Signed book: Dombey and Son. First edition, early issue with the hook on Captain Cuttle's left hand in the title page vignette, two-line errata page followed by twelve-line tipped-in errata slip, "Delight" twice on page 284, and "Capitan" in the final line on page 324; the word "if" is present in ninth line of page 426, a later-issue point. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Hardcover bound in three quarter morocco gilt, 6 x 8.75, 624 pages. Signed by illustrator Hablot Knight Browne, known as 'Phiz,' in ink on a clipped slip affixed to the first free end page, "I will be with you at six—Yrs. faithfully, H. Browne." All 40 of Phiz's illustration plates, including frontispiece and title page, are present in the volume. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: G+/None, with front hinge cracked and spine separated, rubbing and wear to spine and corners, and light staining to plates.
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