Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Description: London, Bradbury & Evans , 1850. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of Charles Dickens' renowned novel, David Copperfield, with illustrations throughout by Phiz. The first edition. With the following first issue points: Chapter XXVII is at page 282 rather than 283 as listed to the contents, the final 'i' to page viii is misaligned, misspelling of 'coroboration' to page 387, six lines from the bottom, 'screamed' is not corrected to 'screwed' at page 132 line 20. Including six lines of errata. Rebound in full cloth with gilt detail to the spine. With an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside thirty-eight plates. Collated complete. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books, including 'Bleak House', and 'Dombey and Son&apos. A somewhat autobiographical novel, Dickens's celebrated bildungsroman follows the eponymous character from infancy to maturity. Claimed by Dickens to be his own favourite amongst his works, it marked a turning point in his oeuvre, separating his novels of youth and those of maturity. The half title page is present. Rebound in full cloth. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Light marks to the boards. Internally, binding strained to the half title page but otherwise firmly bound. Pages age-toned but generally bright and clean. Spotting throughout, heavier to the plates. Spotting and darkening to the frontispiece and engraved title page. Scattered handling marks throughout. Very Good . Ill.: H. K. Browne (Phiz). Very Good .

Keywords: phiz victorian literature the pickwick papers oliver twist victorian literature a tale of two cities H. K. Browne (Phiz)


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