Dombey and Son
London: Chapman and Hall, 1869. With eight illustrations. The Charles Dickens edition. Half gold calf over marbled boards, all edges marbled. Octavo. 543pp. 7" x 5.25" Bookplate, inked owner's names, mild foxing first and last pages, mild rubbing extremities, overall a very good copy. Item #241245
1860s REISSUE OF DICKENS
By the 1860s, Charles Dickens was arguably the most famous living writer in the English-speaking world. Through his serialized publications, public readings, and deep cultural impact Dickens's works demanded mass publication. In response to this popularity, Chapman and Hall issued the 'Charles Dickens Edition' (c. 1867-1875), a uniform collected reissue of his works that helped to standardize his canon for Victorian readers.
Offered here is the ‘Charles Dickens Edition’ of Dombey and Son, Dickens’s expansive social novel exploring the tensions of family, commerce, and emotional neglect in Victorian society. Marking a turning point in his career, it combines earlier comic vitality with a growing psychological depth and structural ambition—a handsome nineteenth-century example.
Price: $75.00