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Charles Dickens. Bleak House. London: Bradbury and Evans, March 1852- September 1853....
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Charles Dickens. Bleak House. London: Bradbury and Evans, March 1852- September 1853.20 parts in 19, 8vo. Half-title. Engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title and 38 engraved plates by Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"). Original blue pictorial printed wrappers, uncut; cloth folding case.
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS, with the following first issue points: with "elgble" on p. 19 of part 1 (line 6); "chair" on p. 209 of part 7 (line 23); "counsinship" on p. 275 of part 9 (line 22). With the "Bleak House Advertiser" in each part and most of the other inserted advertisements and slips noted in Hatton & Cleaver except for two in Part I ("Mott" and "Norton") and one in Part XVI ("Grace Aguilar"), while there is an extra ad in Part II ("The Assurance Magazine"). Atypically, all of the proper preliminary slips, mostly advertising Household Words, are present.
Duplicate plates present in this copy are as follows: Plate 24 (Johanssen B), Plate 26 (B), Plate 28 (A), Plate 29 (B), Plate 32 (A), Plate 34 (B), Plate 36 (B), Plate 37 (A), Plate 38 (A), and Frontispiece (B).
Condition: Very minor wear to spine ends with very few nicks or chips; approximately six parts with minor repairs to spines (no rebacking); some minor discoloration to spines; rear wrapper of Part 19/20 with a very small hole and lower edge reinforced repairing a few short tears; a couple of front wrappers with small bookseller's sticker (C & E Layton, 150 Fleet Street), and one with a contemporary owner's signature on the upper margin; very minor soiling or edgewear. Very minor spotting or darkening to any plates throughout; light offsetting from plates as usual. Overall, an exceptional set in very fine condition.
References: Eckel, pp. 79-81; Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 275-304; Yale/Gimbel A102.
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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