Bleak House
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853.
First edition, first printing. With textual errors: "elgble" on page 19, line 6; "chair" on page 209, line 23; "counsinship" on page 275, line 22. Provenance: the Kenyon-Starling, William Self, Charles Henry Hough copy with their bookplates to the front paste down. Bound in publisher's original green cloth decorated in blind, with spine lettered in gilt. With 38 illustrated plates plus frontis and engraved title page. Near Fine with toning to the spine, light fraying to corners and spine ends. Front and rear inner hinge are exposed, the front held in place by the cords and binding a little fragile. Small areas of wear to the front free endpaper with owner note penciled to the verso. Contents tanned, with plates a little darkened as usual. A fantastic copy in the original cloth, without restoration or repair and extremely uncommon in such superlative condition, with a fantastic provenance. Item #140944703
Price: $9,500