Lot 115 , Dickens, Charles - Bleak House, 1st edition, frontis, printed title and 38 plates (by H.K. Browne), 19th century red half calf and marb

Dickens, Charles - Bleak House, 1st edition, frontis, printed title and 38 plates (by H.K. Browne), 19th century red half calf and marbled boards, gilt ruled and decorated panelled spine with black label, marbled endpapers and edges, 1853
Estimate £100-140

A little corner and cover wear, but reasonable good binding, front inner hinge completely broken with spine and upper board loose, frontish with marked marginal staining, some plate staining - mostly marginal, pp.304-364 affected by creasing / scoring across text (slight in parts, text legible), affects 6 plates, text generally clean, Smith 10 - pagination agrees save lacks half and engraved titles, most flaws uncorrected (incl. relieved for received, p.620.


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Sold for £85