1850 Charles Dickens 1ed David Copperfield Illustrated English Browne Literature



“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”

― Charles Dickens



David Copperfield is often regarded as Charles Dickens best and most popular novel – even to English author Virginia Woolf who calls it the most perfect of all the Dickens novels. According to Eckel,

“With many lovers of the authors works David Copperfield ranks as the finest of his writings. With a book which gave to the world such characters as Betsy Trotwood, Micawber, the Pegottys and Mr. Dick. it would be strange if it had been otherwise.”



This first edition features the following first edition points – early editions of this work feature a variety of these points.



Item number: #20757

Price: $950



DICKENS, Charles



The Personal History of David Copperfield



London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

xiv, [2], 624

40 engravings by H.K. Browne

References: Grolier, Dickens 171; Eckel 77; Hodnett, 111-112;

Hodnett: “Dickens and Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration”

first edition points:

Engraved title page is dated 1850

p. viii – final i misaligned

Chapter xxvii listed in table contents at pp. 283, instead of pp. 282

"recal" line 1 on p. 16 and on p. 225 line 22

p. 19, 12 lines from bottom – "cha pter ;ut"

p. 132, line 20 – "screamed"

p. 182 – plate Somebody turns up, correctly placed

p. 387, 6 lines up – "coroboration"

p. 472, 13 lines from bottom – no quotes at end

p. 482 – contains dark plate

Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Edward Warner

Motto: NON NOBIS TANTUM NATI

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~8.5in X 5.75in (22cm x 14.5cm)



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