77 1298 Dickens C
77/1298 Dickens, C. Dombey and Son. London, Bradbury and Evans, 1848, 1st ed. in bookform, XIV,624,(2)p., etched frontisp. and title-p. w. vignette, 52 plates (incl. 13 extra plates) by PHIZ (= H.K. Browne) (incl. some lithogr. plates), contemp. gilt hcalf w. red mor. letterpiece.

- Lacks "List of plates"; frontisp., title and plates foxed as usual; owner's entry on verso of first free endpaper. Rebound w. strengthened backstrip.

= First edition in book form with the following points: with the added engraved title page vignette, on which Capt. Cuttle's hook is on his left arm; with "Capatin" in final line of p.324 unamended; p.426, line 9, the first word "if" omitted; with the 12-line errata slip bound after the "Contents" and on p. 582, the last line has no period. Errata slip w. annot. on verso by Godfried Bomans in ballpoint: "This is to testify that this is a first edition, augmented by 13 extra plates drawn by Phiz. Godfried Bomans. 19 Aug. 1960" and w. stamp of "The Dickens Fellowship. Haarlem - Branch. Holland".

AND a mediocre copy of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (ibid., 1839, 39 engr. plates by PHIZ (= H.K. Browne). Sold w.a.f.).

€ (100-150) 100