Bleak house / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by H.K. Browne
by Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street, 1853. 1st edition in this form. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine lacking; front board detached. Spine bands worn; panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 624 pp., 39 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Subjects; Dickens, Charles 1812-1870. Bleak House. England Social life and customs 19th century ; Fiction. Young women. Guardian and ward. Illegitimate children.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 406975
- Title
- Bleak house / by Charles Dickens ; with illustrations by H.K. Browne
- Author
- Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition in this form
- Publisher
- London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street
- Date Published
- 1853
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