Dombey and Son. With illustrations by H.K. Browne.
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First edition
Bradbury Evans. First Printing/ FIrst Issue. 1/2 morocco tan calfskin with marbled board, which was originally sold in 1848, Half bound, marble leaves, 4[s.] 6[d].. . Spine has five raised bands with gilt tipping and leather title block with title in gilt. General wear on edges, rubbings, edge of paper covers worn, corners bumped. Leather title block on spine has chip. Gilt rubbed. Spine separating. Some foxing throughout. Three covers of the original green printed 20 parts in 19 wrappers laid in. Half title, front., engr. title ( Dealings with the firm of Dombey and Son, wholesale, retail and for exportation. ), 39 plates, errata leaf errata slip at end. All First Issue points present: Illustrated title page vignette shows Cuttle with the hook in his left hand. No page entry for the frontispiece vignette, no quotation marks around the Party to pp. XV line 2. Pp.26 fidgetty misspelling, pp.40 shewed and shew for showed and show , pp.284 Delight for Joy , pp.324 Capatin misspelled for Captain . if is missing from line 9; p.582, the last line has no full stop at the end..Has the dark plate opposite page 547. 624 pages. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1848.
- Publisher: Bradbury & Evans
- Year: 1848
- Edition: First Edition
- Printing: first
- Binding: hardcover
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