Bleak House.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition. 8vo. (iii)-xvi, 624 pp, bound without the half title. 19th century red half calf over marbled boards, rebacked to style in a close matching leather, gilt lettered green label and gilt rules, endpapers and all edges marbled, early armorial bookplate of Thomas Erskine ("Trial by Jury") to the front pastedown. Frontispiece, additional title vignette and thirty eight plates. Foxing to the plates, some quite extensively, else very good. Smith, 1, 10. An early issue containing all but two of Smith's points for a first issue and the bibliographer notes that one of these only appear in some copies. Item #51647
Price: £300.00