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London (March 1852-September 1853): Bradbury and Evans. First Edition. H. K. Browne (Phiz). First edition in the original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19, in the original green printed wrappers. ALL wrappers are correct. ALL the ads, slips and Advertisers called for by Hatton & Cleaver are present. FIRST ISSUE OF THE TEXT, uncorrected thus: in part I, page 19, line 6 with "elgble" - part VII, page 209, line 23 with "chair" - part IX, page 275, line 22 with "counsinship." The plates are very good to fine. Tissue guards are in place. Most spines have been expertly renewed. Octavo [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624. Housed in a handsome brown quarter-leather slipcase, with chemise. Subscribers name on front wrap of parts III, XIV and XVII. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver Collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Rare books, Inc. Hatton & Cleaver, pages 275-304.

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.