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Price: US$54.81 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1849 (Vol.I); 1850 (Vol. II + III); "Copyright Edition", published in the same year as the Bradbury & Evans edition. Collection of British Authors Vol. CLXXV, CLXXVI, CLXXVII; 3 volume set; 391, 384, 383 pages; blue half cloth with marbled boards and gilt lettering on spine. Very early English language edition (published in Germany), 15,5 x 11,5 cm. Complete Title: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger, of Blunderstone Rookery (which he never meant to be published on any account). Original paper wraps retained but pasted over by marbled endpapers when rebound. Boards have visible rub marks, rubbed through on corners, but gilt lettering and features on spine look nice. No foxing or blemishes or distracting yellowing but there are random pen and pencil marks throughout, small and discrete usually in the margins (see photos for typical examples) not very noticeable at first glance. All three volumes signed "Roger Perrineau, July 1942" on FFEP. Binding handles well but is compromised by cracks in front and back gutters of all 3 volumes.
Seller: Les Livres des Limbes, Chisseaux, France
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Volume ii only. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.
Price: US$115.28 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Type: Book Half bound in navy blue calf with marbled boards.
Seller: Strawberry Hill Books, Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$241.18 + shipping
Description: 8°. XVI, 624 S. mit radierten Frontispiz, rad. illustr. Titel u. 38 Radierungen. Ldr. d. Zt. mit goldgepr. Rückenschild mit reicher Rückenverg., Deckelfiletten, Innenkantenverg. u. marm. Schnitt Zweite Buchausgabe, die erste Ausgabe erschien 1848 bei Bradbury and Evans. - Mit der Tafel "On the dark road" (gegenüber S. 547); in den Zeilen 5 und 6 von unten auf S. 284 jeweils "Delight" statt "Joy" (Eckel 74); S. 324 (letzte Zeile) hier mit dem korrigierten Druckfehler "Captain" statt "Capatin" in der ersten Ausgabe. - Der engl. Künstler H. K. Browne (1815-1882) traf Charles Dickens im Frühjahr 1836, als dieser einen Illustrator für Die Pickwickier suchte. Eine seiner Radierungen signierte Browne mit dem Pseudonym "Phiz", weil er fand das es gut mit dem Pseudonym "Boz" von Ch. Dickens harmonierte. Die bekanntesten von Phiz illustrierten Bücher von Dickens sind David Copperfield, Die Pickwickier, Dombey und Sohn, Martin Chuzzlewit und Bleak House. - Rücken etwas berieben, vord. Gelenk unauffällig restauriert, Vorsätze etwas braunfleckig, sehr schönes sauberes und dekorativ gebundenes Exemplar. Sprache: englisch.
Seller: Antiquariat Haufe & Lutz, Karlsruhe, BW, Germany
Charles Dickens. The personal history of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$338.65 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: With illustrations by H.K. Browne. With errata page. Name of former owners: Eugène de Morsier (1826-1875), and his daughter Mathilde, 1888. Looks like a first edition, probably isn't. Binding is firm, green cloth.
Seller: ShepherdsBook, Yvonand, Switzerland
Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$384.26 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 2 volume set. Gutters cracked. Some dampstaining to boards - especially rear of volume 1. Some wear to leather. Volume 1 has a slight crack to head of front hinge. Cloth frayed at edges of volume 1. Ownership platea to f-feps. Front endpapers and title page heavily foxed. Illustrations throughout are heavily foxed and there is some foxing to other pages and rear pastedown. Corners bumped. Volume 2 has similar faults, but to a lesser degree. Both volumes are complete and are tight. The text is clean apart from somne foxing/browning. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Price: US$465.91 + shipping
Description: Provenance; bookplate of the Hon. Eustace Vesey. half-title and other plates foxed. Finely bound in later (early twentieth century) aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine uniformly sun-toned with minor wear to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains an uncommonly good example; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 624 pages; Early issue. Physical description; xvi, 624p., 40 plates ; 21.1cm. Edition: first issued in parts 1849-1850. Errata p. XV. Illustrations: etched title page and 39 etchings by H. K. Browne (Phiz). Referenced by: Eckel, J. S. p.77-78. Sadleir, M. 686. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$493.32 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 21,5 x 14 cm. Frontispiz, XIV (2), 624 Seiten. Mit gestochenem Frontispiz, gestochenem Titel und 38 gestochenen Tafeln von Browne. *Erste Buchausgabe. Erschien zuerst 1849 in 20 Lieferungsheften und dann 1850 in der hier vorliegenden Buchausgabe in schneller Folge diverser Druckvarianten. Hier ein noch früher Druck der ersten Buchausgabe mit der Jahresangabe "1850" auf dem gestochenen Titel und "chap ter" auf Seite 19. - Seite 132, Zeile 20 mit dem schon korrigierten "screwed" (statt zuvor "screamed"). - Laut Virginia Woolf "The most perfect of all Dickens novels", Dickens selbst bezeichnete seinen in Zügen autobiographischen Roman als seinen "Lieblingsroman". - Sauber und sehr gut erhalten. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1200 Halblederband der Zeit mit Rückenvergoldung und Lederecken.
Seller: Antiquariat Braun, Gengenbach, Germany
DICKENS, Charles.. The Personal History of David Copperfield.. , 1850.
Price: US$496.27 + shipping
Description: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Thick 8vo. Later half calf with gilt titled spine. (xvi, 624pp.). Illustrated by H.K. Browne with frontisp., additional illustrated title-page dated 1850, and 38 full-page engrvs. The plates as usual somewhat foxed and front end-papers heavily foxed, otherwise a fine complete copy of the 1st edition of the first of Dicken's big books being largely autobiographical.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$512.35 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book has marbled boards with maroon leather binding and corner reinforcements. Tooled spine with gilt lettering. Light rubbing and bumping to corners and spine ends, and some light grazing to hinges, all commensurate with age. Heavy foxing to frontispiece, and to illustrations throughout, to a greater of lesser degree. Occasional spotting throughout. A really beautiful copy. Please contact for images.
Seller: Compass Books, Devon, United Kingdom
Price: US$520.00 + shipping
Description: Provenance; bookplate of the Hon. Eustace Vesey. half-title and other plates foxed. Finely bound in later (early twentieth century) aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with the title blocked direct in gilt. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine uniformly sun-toned with minor wear to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains an uncommonly good example; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 624 pages; Early issue. Physical description; xvi, 624p., 40 plates ; 21.1cm. Edition: first issued in parts 1849-1850. Errata p. XV. Illustrations: etched title page and 39 etchings by H. K. Browne (Phiz). Referenced by: Eckel, J. S. p.77-78. Sadleir, M. 686. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
Price: US$544.37 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 'The Personal History of David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens. Bradbury and Evans 1850 first edition. Most first issue points noted. Half leather with marbled boards. Some cover wear. Firm binding. Small book plate. Sunning to spine. Some foxing, mainly to plates as is normal. Good. Publication date on engraved title page Page XV - Errata Page 16 - 'recal' not 'recall Page 132 - 'screwed' not 'screamed' Chapter XXVII is on page 282 not 283 as per contents page Dark plate opp. page 482 present. Last i in page viii not aligned. Page 387 coroboration is mis-spelt.
Seller: D & M Books, PBFA, Mirfield, United Kingdom
Price: US$563.58 + shipping
Description: Hardback 8vo. approx 8.5 x 6 inches. Halfbound dark polished calf with marbled paper to boards, raised banding with gilt decoration to spine with gilt lettered leather spine label. Grey endpapers. Speckled page edges. Deighton Binding. In very good condition. Quite heavily rubbed on spine, some rubbing to boards with a couple of scratches to front. Corners slightly bumped, small nick to leather on top rear corner. Binders label to corner of front endpaper ?Deighton, Worcester.? Neat inscription opposite ?George Still Clifton, Ripple Rectory 1850.? There is some moderate foxing to plates, but overall very mild compared to most examples of this age, and many plates still remain very clean with only some minor spots around edges. Complete with issue points (see additional notes). Else a very good clean and tight 1st edition. 624pp. Illustrated Frontis., pict.hf.title & 38 B&W etched plates by H.K. Browne. With the following issue points identified by Eckel: p482 dark plate facing; Chapter 27 at p282 instead of 283 as listed; final ?i? to pviii misaligned; p16 line 1 and p225 line 22 both read "recal" rather than "recall"; p19 line 39 reads "cha pter ; ut"; misspelling of ?coroboration? p387, 6th line from bottom; and the first state of the engraved vignette title page (dated). (ALL POINTS CORRECT EXCEPT LAST POINT) ?screamed? not corrected to ?screwed? p132 line 20.
Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Rebound from parts. Top edge gilt. Five raised bands. 624 pp. 38 plates (lacks plate at p. 420). Lacks half title page. "Screwed" instead of "screamed" on p.132. First issue points include errors 'recal' on first line of p.16, 'Chapter XXVII listed on page 283 but appearing on page 282, 1850 engraved into vignette title-page, uncorrected "cha pter" on page 19, p. viii in preface with last "i" not aligned, uncorrected "coroboration" on page 387. Light edge wear, including tips. Some spotting to the boards. Foxing to the vignette and to some of the plates. Sporadic, light foxing to pages containing text.
Seller: EGR Books, Centreville, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$712.57 + shipping
Description: Halbleder, gebunden; privater Einband (um 1920), marmoriertes Überzugspapier, dunkelgrüner, goldgeprägter Rücken, marmorierter Schnitt / Anz. Seiten: 624 / 15 x 21,3 x 4,3 cm / mit Illustrationen von H. K. Browne / Zustand: gut, leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Einband leicht berieben, oberes Kapital leicht begriffen, Papier leicht gebräunt und leicht stockfleckig, Illustrationstafeln stärker gebräunt teils stärker gebräunt (v.a. Titelillustration) Erstausgabe. First Edition Sprache: en
Seller: Buchfink Das fahrende Antiquariat, Brugg, AG, Switzerland
DICKENS, Charles.. David Copperfield. -Bradbury and Evans, Printers, Whitefriars, London, 1850.
Price: US$749.31 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION xiv - (i errata) - 624 pages half title, frontis, vignette title page with date, title page dated 1850 38 plates by H.K.Browne. Includes all internal flaws including "screwed" on page 132 as Smith pp77. Some spotting mainly to prelims and plates, the contents tight with no inscriptions. Bound in near contemporary 1/2 dark green morocco rubbing to head of spine and edges, the binding tight with no splits.
Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom
DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1850 David Copperfield 1ed Charles Dickens Illustrated English Browne Literature There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor. Charles Dickens David Copperfield is often regarded as Charles Dickens best and most popular novel even to English author Virginia Woolf who calls it the most perfect of all the Dickens novels. According to Eckel, With many lovers of the author's works David Copperfield ranks as the finest of his writings. With a book which gave to the world such characters as Betsy Trotwood, Micawber, the Pegottys and Mr. Dick. it would be strange if it had been otherwise. This first edition features the following first edition points early editions of this work feature a variety of these points. Item number: #23939 Price: $750 DICKENS, Charles The Personal History of David Copperfield London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o xiv, [2], 624 o 40 engravings by H.K. Browne References: Grolier, Dickens 171; Eckel 77; Hodnett, 111-112; o Hodnett: Dickens and Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration First edition points: o Engraved title page is dated 1850 o p. viii final i misaligned o Chapter xxvii listed in table contents at pp. 283, instead of pp. 282 o "recal" line 1 on p. 16 and on p. 225 line 22 o p. 19, 12 lines from bottom "cha pter ;ut" o p. 132, line 20 "screamed" has been corrected to "screwed" o p. 182 plate Somebody turns up , correctly placed o p. 387, 6 lines up "coroboration" o p. 472, 13 lines from bottom no quotes at end o p. 482 contains dark plate Provenance: Armorial bookplate Wadham Knatchbull, Harepath o Motto: IN CRUCIFIXA GLORIA MEA Language: English Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 23939 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Personal History of David Copperfield By Charles Dickens First Edition, First Issue, correct on all points Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850 Condition: NF Bound In Publishers Boards/Leather . Fully illustrated. Pages are edge marbled. It has been respined, but the rest of the binding is as original. Broadart tape at front and read hingers. Minimal foxing.
Seller: Barry Schoenborn, Collector, Lodi, CA, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles.. David Copperfield.. Bradbury & Evans. 1850, 1850.
Price: US$774.92 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. Half title, front. & engr. title sl. spotted, printed title, plates by H.K. Browne. Neatly bound in appropriate 20thC brown half calf, lighter brown cloth boards, spine ruled & directly lettered in gilt. Early gift inscription on half title: Lucy Holroyd from Henry Holroyd, Xmas 1852. v.g. The six-line errata follows the list of plates.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
DICKENS, Charles.. David Copperfield.. Bradbury & Evans. 1850, 1850.
Price: US$817.19 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. Half title, front. & engr. title a little browned, printed title, plates by H.K. Browne. Contemp. half calf, spine gilt in compartments, black leather label, marbled boards & edges; spine faded & a little rubbed. The six-line errata follows the list of plates.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
DICKENS, Charles.. David Copperfield.. Bradbury & Evans. 1850, 1850.
Price: US$915.82 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. Half title, front. & engr. title sl. spotted, printed title, plates by H.K. Browne. Sl. later half tan calf by G. Dunford of Newport, I.O.W., spine with raised gilt bands, maroon morocco label, marbled boards & edges. Early bookplate with signature of E.Y. Cowey. An attractive copy with nice clean plates. The six-line errata follows the list of plates.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$934.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. Recent rebind in half brown calf and brown buckram boards, gilt ruled spine compartments with maroon and black leather spine labels, new endpapers, all edges marbled. Pp. xiv, errata, [1]-624. Illustrated with 40 engravings in total (includes frontispiece, and engraved title-page). First edition, first issue with date on engraved title page, the misprint "screamed" on page 132, and with Chap. XXVII on page 282 (not 283 as listed). Mild to medium foxing to several pages, with heavier foxing on the frontispiece and engraved title-page, and with some thumbing, ink signature of previous owner John F. Perry (late 19th-century member of various Antiquarian and Archaelogical Societies), and small blind embossed stamp on front blank, otherwise interior good, in a very good recent binding.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION, IN HALF LEATHER. first issue point date on title plate BRADBURY PUB IN 1850 FOXED PLATES.
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1041.44 + shipping
Description: Halbtitel, gestoch. Frontisp., gestoch. Titel, XIV, 624 S., Kopfgoldschnitt, marmorierte Vorsätze Smith, Nr. 9, S. 76 ff. - Erste Ausgabe, First Edition. Early issue with following points. Chapt. XXVII listed 283 but falls in 282, p. 16, line 1 and p. 225 line 22 recal, p 19 cha pter, p. 387 coroboration, p. 472 no closing on. - Frontisp. u. gestoch. Titel stark gebräunt, die Tafeln teils gebräunt, Text sauber und gut erhalten, hübscher Halbmarroquinband. Frontisp. and engraved title strongly browned, some of the plates browned, else clean and well preserved. - nice Harlfmarroquin Binding Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550 Gr.-8°, Späterer Halbmarroquinband, vergold. Rückentitel, reiche Rückenvergoldung
Seller: Antiquariat Werner Steinbeiß, München, Germany
DICKENS, Charles. David Copperfield.. Bradbury & Evans. 1850, 1850.
Price: US$1056.71 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION. Front., vignette title, plates; with front wrapper to part I bound in as a half title. Handsomely bound in full tree calf, gilt spine, borders & dentelles, red & green morocco labels; with what appear to be light scorch marks on the spine panels, but still an attractive copy. The six-line errata follows the list of plates.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans 1850, London, 1850.
Price: US$1088.73 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bound from the parts with the original blue wrap covers tipped-in at front and rear. xv, 624 pp. Quarter maroon leather over blue paper-covered boards. Remains of dark blue hand-lettered title label to spine. Spine and boards lightly worn. Hinges split but binding firm. Edges untrimmed. Matching blue paper endpapers. Early bookplate to front pastedown. Dated title page. Errata leaf at (xv). 'Screamed' instead of 'screwed' on p. 132. Original stab marks mostly visible at gutter. Full-page illustrations by H. K. Browne. Scattered light foxing. Scarce first issue. A unique copy. Good to VG condition. 8vo. Illustrated
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1110.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, bound in 3/4 emerald polished calf & marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Engraved title and frontis badly foxed, lacks rear endpaper. Literature, Classic, Illustrated, leather. axxsl
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA, Dade City, FL, U.S.A.
DICKENS, CHARLES. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1121.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. Rebound in half brown calf with marbled boards, gilt decorated spine compartments with red leather spine label, plain endpapers. First edition, first issue in one volume with date on title pages, all first edition points except on page 132, line 20, "screwed" appears instead of "screamed." Pagination i-xiv, errata with 6 lines as called for, 624, [8]-page publisher's adverts., includes half-title. All plates present including Browne's second "dark plate," 'The River' at page 482, (the first was in "Dombey and Son.") What Browne tried to do with the dark plates was to produce the effect of mezzotinting on an etched plate. A very nice, clean copy, however, the preliminary pages are quite brittle and with minor chipping, some foxing to a few plates only, as usual. One of the "important" titles in the Dickens ouevre. Gimbel A122; Muir p. 94, 96.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Dickens, Charles. DAVID COPPERFIELD. Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 624 pp; first edition, first state. 3/4 red leather binding with marbled boards, bound from original parts. Binding is not modern. Minor edge wear and scuffing on leather and boards, some toning on endpages, some foxing on plates. Previous owner's bookplate has been partially removed from front pastedown. A beautiful book in tight binding.; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.
Seller: GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: Very good with cracked hinges and weak rear hinge. Covers are rubbed with heaviest rubbing on edges. Upper right corner of front cover has a small bump. Plates, frontispiece and engraved half-title are foxed. Page 91 has a corner loss that does not obstruct the text
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 624pp. Half green morocco over marbled boards. Four raised bands on spine. Gilt titles on red spine label. Rubbing to boards and extremities, corners slightly bumped. Binding tight, spine straight, hinges sound. Notes from previous seller on front paste down in pencil, small blue check mark in ink. Previous owner's name in ink on half-title, with date September 5, 1855. Date of publication on engraved endpaper. Pages age toned. Foxing to plates, as is common in this edition. 40 engraved plates by H.K. Browne (38 plus two-page frontispiece). Six-line errata follows list of illustrations. Following first issue points present: chapter XXVII listed as beginning on page 283 in the table of contents but actually begins on page 282; uncorrected "cha pter" on page 19; "viii" in preface with last "i" not aligned; uncorrected "coroboration" on page 387; uncorrected "recal" on pages 16 and 225; Lacking "screwed" for "screamed" on page 132. Considered Dickens's most autobiographical novel (and which he described as his "favourite child", David Copperfield follows his namesake character from birth to maturity. Handsome copy of the beloved novel, pairing Dickens and H.K. Browne's evocative illustrations.
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, xiv, 624 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in half red leather and red cloth boards with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Heavy rubbing to edges and corners of boards, hinges, and head and tail of spine. Partial splitting at top edge of front hinge. Moderate scuffing to spine and boards. Spine slightly cocked. Marbled edges of textblock faded. With marbled endpapers. Half title page present. First gathering coming loose from binding. Age toning with light scattered staining throughout. With the following first issue points present: chapter XXVII listed as beginning on page 283 in the table of contents but actually begins on page 282; uncorrected "cha pter" on page 19; "viii" in preface with last "i" not aligned; uncorrected "coroboration" on page 387; uncorrected "recal" on pages 16 and 225; Lacking "screwed" for "screamed" on page 132, "1850" on the vignette title page. Shelved in Case 2. 1377461. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. London Bradbury & Evans, 1850.
Price: US$1214.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Recently bound in half calf over marbled boards and housed in a linen covered solander box. With the following first edition points: chapter XXVII on pg. 282 instead of pg. 283 as listed in the contents; pg. 16, line 1 & pg. 225, line 22 with 'recal' instead of 'recall'; pg.19, 12 lines from the bottom 'chapter ;ut'; pg. 387, 6 lines from the bottom 'coroboration' instead of 'corroboration'; pg. 472, 13 lines from the bottom, there is no closing of the quotation marks. Last i in page viii not aligned. Contains the second of Phiz's so-called 'dark plates' on pg. 482. Date on engraved frontis, half title and six line errata on pg. XV. Plate 'Somebody turns up' at pg. 192 and not 182 as called for; 'screwed instead of 'screamed' on line 20 of pg. 132. (only noted in some very early copies) A usual amount of foxing to the plates, particularly the page edges. Foxing and tide marks to the frontis and engraved title page with one small repair Dimensions: 15 x 22cm
Seller: Quagga Books ABA ; ILAB, Cape Town, South Africa
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Personal History of David Copperfield. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850, First Edition, Early State, re-backed spine, beautiful leather binding & gilt-work, lacking one plate out of thirty-eight on p. 233 entitled "I Make he Acquaintance of Miss Mowcher." 624 pp, 8.5 x 5.5", 8vo. ** Points of first edition - p. 30, line 13: period after "and"; p. 132, line 20: the word "screwed" ; p. 285, lines 7-8: no quotation marks. In good condition. Normal age related wear to extremities. Edges of boards scuffed & corners bumped/worn. Head and tail of spine rubbed. Gilt lettering & deco exhibit a few spots of dulled gilt, but overall bright and clean. All edges gilt. Re-backed spine in excellent condition - beautiful restoration. Marbled end-papers clean and bright. Three different previous ownership signatures found on original front fly-leaf: G.M. Rees, Jamie Leuior, and Alma Rhead. Light toning throughout text-block; a few instances of finger-soiling. No known marginalia. Age-staining exhibited to plates, with light off-setting. Re-backed binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. An excellent first edition, early issue of David Copperfield with leather binding and excellent restoration work. Dickens originally printed the novel as a serial in 1849 and 1850. Upon the release of the final installment, Bradbury & Evans published the first bound book edition on November 14, 1850. Beautiful gilt work and marbled end-pages. Absolutely gift quality for any Charles Dickens admirer. Only minor imperfection is one missing plate out of thirty-eight (not including frontispiece & vignette).
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Solid copy - 3/4 leather. Orange leather with marbled cover , edges and endpapers. First Edition early issue. Screamed on page 132 has been changed to screwed.All other points present. All illustrations present. Very good copy corners mildly worn.
Seller: Culpepper Books, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1280.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound by F. Lankester, Bury St Edmunds, in tan brown half leather with marbled boards, gilt and blind stamped decs to spine. Engraved title page bound into front of vol 2, featuring publishers date of 1850 beneath. Other first issue points include errors 'recal' on first line of p.16, 'screwed' on p.132 and chapter XXVII beginning on p.282 rather than p.283 listed in contents. Spines lightly sunned with small nicks/tears to vol 2. Boards rubbed/scratched with light chipping to edges. Crayon marking to top edges. Gutters cracked but contents remain solid. Bookplates to front pastedowns, small ink '5/-' to corner of ffeps. Foxing throughout, particularly to plates which are also browned. Otherwise a clean and sturdy pair of volumes. Size: 8vo 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Price: US$1308.96 + shipping
Description: First edition. Tall 8vo., cont. dark green half morocco, cloth, raised bands, elaborate gilt compartments, leather spine label, (xvi), 624pp. With illustrations. This should have the date "1850" under the publisher on the vignette title but in this copy the page has been cropped so it is impossible to determine. Some foxing and browning to plates, a bit of speckling to the cloth, small split in the outer front spine gutter but this is still a very good copy in an attractive binding.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada
Dickens, Charles. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 624 pages. In Good plus Condition. Bound in half green leather with marbled paper boards. Spine is paneled with gilt tooling and lettering and red spine label. Top edge of text dyed black. Boards show rubbing to corners exposing boards, partial splitting to both joints, and moderate edge wear and shelf wear. Text block has mild to moderate age toning and previous owner's name on front endpaper. With the following first issue points present: 1850 engraved into vignette title-page; chapter XXVII listed on page 283 but appearing on page 282; uncorrected "cha pter" on page 19; "viii" in preface with last "i" not aligned; uncorrected "coroboration" on page 387; 'recal' on pages 16 and 225. Lacking "screwed" for "screamed" on page 132. Interior clean, with mild foxing to plates and light waviness to text block. Shelved in Case 13. 1371232. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, first issue, with engraved title dated 1850. The misprint "screamed" (for "screwed") is uncorrected in this copy, at p.132, line 20. Illustrated by H.K. Browne. 624pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, rubbed and faded, frontispiece toned, last plate toned, rest of plates clean Illustrated by H.K. Browne. 624pp. 1 vols. 8vo First Edition, first issue, with engraved title dated 1850. The misprint "screamed" (for "screwed") is uncorrected in this copy, at p.132, line 20.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: . The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. Full Description: DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First edition. First issue of text (except for p. 132, but this first issue point is only present in the very earliest copies). Octavo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 205 x 133 mm). [i-vii]viii[ix]x-xii[xiii]xiv[xv-xvi] [1]2-624. Complete with forty inserted plates by Phiz including the frontispiece and the vignette title-page. Handsomely rebound in late 19th-century half polished tan calf, over tan cloth boards. Spine elaborately stamped in gilt. Spine with red and blue morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Spine is slightly darkened. With the exception of the frontispiece, vignette title and plate facing page 544, all plates are very clean. Overall a very good copy. Hatton and Cleaver, pp. 253-272. Smith, Dickens, I, 9. HBS 69046. $1,500.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1725.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Frontis, extra-illus. title, 38 full page plates, 8.5 x 5.5", half leather; marbled boards, 624pp, covers rubbed, spine sunned with some scratches, extremities lightly bumped and worn, former owner's ink inscription on front fly, small bookbinder's label inside rear cover (Caldwell, Dublin), lacking half-title but with Errata leaf, minor spotting and finger soiling throughout but still a nice copy of the FIRST BOOK EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with all points from the Walter E. Smith/Heritage Bookshop bibliography).
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1793.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A smart first edition copy of Charles Dickens' renowned novel, David Copperfield, with illustrations throughout by Phiz. The first edition. With the following first issue points: Chapter XXVII is at page 282 rather than 283 as listed to the contents, the final 'i' to page viii is misaligned, misspelling of 'coroboration' to page 387, six lines from the bottom, 'screamed' is not corrected to 'screwed' at page 132 line 20. Including six lines of errata. Rebound in full cloth with gilt detail to the spine. With an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside thirty-eight plates. Collated complete. Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books, including 'Bleak House', and 'Dombey and Son'. A somewhat autobiographical novel, Dickens's celebrated bildungsroman follows the eponymous character from infancy to maturity. Claimed by Dickens to be his own favourite amongst his works, it marked a turning point in his oeuvre, separating his novels of youth and those of maturity. The half title page is present. Rebound in full cloth. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Light marks to the boards. Internally, binding strained to the half title page but otherwise firmly bound. Pages age-toned but generally bright and clean. Spotting throughout, heavier to the plates. Spotting and darkening to the frontispiece and engraved title page. Scattered handling marks throughout. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Illustrated by H.K. Browne. 8vo, 624 pages, very clean of foxing, handsomely rebound in full tan morocco, brown leather spine labels, decoratively gilt spine. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First Edition. With most of the first issue points except "screamed" on p. 132. Errata page present.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$1950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Early 20th century three quarters blue crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Bookplates of Jeffrey Stern and Christopher Clark Geest to front pastedown. Original wrappers for parts IV and VII at front (laid in and bound in, respectively). Spine gently sunned and light rubbing to extremities. Generally clean internally with only a few spots of foxing to a handful of plates. A handsome copy of one of Dickens' best, and his most autobiographical novel. Early issue without the misprint: "screamed" for "screwed" on page 132 line 20 (often lacking from first edition copies); but with the other issue points, including: Chapter XXVII is on page 282 rather than page 283 as listed in the table of contents; 16: 1 and 225: 22 both read "recal" rather than "recall"; 19: 39 reads "cha pter ; ut"; 387: 45 reads "coroboration" rather than "corroboration"; 472: 37 has no closing of the quotation marks; and the first state of the engraved vignette title page (dated) is present. "David Copperfield has always been among Dickens' most popular novels and was his own 'favorite child.' The work is semi-autobiographical and although the title character differed from his creator in many ways, Dickens used him to relate early personal experiences that had meant much to him -- his work in a factory, his schooling, and his emergence from parliamentary reporting into successful novel writing" (Britannica). Like many of Dickens' novels, David Copperfield uses an individual, tracing his widening system of relationships as he moves through life, to explore the interconnectedness of humans, the way race, gender, and class can affect their paths, and the degree to which we have free-will. Near Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, 1850.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher: Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850. VERY GOOD- hardcover bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt title on the spine, and marbled edges. Dickens said, "Of all my books, I like this the best." Scuffing to the front and rear panels. Wear at the extremities. Soiling. No previous owner names or markings. First Edition, First Printing.
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield.. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in three quarters calf, illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. In very good condition. A nice example. "Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration," and Copperfield was their "most popular success" (Hodnett, 111-12).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, xiv, [2], 624pp. Full red morocco, portrait and signature stamped in gilt to covers. Five gilt-embellished raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Ornate gilt trim, turn-ins, and gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun Riviere in Bath, England. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase. Solid text block, slight bow to covers. Includes first issue points as named in Smith, notably p. 16, line 1 "cha pter" spacing; p. 30, line 13 period after "and"; and a lack of quotes on lines 7 and 8 of page 285. An early issue, with "screwed" on page 132, line 20. Complete with 40 full-page plates, including frontispiece and vignette title page. (Smith 1, 9). David Copperfield was originally printed as a serial in 1849 and 1850. Upon the release of the final installment, Bradbury and Evans published the first bound book edition on November 14, 1850.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles.. The Personal History of David Copperfield.. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850, 1850.
Price: US$2241.51 + shipping
Description: First edition, bound from the original monthly parts. "Copperfield received considerable critical acclaim and before long was widely held to be his greatest work. Undoubtedly it became for very many readers, then as now, his best-loved novel, an opinion in which Dickens himself coincided, calling it in a preface to the book of 1867 his 'favourite child'" (ODNB). Eckel p. 77; Hatton & Cleaver p. 253; Kremers pp. 97-100; Smith I 9. Octavo (211 x 136 mm). Late 19th-century purple half morocco, spine lettered in gilt, gilt in compartments, marbled sides, endpapers, and edges. Etched frontispiece, vignette title page, and 38 plates. Bound without half-title. Slight wear to cover edges, light browning to plates as usual: a very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$2241.51 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A smart first edition, first issue of Charles Dickens's Victorian bildungsroman, David Copperfield. Illustrated throughout by Phiz. The first edition, first issue. Bound from the parts, with small stab holes to the gutters.With first issue points, including six lines of errata.With the following first issue points identified by Eckel: dark plate facing page 482; Chapter XXVII is at page 282 rather than 283 as listed to the contents, and the final 'i' to page viii is misaligned; misspelling of 'coroboration' to page 387, six lines from the bottom.; 'screamed' is not corrected to 'screwed' at page 132 line 20.Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside a further thirty-eight plates. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books, including 'Bleak House', and 'Dombey and Son'.Bound without half title.A somewhat autobiographical novel, Dickens's celebrated bildungsroman follows the eponymous character from infancy to maturity. Claimed by Dickens to be his own favourite amongst his works, it marked a turning point in his oeuvre, separating his novels of youth and those of maturity. Rebacked, in a full morocco binding with original back strip laid down and boards restored. Fading to rear board, with light rubbing to board perimeters. Area of discolouration to front board. Tail of front hinge starting, with board holding firm. Hinges reinforced with tape, with further tape reinforcement between pages 622 and 623. Internally, firmly bound. Heavy discolouration and foxing to engraved title page and frontispiece, with significant spotting to further plates. Pages generally bright. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield.. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition in book form of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt tooling to the spine and raised gilt bands, frontispiece, pictorial title page and 38 etched plates by H. K. Browne. In very good condition. âWith many lovers of the authorâs works David Copperfield ranks as the finest of his writings. With a book which gave to the world such characters as Betsy Trotwood, Micawber, the Pegottys and Mr. Dickâ¦. it would be strange if it had been otherwiseâ (Eckel, 77). âDickens and Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration,â and Copperfield was their âmost popular successâ (Hodnett, 111-12). "Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration," and Copperfield was their "most popular success" (Hodnett, 111-12).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield.. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, all edges marbled, illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. In near fine condition, contemporary bookplate to the front pastedown. A very nice example. "Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration," and Copperfield was their "most popular success" (Hodnett, 111-12).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good first edition with most first issue points. Rebound. Some water damage to first few pages before main title page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield.. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$3800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in calf by Morrell, gilt and tooling titles to the spine, raised bands, triple gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In near fine condition. Illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. An exceptional example. "Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration," and Copperfield was their "most popular success" (Hodnett, 111-12).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$3945.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in decorative boards. Owner bookplate on front pastedown. Brief owner inscription on 2nd FEP. Illustrations by H. K. Brown.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Beautiful leather-bound first edition, first issue, with "screamed" instead of "screwed" on page 132. Foxing on early pages, but not the main title page, which is quite clean. Former owner's bookplate attached to front pastedown.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$4200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first issue. xiv, errata sheet, 624pp. (Title page dated 1850; "screamed" for "screwed" error present on p. 132, single quote mark on p. 369.) Very Good bound in 19th century three-quarter dark brown leather binding over marbled boards. Binding rubbed, with leather spine slightly pulled at the crown. Minor rubbing to ends and tips. All edges marbled. Front and rear inner hinges exposed, slightly more tender at the front though binding remains stable. Armorial bookplate of former owner on front pastedown. Foxing and offsetting, primarily to plates and the adjacent pages. The first appearance in book form of Dicken's classic detailing his life from infancy to adulthood.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield.. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of "the most perfect of all the Dickens novels" (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne. An exceptional presentation. "Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration," and Copperfield was their "most popular success" (Hodnett, 111-12).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$8625.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 20 Parts in 19. Illus. by H.K. Browne, each 9 x 5.5", pictorial wraps, 624pp + pp, covers rubbed, soiled, edge-chipped/torn, plates spotted to varying degrees, in a two-part leather-backed cloth slipcase (a bit worn with bookplates of former owners inside folding cloth portfolio). Includes the ads, even the hard-to-find Letts, Son & Steer sample pages in part VIII. Part XIX/XX has last "i" raised on page "viii". FIRST EDITION. With unsigned silhouette etching of David Copperfield identified in pencil.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$10587.50 + shipping
Description: First edition in book form; 8vo; 40 illustrations by Hablot K. Browne ('Phiz'), including frontispiece and vignette title page (earlier state with date), without publisher's ads at end, foxing and browning primarily to plates (as usual); original olive-green cloth, elaborately bordered in blind (not noted in Smith), gilt lettering to spine, yellow coated endpapers, superficial restoration to spine, spine sunned, extremities slightly rubbed with some fraying; housed in custom quarter green morocco blue and green cloth box. First edition in book form in variant binding. Dickens would write in his preface to the 1869 edition of David Copperfield, that: 'Of all my books, I like this the best. It will be easily believed that I am a fond parent to every child of my fancy, and that no one can ever love that family as dearly as I love them. But, like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield'. Smith I, 9; Sadleir 686.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$12500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Contemporary half red calf. Plates foxed as usual. Light wear. Very good. FIRST EDITION in book form with the vignetted engraved title page dated 1850. A superb association copy from the library of novelist E. M. Forster, author of A Room with a View, A Passage to India, Howards End, and others. Forsters Aspects of the Novel (1927) discusses Dickens. E.M. Forsters father died early in his youth and his childhood was dominated his mother, aunts and cousins. Among the most prominent was his paternal great-aunt Marianne Thornton, whose ₤8000 legacy was invaluable to Forster. Her niece Edith was the first owner of this book which was read by the young Forster cousins. The Forster family copy of David Copperfield became a part of E. M. Forsters library where it remained until his death. Upon E.M. Forsters death his library was divided between Kings College, his friends and a sale catalog by W. Heffer and Sons booksellers. The present volume was lot 88 in that catalog. Of all Dickenss novels, David Copperfield is the most enchanting. Few novelists have ever captured more poignantly the feeling of childhood, the brightness and magic and terror of the world as seen through the eyes of a child and colored by his dawning emotions. The first of the authors books to be written in the first person, David Copperfield is based on Dickens personal experience and is thus of cardinal significance to the psychologist and biographer (Edgar Johnson). In the preface Dickens declared David Copperfield to be his favorite child: It will easily be believed that I am a fond parent to every child of my fancy, and that no one can ever love that family as dearly as I love them. But, like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield. Like Robinson Crusoe and Grimms Fairy Tales and the Waverly Novels, Pickwick and David Copperfield are not books, but stories communicated by word of mouth in those tender years when fact and fiction merge, and thus belong to the memories and myths of life, and not to its esthetic experiences (Virginia Woolf). Provenance: the Forster family copy, with E. M. Forsters bookplate and the early family inscription Ella Forster from Edith Forster Christmas Day 1859. Sold ca. 1970 as part of Forsters library in W. Heffer & Sons, Catalogue 7 E. M. Forster, item 88.
Seller: 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop, Stevenson, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$20000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Editions, First Printings bound in the ORIGINAL blue/green wrappers. A complete set with twenty numbers bound in nineteen parts that were issued monthly beginning in May 1849 and ending with a double number in November 1850. A beautiful set! All the wrappers are ORIGINAL with NO missing pages. The colors on the spines match and have benefitted from professional restoration. Overall, a lovely set housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation and presentation. We buy Charles Dickens First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1850.
Price: US$22500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st edition. Original (publisher's) green cloth, variant stamping to the binding not recorded by Smith, and though variant often means later, this copy can't be later, as it has the 1850 date on both title pages (the key 1st issue point) and 19 of the 20 internal 1st state points listed by Smith, a percentage greater than many copies in the common binding that Smith does describe and picture. Endpapers toned, short tear to the half title mended, foxing to the margins of the plates (more so at the beginning and end) but the text is clean and let me be unmistakable about what this is. It's otherwise in fine condition, startlingly bright, unfaded, the covers unmarked, and never abused, and rare like this, and you will watch many birthdays pass by before you see another copy that looks like our copy, with an unfaded spine, and intact, unrepaired inner paper hinges, and get this: Copperfield in cloth is the most difficult Dickens novel to acquire in fine condition confirmed by Michael Sadleir who assembled the most comprehensive collection of Victorian novels in cloth, and from his experience he provided us with 2 lists of comparative scarcities for Dickens' novels in cloth, one of them ranking their scarcity regardless of condition and another ranking their scarcity in fine condition, and on that list of Dickens' novels in fine condition Davie Copperfield is ranked first over, even, the notoriously elusive 1st editions, fine in cloth, of Pickwick Papers and Great Expectations).
Seller: Biblioctopus, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD. Bradbury & Evans, 1850.
Price: US$28819.44 + shipping
Description: First edition. First state of vignette title page (dated). Publisher's primary binding of sage green cloth stamped in blind with ruled border and central arabesque to covers and lettered in gilt on the spine. A very good copy indeed with the spine slightly faded and dusty and a few trivial marks, but the cloth entirely without repair. Internally, generally very fresh with minor, superficial repair to the hinges, pronounced foxing to the frontispiece and engraved title, but the remainder of the plates, for the most part, notably clean. An exceptionally well preserved copy. Thirty nine full page steel engravings by H. K. Browne. David Copperfield, described by Dickens as "my favourite child", marks a step change in the author's career, a transition from composer of popular, picaresque, comedies to great novelist. It now ranks as one of the great novels of the nineteenth century. Sadleir listed it at the top of his list of comparative scarcities for Dickens in fine condition an we have found it consistently the most difficult of Dickens' major works to find in good unrepaired cloth. This is due in part to its shape and size. Like all of Dickens's octavo novels, the contents were simply too bulky for the flimsy binding. With Copperfield this issue was probably exacerbated by its popularity: the serialisation was an instant hit with the public and so when the completed novel was available it was read heavily or rebound for posterity. Smith 9
Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United Kingdom