Author: Charles Dickens
Title: Dombey and Son
Description: London, Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. The first edition, first issue, of Dickens' popular 'Dombey and Son', a classic Victorian novel here with the original illustrations by Phiz. The first edition, first issue of this work, bound from the parts with stab holes to the gutter. Issue points present: 'Bradbury & Evans' to the title page; the vignette title shows the hook on Captain Cuttle's left arm rather than his right; no quotation marks around the word 'party' to page XV line 2; 'delight' rather than 'joy' to page 284 5 lines up from the bottom; no apostrophe in 'aint' on page 1 10 lines up from the bottom; and 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11; 'Capatin' for 'Captain' as the final word on page 324. Issue points as stated by John C. Eckel in his 1913 publication 'The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens&apos.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-eight plates. Plate 35, 'On the Dark Road' facing page 547, is the first published example of a 'dark plate&apos.Half-title is present.Bound without the errata slip."Dombey and Son" is about Paul Dombey, the owner of a shipping company, who intends to pass down ownership of his company to his son, ignoring his daughter, Florence. The novel tells the story of their family, and their hopes and fearsDickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, most often known by his pen-name 'Phiz&apos. As Phiz, he illustrated many of Dickens' novels, including 'David Copperfield', 'Dombey and Son', and 'Bleak House', as well as illustrating for 'Punch' throughout his life. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, with new endpapers. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Light marks and discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with the occasional spot, age-toning and spots heavier to the plates, frontispiece and title page more heavier spotted. Small tide mark to the head of the frontispiece, engraved title, and first two plates. Very Good . Ill.: Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]. Very Good .
Keywords: Dombey and Son dickens charles dickens phiz dickens Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]
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Title: Dombey and Son
Description: London, Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. The first edition, first issue, of Dickens' popular 'Dombey and Son', a classic Victorian novel here with the original illustrations by Phiz. The first edition, first issue of this work, bound from the parts with stab holes to the gutter. Issue points present: 'Bradbury & Evans' to the title page; the vignette title shows the hook on Captain Cuttle's left arm rather than his right; no quotation marks around the word 'party' to page XV line 2; 'delight' rather than 'joy' to page 284 5 lines up from the bottom; no apostrophe in 'aint' on page 1 10 lines up from the bottom; and 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11; 'Capatin' for 'Captain' as the final word on page 324. Issue points as stated by John C. Eckel in his 1913 publication 'The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens&apos.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title page, and thirty-eight plates. Plate 35, 'On the Dark Road' facing page 547, is the first published example of a 'dark plate&apos.Half-title is present.Bound without the errata slip."Dombey and Son" is about Paul Dombey, the owner of a shipping company, who intends to pass down ownership of his company to his son, ignoring his daughter, Florence. The novel tells the story of their family, and their hopes and fearsDickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, most often known by his pen-name 'Phiz&apos. As Phiz, he illustrated many of Dickens' novels, including 'David Copperfield', 'Dombey and Son', and 'Bleak House', as well as illustrating for 'Punch' throughout his life. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, with new endpapers. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the joints and extremities. Light marks and discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with the occasional spot, age-toning and spots heavier to the plates, frontispiece and title page more heavier spotted. Small tide mark to the head of the frontispiece, engraved title, and first two plates. Very Good . Ill.: Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]. Very Good .
Keywords: Dombey and Son dickens charles dickens phiz dickens Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]
Price: GBP 995.00 = appr. US$ 1420.85 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 844P41
- Book number: 844P41
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