Lot 114 , Dickens, Charles - Little Dorrit, 1st edition, frontis, engraved portrait and printed titles, 38 plates (by H.K. Browne), contemporary

Dickens, Charles - Little Dorrit, 1st edition, frontis, engraved portrait and printed titles, 38 plates (by H.K. Browne), contemporary maroon half morocco and marbled boards, gilt decorated and panelled spine, marbled edges and endpapers, 1857
Estimate £80-100

Spine and covers worn, 3 plates loose and with some edges frayed, marginal and other staining title, frontis and other plates /(some on engraved surfaces, text reasonable. Smith 12 - pagination agrees, save lacks pp XIII and XIV (list of plates / errata), no half title called for, the 'Rigaud' slip, some copies only, not present, all flaws listed appear present (uncorrected)


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Sold for £130