The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Language: English
Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1880
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Seller: Redeemed Rare Books, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.Redeemed Rare Books
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DICKENS, Charles. WHIPPLE, Edwin Percy, introduction. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; The Riverside Press, Cambridge, [c. 1880]. ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY EDITION. Houghton, Mifflin issue of the Riverside edition published by Hurd and Houghton in 1876–77. Two volumes, complete. Octavo (8vo). Contemporary brown calf over marbled boards, spines gilt-decorated in compartments with red and green morocco labels; marbled endpapers and marbled edges. Illustrated with steel-engraved plates, including illustrations after Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”). With introductions by Edwin Percy Whipple. One of Dickens’s most personal and enduring novels, David Copperfield follows its hero from a difficult childhood and exploitation in the London warehouse through education, friendship, marriage, and eventual maturity as a writer. Its memorable cast includes Betsey Trotwood, Mr. Micawber, Uriah Heep, Steerforth, and Agnes Wickfield. Dickens later described David Copperfield as a favorite among his own works, and its strong autobiographical elements have made it central to the study of his life and fiction. Contents generally clean and well preserved, with light, even toning and occasional light staining, including to the title pages. All plates present. Ownership bookplates of Col. John H. Stark to the front pastedowns. Bindings remain sound and firm. Calf and marbled boards with rubbing and wear to the boards, corners, and extremities; one volume with staining and discoloration to the rear board. Overall Good+. [Attributes: Hard Cover; Illustrated; Two Volume Set.].…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Personal History of David Copperfield.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles (1812–1870)
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston
- Publication year
- 1880
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- BROWNE, Hablot Knight (1815–1882), “Phiz”
- Edition
- Illustrated Edition
- Seller catalogs
- 19th Century & Victorian Literature, Books to Film, Charles Dickens & Dickensiana, Collected Works & Multi-Volume Sets, Illustrated, Literature & Classics
Redeemed Rare Books
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Founded in 2002, Redeemed Rare Books specializes in rare and collectible literature, with a particular emphasis on 19th-century and Victorian works in both book and periodical form. Principal areas include Charles Dickens, C. S. Lewis, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Allan Poe, together with related authors and illustrators. Our inventory includes first and early editions, illustrated books, original serial publications, fine bindings, and distinctive editions of enduring works of literature.…
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