Dombey and Son
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Redding, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London, 1848. An early issue with the following points: p.284 "Delight" instead of "joy"; Cuttle's hook is in the left hand in the title page vignette; "Capatin" instead of "Captain" in the final line of p.324. 38 illustrations throughout the text by (Phiz). Beautifully bound in 3/4 maroon morocco gilt, spine in six compartments tooled and lettered in gold, a.e.g.. Lacks errata slip and half title. An exceptionally clean copy with only some light soiling to the illustrations. Eckel 74-76). First Edition in Book Form. 3/4 Maroon Morocco. Very Good. Illus. by H.K. Browne. 8vo..
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
- Quaker Hill Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882006
- Title
- Dombey and Son
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- H.K. Browne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition in Book Form
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
- Bookseller catalogs
- New York 09;
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- First Edition
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- Half Title
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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- Errata
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- Title Page
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