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Rare Books, Americana, Silver & Advertising

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Bidding is now open for our Rare Books, Americana, Silver & Advertising auction, Day 3 of our three-day December sale, featuring first edition books, sterling flatware and hollowware, stoneware, lighting, and vintage advertising signs and thermometers. Highlights include a 1925 first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," a signed original "Lady and the Tramp" cel and a 146 piece Reed & Barton "Francis I" sterling service, alongside pieces by Charles Dickens, Arthur Rackham, Tiffany & Co. and Georg Jensen, and more. Auction is Thursday, December 3rd at 1 PM CST. Local pickup is December 7th, 8th and 9th from 1 to 5 PM at 5263 Edina Industrial Blvd, Edina, MN. Shipping is available on all lots.
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Lot 626

Charles Dickens, “Dombey & Son” vol. I & II, 1848

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

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Author: Charles Dickens

Title: Dombey & Son

Publisher: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie Street.

Date: 1848

Edition: First Edition, custom-bound in two volumes from the original monthly parts

  • Title Page (Vol 2): Illustrated vignette showing Captain Cuttle with the hook on his left arm.
  • Page 97 (Vol 1): Line 23 reads "the register" (uncorrected).
  • Page 324: Last line features the famous "capatin" misspelling.

 

Dimensions: 5 1/2" Wide x 8" Tall x 1" Deep (per book)

Condition: Good. Wear to the spine. Staining and marks to the covers. Vol. II half leather cover spine is detaching from the binding. Binding is intact. Mild toning to the pages. Water damage concentrated around the upper right corner and edges. Foxing to the first 10 pages and last 4 pages

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