THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
LONDON: BRADBURY & EVANS, MAY 1849--NOVEMBER 1850. BROWNE, H.K. IN THE ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS (20 in 19). WRAPPERS. All monthly parts, 20 in 19. Plates very good to Fine, tissue guards in place. Spines expertly renewed on most parts. The following parts are COMPLETE and in accord with Hatton and Cleaver: I, II, III, IV, V, VII, IX, XI, XIII, XIV, XV, XVII, XVIII and XIX/XX. The remaining parts are lacking these ads: #VI, "Waterlow & Sons" ad; VIII, "Letts Diary" ad, and the "Periodical for Ladies" ad is a variant; #X, Waterlow & Sons ad, #XII, "Familiar in their Mouths...." and "Visit to the Exhibition" ad; #XVI, "Punch's Holidays" and "Household Words" ads. Small archival repair to front wrap of #1 and #XIII, and to the fore-edge of "Leila" ad in IX. Faint owner name on front wrap of IX, XII and XIX/XX; owner name erased from front wrap of #II. Bookseller ticket on front wrap of XVII. Scuff on front wrap of #VIII and #XIII. Light soiling to wrappers but overall very good. Internally clean and bright. Highly collectible. Item #10625
Price: $12,500.00