Nov 13, 2018 - Sale 2493

Sale 2493 - Lot 92

Price Realized: $ 875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DICKENS, CHARLES. Little Dorrit. 20 parts in 19. 40 etched plates by H. K. Browne (Phiz). 8vo, original blue-green wrappers printed in black, few spines repaired, mostly earlier numbers, several spine tips with small loss at extremities, occasional creasing and small chips; cloth chemise (splits) with morocco lettering labels and slipcase. London: Bradbury & Evans, December 1855-June 1857

Additional Details

first edition in original monthly parts. first issue text, with "Rigaud" for "Blandois" on pages 469, 470, 472, and 473 in Part 15, correction slips lacking in 12 and 13 as usual but containing slip in part 16, indicating the first issue; Little Dorrit Advertiser in all parts. Hatton & Cleaver 307-330; Eckel 82-85.