Author: Charles Dickens
Title: Dombey and Son
Description: London, Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. A first issue of one of the popular novels of Charles Dickens, complete with the original illustrations by Phiz, including the first published example of a dark plate. The first edition, first issue, 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 14 10 lines up from the bottom; 'shewed' and 'shew' to for 'showed' and 'show' to page 40 lines 16 and 17; 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11; no full stop to the final line to page 582; entry for the frontispiece and vignette to the list of plates; 'Capatin' for 'Captain' as the final word on page 324; and 'if' is present to page 426 line 9.Half-title is present.Eight line errata.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and thirty-eight plates.Bound without the additional errata slip, and the final leaf of text, however all plates are present, including the dark plate. Plate 35, 'On the Dark Road' facing page 547, is the first published example of a 'dark plate&apos."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 calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, a little worn, with rubbing and light marks to the boards and spine. Ring mark to the rear board, and a smaller ring mark to the front board. minor bumping to the extremities. Loss of leather to the spine. Cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spotting, heavier to the plates. Bound without the final leaf of text. Good . Ill.: Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]. Good .
Keywords: Dombey and Son charles dickens dickens phiz charles dickens Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]
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Title: Dombey and Son
Description: London, Bradbury & Evans, 1848. First edition. Leather. A first issue of one of the popular novels of Charles Dickens, complete with the original illustrations by Phiz, including the first published example of a dark plate. The first edition, first issue, 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 14 10 lines up from the bottom; 'shewed' and 'shew' to for 'showed' and 'show' to page 40 lines 16 and 17; 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11; no full stop to the final line to page 582; entry for the frontispiece and vignette to the list of plates; 'Capatin' for 'Captain' as the final word on page 324; and 'if' is present to page 426 line 9.Half-title is present.Eight line errata.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and thirty-eight plates.Bound without the additional errata slip, and the final leaf of text, however all plates are present, including the dark plate. Plate 35, 'On the Dark Road' facing page 547, is the first published example of a 'dark plate&apos."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 calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, a little worn, with rubbing and light marks to the boards and spine. Ring mark to the rear board, and a smaller ring mark to the front board. minor bumping to the extremities. Loss of leather to the spine. Cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spotting, heavier to the plates. Bound without the final leaf of text. Good . Ill.: Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]. Good .
Keywords: Dombey and Son charles dickens dickens phiz charles dickens Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]
Price: GBP 325.00 = appr. US$ 464.10 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 859P6
- Book number: 859P6
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