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DOMBEY AND SON
by DICKENS, CHARLES
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
NZ$124.64NZ$99.71
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About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1985. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: xvi [1-2]3-798. Full burgundy leather covered boards, gilt decoration and gilt edges, raised bands, satin endpapers and ribbon marker. Illustrations by Henry C. Pitz. A fine copy. The novel was originally published in monthly parts from 1 October 1846 to 1 April 1848 and in one volume in 1848. Dickens started writing the book in Lausanne, Switzerland, before returning to England, via Paris, to complete it. The original illustrations were provided by Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz').
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
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005237
- Title
- DOMBEY AND SON
- Author
- DICKENS, CHARLES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1985
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 3.09 lbs
- Keywords
- Business, Classic Novels, Charles Dickens, Child Cruelty, betrayal, deceit, Social Classes, Monthly Parts, Hablot K. Browne, Phiz, Family Relations, Arranged Marriages,
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MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
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Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
I'm an sole proprietor of Maple Ridge Books. I've been selling books for some 22 years. Although my stock is small in numbers, I am very careful to offer books in the best condition possible. I try to keep shipping costs reasonable, which is not easy these days. I am more than willing to send additional photos of books, or provide more details.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Raised Band(s)
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