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DOMBEY AND SON
by CHARLES DICKENS
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
FIRST EDITION FROM PARTS Likely First Issue. Consists od 2 binder's ;eaves, Frontpiece, Vignette title page, title page dated 1848,Imprint_ Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, Dedication, Preface March 1848, 5 page Contents, 2 page List of Plates, Pages (1)-624, 2 binder's ;leaves, 17 line Errata appears as last leaf- includes 8 lines, 6 entries as in first issue, and 12 line slip covering 11 errors from page 87-126. Missing half title as often happens. 40 illustrations by H. K. Brown including frontpiece and Vignette title page. All illustrations covered with tissue except p. 204. Contains all 40 Smith's Internal Flaws except for one (page 431 "-no page number in SOME copies").
Condition: A very good copy with rare tissue guards. Recently rebound with half leather and marbled paper in contemporary style.with original 19th century spine laid on -with 5 panels and gilt title. making for an attractive copy. New end papers. T.E.G. Small missing section of upper left corners of pages 197-201 repaired with contemporary paper. A small old tape repair on page 203. Text and illustrations free of foxing. Usual mild toning of text paper.
Condition: A very good copy with rare tissue guards. Recently rebound with half leather and marbled paper in contemporary style.with original 19th century spine laid on -with 5 panels and gilt title. making for an attractive copy. New end papers. T.E.G. Small missing section of upper left corners of pages 197-201 repaired with contemporary paper. A small old tape repair on page 203. Text and illustrations free of foxing. Usual mild toning of text paper.
Synopsis
Charles Dickens’s story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional and personal downfall showcases the author’s gift for vivid characterization and unfailingly realistic description. It follows the narrative of a shipping firm owner, who abandoned his family in favor of fortune after rejecting his daughter’s love in preference of a son. He later reconciles with her and begs forgiveness before his death. Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. It was first published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848 with the full title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation . Dickens started writing the book in Lausanne, Switzerland, but traveled extensively during the course of its writing, returning to England to begin another work before completing Dombey and Son.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cartouche Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D041
- Title
- DOMBEY AND SON
- Author
- CHARLES DICKENS
- Illustrator
- H. K. Brown
- Format/Binding
- Half leather w. marbled paper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Size
- 8x5
Terms of Sale
Cartouche Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Cartouche Ltd.
Biblio member since 2019
Vancouver, Washington
About Cartouche Ltd.
Specializing in Early American Classics and Charles Dickens. Often we add value to challenged copies through expert restoration.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Half Title
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- New
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- Rebound
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- Title Page
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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