DICKENS, CHARLES. Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son. 20 monthly parts in 19 as issued. London (Bradbury and Evans) 1846-1848 (October, 1846 - April, 1848).

8:o (about 224x142 mm.). Engraved frontispiece, engraved extra title with vignette, 39 engraved plates H. K. Browne (all, last three foxed and spotted, some slight foxing, a few with some minor tears). With half-title and printed title.
Partly untrimmed in original blue-green printed wrappers designed by Phiz (H. K. Browne), partly worn, some marginal wearing, some spotting, first part with damages to lower spine and wrapper partly loose, signature on part VI, last parts with darkend wrapper, partly worn, 12 parts with small label from seller Legg. Gosport. Text with some foxing.
In later red clamshell cloth box, title in gilt spines, partly worn.

Missing advertisements according to Hatton and Cleaver:
Part I. Lacking pp. 3/4 and 5/6 of Gilbert adv.;
Part II. With: Now published..." and slip "Punch".
Part IX. Lacking Gilbert adv. at back;
Part XV. With slip "New Story by Douglas Jerrold" at back;
Part XVI Lacking duplicate of the Kendrick advertisement
Part XIX/XX errata leaf eight lines, not six.

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Missprint part XI p. 324 "Capatin";
Part XIII date on Dombey October 1847;

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Part XIV page number 431, p. 426 if omitted;

Christies
First edition in original parts. Earliest issue of part 11 with misspelt “Capatin” on p.324 (last line), mixed issue of part 14 with "if" omitted at p.426, l.9 but with pagination present on p.431,
part 5 with 12-line errata,
part 19/20 with 2-line errata (early). Eckel, pp.74-76; Hatton and Cleaver, pp.225-250; Podeschi/Gimbel A102.

majority of advertisements present and all preliminary pages present (part 4 lacking “Lett’s Diaries” back advertisement, parts 9–11 lacking back advertisements, part 13 lacking slip, part 16 slip preceding plates, heavy browning to some plates as usual, occasional minor foxing or stains).

finns.