Dickens Dombey and Son in the original parts
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DICKENS. (2). FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS. 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 224x147 mm.). Engraved frontispiece, engraved extra title with vignette, 39 engraved plates H. K. Browne (all, mostly foxed, 16 harder, 2 dampstained).
Original green printed wrappers designed by Phiz (H. K. Browne), partly worn, upper wrapper to part I remargined, some marginal wearing, some spotting, spines with minor damages, signature in upper margin of upper wrapper.
In later green half morocco clamshell boxes, gilt spines (signed Rigmor Birkedal Kragh). 2 volumes.
Hatton and Cleaver pp. 225-250, Smith 8.
Missing advertisements according to Hatton and Cleaver:
Part I. Lacking pp. 3/4 and 5/6 of Gilbert adv., Part II. Lacking Now published..." and slip "Punch", Part III. Dombey adv. p. 1/2 torn with loss of text, Part IX. Lacking Gilbert adv. at back, Part X. Lacking Gilbert adv. at back, Part XV. Lacking slip "New Story by Douglas Jerrold" at back, Part XVI with duplicate of the Kendrick advertisement
Missprint part XI p. 324 "Capatin", Part XIII date on Dombey Octo 1847, Part XIV page number 431, p. 426 if omitted, Part XIX/XX errata six lines.
Provenance: Sten Ringselle (1949-2017), Swedish antiquarian bookdealer who in 1992 opened his shop Antiquaria in Gothenburg.
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