Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation

Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation

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Category
Publisher

Bradbury and Evans

Author

Dickens, Charles

Illustrator

Browne, H.K. (Phiz)

Reference

1313

xvi, [2], 624pp, plates. Later half-calf and marbled paper over boards from the parts, raised bands, spine in six panels, title label to second panel, contrasting author label to third, remaining panels gilt with volute corner pieces, flower head centre piece with small roundels to top, bottom, left and right, marbled endpapers.

Spine faded, slightly rubbed to extremities. Internally the plates often have the usual browning to edges, but generally fairly bright and clean. Bound from the original parts, several of the plates (twenty) are bound in twice, several covers from the parts are bound in at the rear, with a couple of the Dombey Advertisers.

Extra-illustrated with both sets of the portraits (twelve portraits) of the characters, again illustrated by Phiz, with the original wrappers bound in to rear. Bound by Palmer Howe and Co. of Manchester.

See Smith, pages 70-73

Period

8vo

Year

Good+

Binding

Half Calf and Boards

Publish Place

London

Publish Year

1848

Edition

First Edition

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