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London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. BROWNE, Hablot Knight. . Bleak House. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Full Description: DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition with all first issue points as listed by Smith including "elgble" on page 19, line 6; "chair" on page 209, line 23; "counsinship" on page 275, line 22. The only two points not found are both only found in "Some copies" (pg 230, not missing the 2; Page 620, "received"). In the primary binding variant with "MDCCCLIII" stamped in gilt on the foot of the spine. But unlike Smith's variant mentioned, this current copy is bound with the half-title. Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 217 x 140 mm). [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624. With forty engraved plates including the frontispiece and engraved title. Bound with half-title. With a note in Dickens' hand tipped in on front free endpaper, reading "Bleak House and…

Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published as a serial between March 1852 and September 1853. It is considered one of his finest works, containing a vast, complex plot and an extraordinary number of characters.