£ 18,500.00
Year: 1839
Edition: First Edition, Mixed State
Publisher: Chapman & Hall, London
Format & Collation: octavo (8vo), 624pp., with engraved frontispiece and numerous illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”).
Condition: Very Good. Original cloth restored at spine, mild foxing to prelims.
Provenance: Includes tipped-in signature by Charles Dickens, dated October 25th, 1839, on laid paper. Bookplate of Briton Rivière, R.A., noted Victorian painter.
Bibliographic References: Smith I:5; Sadleir 686; Wolff 1808.
Why this book matters: An exceptional association copy of Dickens’ third novel, enriched with a rare 1839 signature and distinguished provenance—ideal for collectors of Victorian literature with an eye for historical significance.
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