Dickens, Bleak House
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Author: Dickens, Charles
Title: Bleak House
Place Published: London
Publisher:Bradbury and Evans
Date Published: 1853
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xvi, 624 pp. Illustrated with 40 plates by H.K. Browne ("Phiz"), including the frontispiece and additional title-page. (8vo) 21.4x13.5 cm (8½x5¼"), 19th century black half-calf and marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, gilt-topped raised bands, all edges marbled. First Edition in book form, later issue.
With two of three typographical errors called for in the first issue: pp. 19, line 6: "elgble"; pp. 209, line 23: "chair" instead of "hair"; however, on p. 275, line 22 it reads "cousinship" instead of ; the original "counsinship". ;Hatton & Cleaver p.275; Smith I, 10.
Condition Report: Front board detached, some chipping to marbled paper; front free endpaper starting, some foxing, leaves toned, particularly the plates; about very good.
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Author: Dickens, Charles
Title: Bleak House
Place Published: London
Publisher:Bradbury and Evans
Date Published: 1853
Description:
xvi, 624 pp. Illustrated with 40 plates by H.K. Browne ("Phiz"), including the frontispiece and additional title-page. (8vo) 21.4x13.5 cm (8½x5¼"), 19th century black half-calf and marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt, gilt-topped raised bands, all edges marbled. First Edition in book form, later issue.
With two of three typographical errors called for in the first issue: pp. 19, line 6: "elgble"; pp. 209, line 23: "chair" instead of "hair"; however, on p. 275, line 22 it reads "cousinship" instead of ; the original "counsinship". ;Hatton & Cleaver p.275; Smith I, 10.
Condition Report: Front board detached, some chipping to marbled paper; front free endpaper starting, some foxing, leaves toned, particularly the plates; about very good.
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