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[Charles Dickens]. Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"). Original steel plate engraved by Hablot K. Browne for Dickens' Dombey and So...
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[Charles Dickens]. Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"). Original steel plate engraved by Hablot K. Browne for Dickens' Dombey and Son entitled "Polly rescues the Charitable Grinder." [c.1846].206 x 127 mm. Housed in the original plum-colored buckram folding-case with the Nonesuch Dickens label on spine, the plate set in a removable felt-lined inset panel as originally issued to accompany a "Nonesuch Dickens" set.
The illustration from the plate originally appeared as plate 4 in Part III of Dombey and Son opposite page 50. The reverse of the plate is numbered "9577" and stamped "Northamptons / Islington / London". Browne produced 40 etchings for the novel, which were first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848.
Condition: Two corners of plate damaged (polished layer chipped off, not affecting image). Folding case a bit worn and with some pale spotting.
Provenance: The Library of a Minnesota Collector.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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