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DICKENS, CHARLES - Bleak House.
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$750
Timed Auction
167: Rare Books
Category
Description
DICKENS, CHARLES
Bleak House.
London: Bradbury & Evans 1853. Illustrations by H,K, Browne. xiv, 624p, 40 plates including frontis and title page vignette, has all three typographical errors present in the first issue: p.19,4100 line 6: "elgble"; p. 209, line 23: "chair" instead of "hair"; and p. 275, line 22: "counsinship" instead of "cousinship." 218mm. bound in contemporary half calf with marbled boards, gilt rules and titles to spine, marbled fore edges, leather scuffed and light edge wear, VG.
Bleak House.
London: Bradbury & Evans 1853. Illustrations by H,K, Browne. xiv, 624p, 40 plates including frontis and title page vignette, has all three typographical errors present in the first issue: p.19,4100 line 6: "elgble"; p. 209, line 23: "chair" instead of "hair"; and p. 275, line 22: "counsinship" instead of "cousinship." 218mm. bound in contemporary half calf with marbled boards, gilt rules and titles to spine, marbled fore edges, leather scuffed and light edge wear, VG.
