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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852-53. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". Hablot Knight Browne; [Phiz]. An uncommon to find complete serial run of 'Bleak House', here in the original nineteen parts with original plates and advertising leaves. Complete as twenty parts bound in nineteen, with XIX and XX being published as a double issue.Uncommon to find in the original parts.In a custom cloth portfolio, in a very good condition.The serialisation ran from March 1852 to September 1853 across twenty issues. Each issue cost one shilling, though the final double issue cost two shillings."Bleak House" is narrated by Esther Summerson, describing her house of Bleak House, where she goes to live under a new guardian, Mr Jarndyce. At the heart of the novel is a long running legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, in the Court of Chancery. The case surrounds a number of several conflicting wills written by the same person. This case was probably inspired by the Thellusson vs Woodford…

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.

The true first edition contains specific typographical features and certain misprints in the text.