Charles Dickens David Copperfield 1st Edition
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Author: Dickens, Charles
Title: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Place Published: London
Publisher:Bradbury & Evans
Date Published: 1850
Description:
xiv, [2], 624 pp. Illustrated with 40 plates designed and etched on steel by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), including frontispiece and added title. (8vo) 20.7x13.5 cm (8¼x5¼"), later red straight grain half-morocco and marbled boards, spine tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. First Edition in book form.
With the added engraved title dated 1850, called by some a first issue point. Smith Vol. I, 9. Half-title page present.
Condition Report: A bit of rubbing to spine ends, edges and corners, some scratching to boards; binding exposed at front hinge, a few dampstains to frontispiece and engraved title page, dampstaining to a few plates, light ripple to leaves, toning to plates; very good overall.
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Heading:
Author: Dickens, Charles
Title: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Place Published: London
Publisher:Bradbury & Evans
Date Published: 1850
Description:
xiv, [2], 624 pp. Illustrated with 40 plates designed and etched on steel by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), including frontispiece and added title. (8vo) 20.7x13.5 cm (8¼x5¼"), later red straight grain half-morocco and marbled boards, spine tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers. First Edition in book form.
With the added engraved title dated 1850, called by some a first issue point. Smith Vol. I, 9. Half-title page present.
Condition Report: A bit of rubbing to spine ends, edges and corners, some scratching to boards; binding exposed at front hinge, a few dampstains to frontispiece and engraved title page, dampstaining to a few plates, light ripple to leaves, toning to plates; very good overall.