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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857.
8vo (203 x 131 mm). Frontispiece, additional pictorial title and 38 engraved plates by Hablot Knight Browne (“Phiz”). (Some spotting and soiling.) Late 19th-century half black sheep gilt, marbled boards, red-stained edges (minor wear to extremities, front hinge starting).
FIRST EDITION, bound from the original monthly parts. FIRST ISSUE, with "Rigaud" for "Blandois" on pages 469, 470, 472, and 473. Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 307-330; Smith I:12.
The Library of John Leonard Gillis Sold to Support the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto
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