Lot 1290 , Dickens, Charles - Bleak House. First Edition, pictorial engraved and printed titles, frontis and 38 plates (by Hablot Brown). contemp. blind ruled and gilt decorated calf, rebacked preserving original panelled spine, ge

° Dickens, Charles - Bleak House. First Edition, pictorial engraved and printed titles, frontis and 38 plates (by Hablot Brown). contemp. blind ruled and gilt decorated calf, rebacked preserving original panelled spine, ge. and marbled e/ps. 1853
£120-160

Condition:
Sl. leather wear and the gilt faded, engr. title soiled as is frontis., the usual browning and spotting on plates - but mostly marginal, plt. (p.232) with marginal hole, at p.145 clean tear no loss (from fore-edge onto engr. surface), pp.254-272 with thin crease down the text (all readable), printed title lt. marked but text gen. clean; issue points include - p.19 elgble; p.209 chair; p.275 cousinship; lacks half title. (iii)-xvi, 642pp.

Sold for £80