The Personal History of David Copperfield

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First edition. Leather. Good. 5" by 6". Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]. A smart first edition, first issue of Charles Dickens's Victorian bildungsroman, David Copperfield. Illustrated throughout by Phiz. The first edition, first issue. Bound from the parts, with small stab holes to the gutters.With first issue points, including six lines of errata. With the following first issue points identified by Eckel: dark plate facing page 482; Chapter XXVII is at page 282 rather than 283 as listed to the contents, and the final 'i' to page viii is misaligned; misspelling of 'coroboration' to page 387, six lines from the bottom.; 'screamed' is not corrected to 'screwed' at page 132 line 20.Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside a further thirty-eight plates. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books, including 'Bleak House', and 'Dombey and Son'.Bound without half title.A somewhat autobiographical novel, Dickens's celebrated bildungsroman follows the eponymous character from infancy to maturity. Claimed by Dickens to be his own favourite amongst his works, it marked a turning point in his oeuvre, separating his novels of youth and those of maturity. Rebacked, in a full morocco binding with original back strip laid down and boards restored. Fading to rear board, with light rubbing to board perimeters. Area of discolouration to front board. Tail of front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Hinges reinforced with tape, with further tape reinforcement between pages 622 and 623. Internally, firmly bound. Heavy discolouration and foxing to engraved title page and frontispiece, with significant spotting to further plates. Pages generally bright. Good