London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850. First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in calf by Morrell, gilt and tooling titles to the spine, raised bands, triple gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In near fine condition. Illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. An exceptional example. Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration," and Copperfield was their "most popular success" (Hodnett, 111-12).

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Bookseller: Raptis Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 131510
Title: The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Author: Dickens, Charles
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bradbury and Evans
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1850
Keywords: Bayntun Bindery, david copperfield charles dickens first edition, David Copperfield first edition

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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...
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...
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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...