Description
First edition, first issue of Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens.
Octavo, xiv, 625pp. Three-quarter textured black morocco, title in gilt on spine. Marbled paper over boards. Solid text block, light wear to corners and joints, rear hinge starting. Small scuffs to spine. A very good example. Faint foxing to illustrated plates. Contains multiple first issue points, including a three-line errata statement on page xiv, signature “B2” on page 371, and uncorrected “Rigaud” in the place of “Blandois” from pages 467-474. Complete with 40 illustrated plates, including frontispiece and vignette title page. (Smith I, 12) (Hatton & Cleaver 307-330)
