Charles Dickens - Dombey and Sons - 1848

"Dombey and Son" by Charles Dickens and illustrated by H.K. Browne - Bradbury and Evans, London - 1848 first UK edition - 18cmx15cm - condition: bound in two volumes with two title pages, frontispiece and plates present, boards detached, spines laid in book, some page foxing. As ever, please see pictures for a clearer impression of the books.

True first edition pointers:

'Punch' holes of the original monthly issue bindings.

The books contain specific textual errors, including:

Page 14: "aint" is missing an apostrophe.
Page 26: "fidgetty" is misspelled.
Page 40: "shewed" and "shew" instead of "showed" and "show."
Page 284: The word "Delight" appears instead of "Joy".
Page 324: "Capatin" is misspelled in the last line

Dombey and Son is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventually becoming reconciled with her.

The story features many Dickensian themes, such as arranged marriages, child cruelty, betrayal, deceit, and relations between people from different British social classes. The novel was first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848, with illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz").