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Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea; Getz, Buck, and Co, 1851-3. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". H. K. Browne. Three rare early U.S. editions of Dickens' popular works, 'Sketches By Boz', 'Dombey and Son', and 'Bleak House, illustrated throughout. Early U.S. editions of these works.Three of Charles Dickens' works bound together.Containing;'Sketches By Boz', published by Blanchard and Lea in 1851. 'Sketches By Boz' is a selection of short pieces Dickens published in various newspapers and periodicals.'Dombey and Son', published by Getz, Buck, & Co in 1852. "Dombey and Son" is about Paul Dombey, the owner of a shipping company, who intends to pass down ownership of his company to his son, ignoring his daughter, Florence. The novel tells the story of their family, and their hopes and fears. Illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and seven plates. Bound without thirty-one plates.'Bleak House', published by Getz & Buck in 1853. "Bleak House" is narrated by…

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.