Dombey and Son.
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Lacking the half-title. There is a small dented area in the center of the front board; otherwise fine.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London:: Bradbury and Evans,, 1848.. First edition, with textual errors on p.324 and 426.. later full calf; gilt spine, by Riviere & Son, in cloth slipcase, a.e.g.. Lacking the half-title. There is a small dented area in the center of the front board; otherwise fine.. 8vo,. With 40 engraved plates including frontispiece and engraved title by H. K. Browne.. Errata slip tipped in.
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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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52807
- Title
- Dombey and Son.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Illustrator
- With 40 engraved plates including frontispiece and engraved title by H. K. Browne.
- Format/Binding
- Later full calf; gilt spine, by Riviere & Son, in cloth slipcase, a.e.g.
- Book Condition
- Used - Lacking the half-title. There is a small dented area in the center of the front board; otherwise fine.
- Edition
- First edition, with textual errors on p.324 and 426.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bradbury and Evans,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1848.
- Pages
- xvi, 624 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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