The Personal History of David Copperfield.

DICKENS, Charles.

Item Number: 7394

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1850.

First edition of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound by Bayntun Riviere Bindery in full green morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruled, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles. In fine condition. Illustrated with 38 etchings by Hablot Knight Browne.

"Charles Dickens and Hablot Knight Browne are the most celebrated author-artist team in the history of English book illustration," and Copperfield was their "most popular success" (Hodnett, 111-12).