Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 224
DICKENS, Charles (1812–1870). Dombey and Son. London: Bradb...
Estimate: $200 - $300
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DICKENS, Charles (1812?1870).?Dombey and Son.?London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. 8vo (214 x 133 mm). Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 38 engraved plates after Hablot K. Browne ["Phiz"]. (Some browning, spotting and staining at margins). Contemporary half olive calf gilt, marbled sides, spine in 5 compartments with 4 flat bands, gilt?tooling and lettering in compartments, marbled edges (rebacked preserving original backstrip, ends reinforced). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, including the first example of a so?called ?dark plate?, facing p. 547. Eckel pp.82?85; Gimbel A103; Sadleir 691; Smith I:8.
