Little Dorrit

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue pictorial wrappers. Very good in fine custom, felt lined three quarter maroon morocco and marbled and red cloth drop down case. Browne, H.K.. 625 pages. 22 x 13 cm. In the 20 original parts (in 19). 40 engraved plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) including frontispiece and vignette title with latter, title page, Contents and List of Illustrations housed in last issue. The business relations of Dickens with Bradbury & Evans ended with "Little Dorrit." It was the last of the big novels issued by this firm. This novel like "Pickwick" was an assault on the archaism of imprisonment for debt. First issue with white slip in the center of p. 481 in part XVI, and uncorrected errors (Rigaud/Blandon) in part XV, B2 instead of BB2 on page 371, with Gimbel second issue point of page 573 correctly numbered. Text generally clean, some plates browned at margins, spines have a few nicks and small losses, moderate chipping to extremities of some issues. ECKEL, pp. 82-85. HATTON & CLEAVER, p.307, (Inventory #: 24318)