Author: DICKENS, Charles; BROWNE, H.K. (PHIZ)
Title: Bleak House
Description: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1852. Charles Dickens' Bleak House in the Original Parts DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, March 1852 -September 1853. First edition in the original parts: twenty numbers in nineteen parts. This set has all three typographical errors associated with the first edition, first issue: P.19, line 6: "elgble"; P.209, line 23: "chair" instead of "hair"; and P.275, line 22: "counsinship" instead of "cousinship." Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 222 x 140 mm). [i-vii], viii-x, [xi], xii-xiv, [xv], xvi, [1], 2-624 pp. Forty engraved plates by H.K. Brown (Phiz), some browning mainly to edges of plates. All but five of the advertisements present including the very rare "Village Pastor" (8 pp.). The missing advertisements are: part I: W. Mott (2 pp.); Norton's Camomile Pills (4 pp.); part XIV: catalogue for Johnston (2 pp.); the slip for "Frank Merryweather"; part XVI. "Grace Aguilar's Works" (8 pp.). Original pale green printed wrappers. Occasional minor tears to wrapper edges. All but one of the parts have a contemporary owners name in ink. With the engraved bookplate of Ethel & George Booth on inside cover of chemise. Chemised in green cloth slipcase, lettered in gilt on spine. A very nice, unrestored copy. Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, first serialized between March 1852 and September 1853. It is one of Dickens's most intricate works, with numerous characters and interwoven subplots centered on the infamous case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, a long-running legal dispute in the Court of Chancery over conflicting wills. The case drags on for years, devastating the lives of many involved. The narrative structure of Bleak House is unique, featuring a dual perspective: part of the story is told by Esther Summerson, the novel's heroine, in the first person, while the other part is narrated by an omniscient third-person narrator. This approach adds both a personal and societal dimension to the storytelling, giving readers intimate access to Esther’s experiences alongside broader societal commentary. Dickens drew inspiration from real-life legal cases, particularly Thellusson v Woodford, a case about a contested will that dragged on for decades, beginning in 1797 and not concluding until 1859. Although some legal professionals at the time criticized Dickens's portrayal of the Court of Chancery as exaggerated, Bleak House played a role in raising public awareness about the inefficiencies of the legal system. This ultimately contributed to judicial reforms in the 1870s. Additionally, Bleak House holds a special place in Dickens's life, as his youngest child, Edward "Plorn" Dickens, was born just a day after the novel's first installment was published, on March 13, 1852. Gimbel A131; Smith, Dickens, I, 10; Hatton & Cleaver, p. 275 ff. .
Keywords: BROWNE, H.K. (PHIZ) Books in Parts Nineteenth-Century Literature
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Title: Bleak House
Description: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1852. Charles Dickens' Bleak House in the Original Parts DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, March 1852 -September 1853. First edition in the original parts: twenty numbers in nineteen parts. This set has all three typographical errors associated with the first edition, first issue: P.19, line 6: "elgble"; P.209, line 23: "chair" instead of "hair"; and P.275, line 22: "counsinship" instead of "cousinship." Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 222 x 140 mm). [i-vii], viii-x, [xi], xii-xiv, [xv], xvi, [1], 2-624 pp. Forty engraved plates by H.K. Brown (Phiz), some browning mainly to edges of plates. All but five of the advertisements present including the very rare "Village Pastor" (8 pp.). The missing advertisements are: part I: W. Mott (2 pp.); Norton's Camomile Pills (4 pp.); part XIV: catalogue for Johnston (2 pp.); the slip for "Frank Merryweather"; part XVI. "Grace Aguilar's Works" (8 pp.). Original pale green printed wrappers. Occasional minor tears to wrapper edges. All but one of the parts have a contemporary owners name in ink. With the engraved bookplate of Ethel & George Booth on inside cover of chemise. Chemised in green cloth slipcase, lettered in gilt on spine. A very nice, unrestored copy. Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, first serialized between March 1852 and September 1853. It is one of Dickens's most intricate works, with numerous characters and interwoven subplots centered on the infamous case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, a long-running legal dispute in the Court of Chancery over conflicting wills. The case drags on for years, devastating the lives of many involved. The narrative structure of Bleak House is unique, featuring a dual perspective: part of the story is told by Esther Summerson, the novel's heroine, in the first person, while the other part is narrated by an omniscient third-person narrator. This approach adds both a personal and societal dimension to the storytelling, giving readers intimate access to Esther’s experiences alongside broader societal commentary. Dickens drew inspiration from real-life legal cases, particularly Thellusson v Woodford, a case about a contested will that dragged on for decades, beginning in 1797 and not concluding until 1859. Although some legal professionals at the time criticized Dickens's portrayal of the Court of Chancery as exaggerated, Bleak House played a role in raising public awareness about the inefficiencies of the legal system. This ultimately contributed to judicial reforms in the 1870s. Additionally, Bleak House holds a special place in Dickens's life, as his youngest child, Edward "Plorn" Dickens, was born just a day after the novel's first installment was published, on March 13, 1852. Gimbel A131; Smith, Dickens, I, 10; Hatton & Cleaver, p. 275 ff. .
Keywords: BROWNE, H.K. (PHIZ) Books in Parts Nineteenth-Century Literature
Price: US$ 4500.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 06157
- Book number: 06157
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