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DICKENS, CHARLES.
The Personal History of David Copperfield.
20 parts
in 19. 40 engraved plates by Phiz, all advertisements present, oxidising to plates. 8vo, origi-
nal bluish-green pictorial wrappers, repairs and restorations to spines, some rebacked, first 2
numbers a little frayed at fore-edge, contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of
no.14, occasional light creasing and surface soiling; preserved in custom
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4
morocco drop-
back box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, rubbed; leather bookplate of Marquess of Queensberry.
FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS
. Hatton & Cleaver pp.253-272.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1849-50
[4,500/6,000]
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DICKENS, CHARLES.
A Tale of Two Cities.
16 etched plates by Hablot K.
Browne (“Phiz”), including the frontispiece and added title vignette. 8vo, 19th-century
green
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4
morocco and marbled boards, spine tooled and titled in gilt, corners rubbed with
some exposure; scattered foxing chiefly to preliminaries, restorations on verso to a few
plates; bookplates to front (with an additional Dickens Centenary stamp) and rear paste-
downs.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1859
[600/900]
FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM
,
FIRST ISSUE
,
with page 213 misnumbered, and 134, line
12 showing the misspelling “affetcionately.” Hatton & Cleaver, page 333; SmithVol. I, 13.
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