Dombey and Son Agatha Christie [1–2] 3–232: [9] leaves of

[1–2] 3–232: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing pp

the dust jacket has been repaired with strong

light cocking to spine

Bound in red cloth with pictorial stamping on the cover and spine in tan and black

164–165 and 308–309)

Dombey and Son Agatha Christie [1–2] 3–232: [9] leaves ofDICKENS, Charles. Dombey and Son. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Demy octavo, recently rebound in quarter brown morocco with cloth sides, with gilt lettering, motifs and five raised bands to spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. First edition in book form of one of Dickens' greatest works and "the first one to have an explicitly contemporary setting" (ODNB). With 40 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"), including the famous first published