VERY RARE - SCARCE EDITION
TRUE FIRST EDITION/RARE FIRST PRINTING 
FINE ORIGINAL POLISHED CALF LEATHER BINDING  

BLEAK HOUSE
by
CHARLES DICKENS

LONDON: Bradbury and Evans. 1853. TRUE FIRST EDITION. FIRST PRINTING. First issue-first state.1st Printing. 8vo. 8.5" x 5.75" Inches. (LxB). With the half-title, frontispiece, vignette title, Pp. [v], viii-xvi + [1]-624 pages. This copy is from the first printing, with "compu" on page 19 & "chair" on page 209. With 40 inserted plates (ten dark plates) including frontispiece with tissue guard and vignette title by H.K. Browne, bound in contemporary full fine brown polished calf "Dickens" signature in gilt on front cover, spine with 5 raised bands with compartments fully gilt decorated in a diamond pattern, gilt maroon morocco labels, endpapers and top edges gilt. Bound from the original parts, with stab holes visible at the inner margins, with the Bradbury & Evans imprint on the vignette title (later changed to Chapman & Hall). (Eckel 80-81; Podeschi 130-1). This title is considered by many to be Dickens's masterpiece, one of the greatest novels ever written in the English language. Although, on its face, BLEAK HOUSE is a satiric indictment of the British court system, Dickens's brush is much broader than that. BLEAK HOUSE is about the mistreatment of children, the hypocrisy of the upper classes, false charity, and vain hopes. It is filed with mystery, satire, suspense, pathos, and intrigue." . A classic work. Complete as issued.  There are numerous close-up pictures of the contents given below; please click on them for a detailed description (See Scans below). Please take some time to view the 50+ pictures in detail, in order to gain a full idea of the contents and condition. 

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CONDITION REPORT: A rare book in a fine full polished calf leather binding, with the front board re-attached (See the last Scan below), minor wear/tear/scuffing to covers, spine, ends & corners (See Scans below), the pages with minor age toning are clean & bright, the plates are a bit browned, as usual (See Scans below), the binding is tight & intact (See Scans below). The leather is smooth & supple to the touch (See Scans below). There are many close-up pictures for your kind perusal. Please click on any of the 50+ images above & below in the listing for enlarged close-up pictures of details, virtues & flaws (See Scans below).

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