Dombey and Son

by Dickens, Charles

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.

First Edition Identification

Bradbury and Evans published a First Edition softcover collection in London, 1846. The work is a collection of the original 20 parts, bound in nineteen with the last number containing parts XIX-XX. Each part is bound in green printed wrappers, with a Dombey & Son advertiser. 

Bradbury and Evans published a First Edition hardcover in London, 1848. The book is bound in a green cloth over boards, the spine is lettered in gilt, and decorated by an elaborate design in blind on the covers. The pages are printed on cream endpapers with 40 illustrated plates; plate 35 is the first published example of a “dark plate”. Bookplate of the Warrington wire-manufacturer Thomas Glazebrook Rylands (1818-1900). Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne.

Other Collectible or Notable Editions

Lea and Blanchard published a First Edition thus [BFTP] and the 3rd US Edition in Philadelphia, 1848. The hardcover is bound in brown cloth over boards and leather bound spine, along with gilt lettering.

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Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's. Volume from the Household edition. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. Finely illustrated with Sixty two engravings, some full page. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled in gilt and decorated with blind stamped chain borders and… Read more about this item
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London: Bradbury and Evans,, 1848. In the primary cloth First edition, bound from the original parts, in the publisher's primary cloth binding. The novel is "now recognized as one of the greatest of all his works... It is also the first one to have an explicitly contemporary setting" (ODNB). Following issue in parts from September 1846 to March 1848,… Read more about this item
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Boston: Fields, Osgood and Co., 1869. Book. Illus. by H. K. Browne. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition, second issue, with title pages dated 1869 (first published in 1868 by Ticknor and Fields, which became Fields, Osgood and Co. in 1869). Vols. XIII and XIV of the… Read more about this item
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London- UK: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. [Dealings With The Firm of] DOMBEY AND SON [Wholesale Retail and for Exportation]- Charles Dickens- Illustrated by H. K. Browne- Bradbury and Evans- London-UK- 1848- 1st Edition in book form Early State- Hardcover:-8vo- 3/4 black calf and marbled boards, 5 raised bands on spine with gilt title, wear at extremities hinges starting but still… Read more about this item
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Spine sunned, lower rear joint partly split, front hinge cracked by threads holding, leather a bit dry, some toning to sheets and occasional foxing, a few plate imprints shaved. 8vo (21 x 13.6 cm). xvi, [2], 624 pages. Lacks half-title. 2-line errata leaf. Engraved frontispiece, title, and 38 plates (including the first example… Read more about this item
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [xi]xii-xvi [2][1]2-320; [ii]321-624. Bound in blue half leather over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed. Bound from the original parts with the covers bound in. In addition,… Read more about this item
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Chapman and Hall. Second edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dj cover as issued. GC.Chapman and Hall,1867.The Charles Dickens Edition.Second edition.Red hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, a couple of marks,ink marks,dents and nicks on the cover and spine,very small tear on the edges of the spine) in GC, no Dj cover as issued.illustrated with eight b/w plates.Illustrations by… Read more about this item
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Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son complete in four volumes. Part of Sheldon's "Works of Charles Dickens. Household Edition." One B&W illustration in each volume with tipped-in protective tissue. Black cloth (faded) with gilt lettering and publisher medallion on spine; gilt medallion on front. FON on FFEP of each volume. Covers are faded, stained, and bumped, with wear on the top & heels… Read more about this item
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London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. Book measures 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. First edition, first issue, meeting Eckel points, lacking half title. Collation, engraved frontis, engraved title, printed title, xvi, 624pp, 40 plates, as index, 8 line errata. Bound in period or early quater calf, marble boards, raised bands, gilt tooing, coloured edges, marble endpapers. At some time, [… Read more about this item
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Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation
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London: Bradbury & Evans 1848, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 624pp. Poor, no dust jacket. Black leather spine and corners with marbled boards, spine titles in gilt with "C. Dickens" as author. Marbled endpapers, 38 plates plus frontispiece and title page. On p.324 'captain' spelled incorrectly, p.426 lacks 'if' at line 9, 2-line errata page at back.… Read more about this item
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Four volume set from the Household Edition published in 1862. V/I 322pp, V/II 318pp, V/III 312pp and V/IV 342pp. Unjacketed hardbacks, covers as shown with this listing are rubbed, bumped, scuffed and frayed (see photos). Edges are aged and there is some water damage. Text is foxed and mottled as are the illustrated frontispiece tissue guards. Price reflects condition. Your… Read more about this item
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First bound edition from Parts. Contains half title, Frontpiece, Vignette titlepage, title page, imptint of Bradbury & Evans, Dedication, Preface dated March, 1848, Contents, List of plates,2 line Erratta, 320 leaves, 2-264 pages. Contains all 40 of Smith's points except page 431 missing in "some" copies. Includes page 70 missing "f" in "familiar" and "Capatin" for "Captain" on page 324.… Read more about this item
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1848 Charles Dickens 1ed Dombey and Son English Literature Illustrated Phiz Art "There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor." ― Charles Dickens While not regarded today as Charles Dickens' best work, 'Dombey and Son' was a polarizing novel that captured the hearts of its readers. In fact, the Grolier 'Catalogue of an Exhibition of… Read more about this item
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London: Champman and Hall. Fair. 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Original blindstamped cloth. Xvi, 624pp. Lacks one plate (p. 249) but contains frontis. Cloth very worn, binding cracked/loose with some pages detached. Minor scattered foxing/damping. All necessary points including 8 line errata, vignette with Cuttie's hook on left hand, P. 284 fifth line from bottom says "Delight"… Read more about this item
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