Bleak House. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. - [FIRST EDITION OF BLEAK HOUSE]
by DICKENS, C. [CHARLES]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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About This Item
1853. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Bound in half calf with four raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine. All 38 plates with tissue guard present. Boards with wear and two plates with marginal discolouring, especially the first two. Otherwise a fine and clean copy. First edition of Dicken's ninth novel, regarded as being one of his finest and one of the most important in the entire history of English literature. Hatton and Cleaver, p. 273.Eckel, p 79.
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- Bookseller
- Herman H. J. Lynge & Son (DK)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56499
- Title
- Bleak House. With Illustrations by H. K. Browne. - [FIRST EDITION OF BLEAK HOUSE]
- Author
- DICKENS, C. [CHARLES]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1853
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Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
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About Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
Herman H. J. Lynge & Son A/S was founded 1821 in Copenhagen, and has been a member of the Danish Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABF) and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB-LILA) since their beginning.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...