1850 The Personal History of David Copperfield Charles Dickens H K Browne Ill...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Personal History of David Copperfield Charles Dickens 1850 Bradbury & Evans : London 8.5" by 5.5" xiv, [2], 624pp. SUMMARY The first edition, first issue of Charles Dickens's Victorian bildungsroman, with illustrations throughout from Phiz. First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 1 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 22.99 EU Postage: £ 16.99 European Postage: £ 17.99 Asia Postage: £ 22.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition, first impression in book form.Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. With first issue points, including six lines of errata. With the following first issue points identified by Eckel (p75): dark plate facing page 482; Chapter XXVII is at page 282 rather than 283 as listed to the contents, and the final 'i' to page viii is misaligned; misspelling of 'coroboration' to page 387, six lines from the bottom.; 'screamed' is not corrected to 'screwed' at page 132 line 20; the date 1850 is stated to the illustrated title page. Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside a further thirty-eight plates. Collated, complete. Plate to page 233 has been bound to page 223. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name ‘Phiz’, an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books, including 'Bleak House', and 'Dombey and Son'. A somewhat autobiographical novel, Dickens's celebrated bildungsroman follows the eponymous character from infancy to maturity. Claimed by Dickens to be his own favourite amongst his works, it marked a turning point in his oeuvre, separating his novels of youth and those of maturity. Bound without half title. CONDITION Bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Bound without half title. Externally, rear board has detached, with slight rubbing to extremities and joints. Rubbing to spine with a little loss to spine label. Endpapers have been renewed. Ink inscription to front endpaper and first blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with some spotting and marks to the first and last few pages and to the plates. Chipping and some loss to page 1, with repairs to page. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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