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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 230229, member: 55&quot;]<b><i>&quot;Sketches by &quot;Boz,&quot; Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People</i></b> (commonly known as <i><b>Sketches by Boz</b></i>) is a collection of short pieces by Charles Dickens originally published in various newspapers and other periodicals between 1833 and 1836. They were re-issued in book form, under their current title, in February and August 1836&quot; (per Wikipedia)</p><p>And probably reprinted many times since then. </p><p>I don&#039;t think this would indicate that your books were published in 1850.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;ve found that dates in books did not become common until after 1900, roughly; and before then, books may or may not have a publication date....as others have mentioned.</p><p>I&#039;d trust Joshua Brown&#039;s date of 1888 for your set.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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