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The personal history of David Copperfield
- Title
- The personal history of David Copperfield / by Charles Dickens (Boz.) ; with illustrations by H.K. Browne.
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1849-1851.
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- Description
- 20 pts. in 19 (viii, [17]-327 p., [8] leaves of plates) : ill.; 25 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Personal history, adventures, experience and observation of David Copperfield the younger, of Blunderstone Rookery, which he never meant to be published, on any account
- Note
- Each part (no.) in the original yellow paper covers, as issued 1849-1850 (the last a double no.). Title page, dated 1851, and other preliminaries in pt. 19/20. Publisher's advertisements on p. [2-4] of covers; additional publisher's catalog (8 p.) at end of pt. 1. Part no. altered in ms. for pts. 10 and 19/20 from 1 and 16 respectively.
- Title on covers of parts: 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.
- Subsequently issued in 1 v.; cf. Carr, L. VanderPoel Dickens, B224; Podeschi, J.B. Dickens, A127.
- Originally issued: London : Bradbury & Evans, May 1849-Nov. 1850, in 20 pts. in 19. Cf. Hatton & Cleaver. Periodical works of Dickens, p. 253.
- Illustrations: 8 prints : wood engraving ; full-page. Signed Gilbert & Gihon, sc. (1), W. Gihon, sc. (6); 1 is unsigned. Copies of 8 of the etchings by H.K. Browne in the original ed.
- Indexed In (note)
- Wilkins, W.G. First and early American editions of Dickens
- Language (note)
- Text in two columns.
- Call Number
- Arents BIP (Dickens, C. David 1849b) 00-81
- OCLC
- NYPG00-B4153
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
- Title
- The personal history of David Copperfield / by Charles Dickens (Boz.) ; with illustrations by H.K. Browne.
- Imprint
- Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1849-1851.
- Indexed In:
- Wilkins, W.G. First and early American editions of Dickens, p. 28
- Language
- Text in two columns.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.Gihon, William B.Gilbert, Reuben S.
- Research Call Number
- Arents BIP (Dickens, C. David 1849b) 00-81