. His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy. / By William Makepeace Thackeray. / With illustrations on steel and wood by the author. / Vol. I. / London. Bradbury & Evans. Bouverie Street. 1850." The book is propped open with a clear band over the left-hand pages to hold them down, and part of the cover marbling is visible.

Photograph of a frontispiece illustration and the title page of The History of Pendennis. The image on the left details two men interacting outside on the street and a woman watching from a window. The note under it reads "Colonel Altamont refuses to move on." The image under the title on the right depicts a man and a woman with two cherubs and a semi-undressed woman holding onto them. The title page reads "The History of Pendennis Vol. 1 / By W. M. Thackeray / London. Bradbury & Evans. Bouverie Street. 1850." The book is propped open with a clear band over the left-hand pages to hold them down; part of the cover marbling is visible.

Photograph of a frontispiece illustration and the title page of The History of Pendennis. The image on the left details two men interacting outside on the street and a woman watching from a window. The note under it reads "Colonel Altamont refuses to move on." The image under the title on the right depicts a man and a woman with two cherubs and a semi-undressed woman holding onto them. The title page reads "The History of Pendennis Vol. 1 / By W. M. Thackeray / London. Bradbury & Evans. Bouverie Street. 1850." The book is propped open and a clear band is over the left-hand pages to hold them down and part of the cover marbling is visible.

Photograph of a frontispiece illustration and the title page of The History of Pendennis. The image on the left details two men interacting outside on the street and a woman watching from a window. The note under it reads "Colonel Altamont refuses to move on." The image under the title on the right depicts a man and a woman with two cherubs and a semi-undressed woman holding onto them. The title page reads "The History of Pendennis Vol. 1 / By W. M. Thackeray / London. Bradbury & Evans. Bouverie Street. 1850." The book is propped open and a clear band is over the left-hand pages to hold them down.

Photograph of an illustration and part of The History of Pendennis. The illustration depicts a woman and what appears to be a young boy standing and looking out on a river. There is a bucket on a ledge in front of them and underneath the image is a note that reads "Calm Summer Evenings". The book is propped open with a clear band over the left-hand pages to hold them down, and part of the cover marbling is visible.

Photograph of the spine and cover of The History of Pendennis. The spine is divided into six equal compartments with spacing between each and at the bottom. In the second the title is printed in gold-stamping and in the third is the roman numeral "II". The others are filled with detailed gold-stamped floral designs. The cover has colorful marbling and green corners and a green edge where it connects to the spine. The book is in a clear book stand against a white background.

Photograph of an illustration on the inner cover of The History of Pendennis. The image details a man seated at a desk with a book open in front of him and other books piled on the floor and on a shelf around him. There are pages and open books scattered across the ground as well. At the bottom is a message that reads "Ex Libris John Carver". The marbled cover and green corners are also visible around the edges of the page.