Dickens (Charles) Bleak House, first edition in the original 19/20 parts, 40 plates by H.K. Browne ("Phiz"), with the explanation of the accident to plate 17 in part 9, rare 'Village Pastor' insert to part 15, part 1 lacking all rear ads., parts 4 & 12 lacking crotchet slip at rear (though present in other parts), part 4 'Darton's Publications' at rear 4pp. only (of 8), part 8 lacking first f. of advertiser and HW slip, part 16 lacking 'Grace Aguilar' insert, part 19/20 lacking first 2ff. of advertiser and slips (other advertiser ff. chipped at head of inner-margin), part 6 with some staining, foxing and browning to plates, part 19/20 stitching broken with some leaves loose, part 16 contents stitched but loose within wrappers, original printed blue wrappers, part 2 small bookseller's ticket to upper wrapper, part 4 spine repaired, part 15 much loss to spine and longer tear to lower wrapper affecting text, some staining and light surface soiling, some chipping and short tears to extremities, some loss to spines, few covers detached and some working loose, preserved in cloth drop-back box, [Hatton & Cleaver p.273-304], 8vo, 1852-53.