Dombey and Son.
October 1846 to April 1848.
London: Bradbury and Evans, October 1846 to April 1848
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS. 20 parts in 19. 40 etched plates by Hablot K. Browne. Original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers, uncut. Some of the parts have been rebacked in matching paper. Edges of most covers are worn and/or trimmed. Soiling to upper covers of parts 1, 2, and 3; soiling to upper cover of part 6; blemish to cover of part 10; foxing to rear cover of part 16; bookseller’s tag on cover of part 19-20. In green cloth folding case.
Part 5: errata slip before the plates; Part 9: “Delight” for “Joy” in the description of Mr. Toot’s boat on page 284; Part 11: “Captain” is misspelled “Capatin” on page 324; Part 14: the word “if” is missing from the beginning of line 9 on page 426; Part 20: Captain Cuttle’s hook is on the wrong hand. Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 227-50.
Price: $1,500.00