Dombey and Son
by DICKENS, Charles
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About This Item
1848. DICKENS, Charles. Dombey and Son. Bound by Riviere in full polished calf, double-ruled in gilt, raised spine bands, elaborate gilt compartments, red and green morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, inner gilt dentelles, gilt chamfered edges, A.e.g., housed in custom cloth slipcase. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. First edition, first issue. Smith 8. Eckel p.74. A fine copy.
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
- George S. MacManus Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77980
- Title
- Dombey and Son
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1848
- Keywords
- VICTORIAN LIT, RIVIERE BINDING, LITX
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About the Seller
George S. MacManus Company
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
About George S. MacManus Company
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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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...
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