Charles Dickens LITTLE DORRIT 1857 True 1st Ed 1st Issue Fine Binding
$ 263.48
Description
Charles Dickens LITTLE DORRIT 1857 True 1st Ed 1st Issue Fine Binding. Most notably, the page edges are marbled to match the covers, a signature of high-quality professional binding from the era. CONDITION & ILLUSTRATIONSIllustrations: All 40 original etched plates by "Phiz" are present, including the frontispiece and vignette title page.Dark Plates: Includes the 8 rare "Dark Plates" (machine-tinted etchings like "The Marshalsea Prison by Night"). For sale is a true First Edition, First Issue of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit (1857). This volume is a premier example of 19th-century craft, featuring a contemporary half-leather binding with vibrant "paisley" marbled boards. Most notably, the page edges are marbled to match the covers, a signature of high-quality professional binding from the era. This copy has been verified to contain all critical uncorrected errors found only in the earliest print run:Page xiv: Includes the 3-line errata footnote at the base of the preface.Page 317 (Line 27): Correctly features the "William" for "Frederick" error.Page 371: Printer's signature mark reads "B2" (later corrected to BB2).Pages 469–473: Retains the character name "Rigaud" before it was changed to Blandois in later issues. CONDITION & ILLUSTRATIONSIllustrations: All 40 original etched plates by "Phiz" are present, including the frontispiece and vignette title page.Dark Plates: Includes the 8 rare "Dark Plates" (machine-tinted etchings like "The Marshalsea Prison by Night"). These remain deep, black, and crisp with excellent contrast.Binding: The red leather spine features distinctive raised bands and elegant gold-embossed decorative borders. The binding is tight and secure.Interior: Generally clean and bright. While light foxing is present on blank margins and facing pages (as is standard for 1857 paper), the illustrations themselves remain sharp
