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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First edition. Leather. Good. 5" by 6". Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]. A smart first edition, first issue of Charles Dickens's Victorian bildungsroman, David Copperfield. Illustrated throughout by Phiz. The first edition, first issue. Bound from the parts, with small stab holes to the gutters.With first issue points, including six lines of errata. With the following first issue points identified by Eckel: dark plate facing page 482; Chapter XXVII is at page 282 rather than 283 as listed to the contents, and the final 'i' to page viii is misaligned; misspelling of 'coroboration' to page 387, six lines from the bottom.; 'screamed' is not corrected to 'screwed' at page 132 line 20.Illustrated with an engraved title page and frontispiece, alongside a further thirty-eight plates. Collated, complete.Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne, known by his pen name "Phiz", an English illustrator who contributed his work to ten of Charles Dickens' books,…

Considered one of Charles Dickens' most popular works, 'David Copperfield' is a rich tapestry of Victorian life, blending humor, tragedy, and romance in a vibrant narrative.

First edition copies of 'David Copperfield' were published in monthly installments by Bradbury and Evans from May 1849 to November 1850.