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DOMBEY AND SON

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DOMBEY AND SON

by Charles Dickens

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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 tight and square-rubs on marbled boards. Many 1st edition points are: 2 line errata page after list of plates, with 12 line errata slip tipped in, Cuttle's hook on left arm, extra illustrated title page with 1848, on p. xv there is no page entry for the frontispiece and vignette, nor are there quotation marks around "the Party" in the second entry; on p. 14, ten lines up, "aint" has no apostrophe; on p. 26, line 11 has "fidgetty"; on p. 40, "shewed" and "shew" are found for "showed" and "show"; and on p. 582, the last line has no period, the famous dark plate opposite p.547, p.97 'the register' for 'that register', p.100 'probably' for 'possibly', p.101 'dull crying' for 'dull cooing', p.102 'Quintius' before 'Curtius', etc., Collation: blank, [i-xi], xii-xvi, [12 line errata] [2 line errata], [1], 2-624, complete.- no tears, no writing, all clean, moderate foxing especially on plates. All 38 plates present + 2 illustrations on 1st title and opposite page.- SEE PHOTOS- "A great Dickens story and one which really gives one the feel of London in Victorian days- a masterpiece of literature.- Fiction-Victorian-classic-Dickens-Browne-illustrated (3585) . 1st Edition. 3/4 Leather & Marbled Boards. G-VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by H. K. Browne. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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
jakoll CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
3585
Title
DOMBEY AND SON
Author
Charles Dickens
Illustrator
H. K. Browne
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - G-VG
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Bradbury and Evans
Place of Publication
London- UK
Date Published
1848
Keywords
Fiction-Victorian-classic-Dickens-Browne-illustrated
Size
8vo

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