Author: DICKENS, CHARLES; BROWNE, H K ('PHIZ') [ILLUS.]
Title: Dealings with the Firm of Dombey & Son. Wholesale, Retail & for Exportation
Description: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First book edition. First issue. Maroon hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 220mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xvi, 624pp + plates. 40 plates including engraved frontispiece, title page and vignette. First edition, first state. In the title-page vignette, Capt. Cuttle's hook is on his left arm; p.14, ten lines up, "aint" has no apostrophe; p.26, line 11 has "fidgetty"; on p.40, "shewed" and "shew" instead of "showed" and "show"; p.284, fifth and sixth lines from the bottom, "Delight" instead of "Joy"; p.324 last line "Capatin" instead of "Captain" p.429, "if" is missing from line 9; p.582, the last line has no full stop. The first example of a 'dark plate' is to be seen on p.547. 8 line errata page.. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. New eps. Plates heavily foxed. Brown stain to top margin of rear pages, not impinging .

Keywords: Classic Fiction First Editions 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian


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