1869 Rare Victorian Book - DAVID COPPERFIELD by Charles Dickens Illustrated by Browne.
Author: Charles Dickens. (Illustrator, Hablot Knight Browne).
Title: The Personal History of David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens with Eight Illustrations.
Publisher: London, Champman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, no date (circa 1869).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7 " X 5 ".
Pages: vi-533 pages.
Binding: Attractive and good contemporary half calf leather binding over marbled boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, spine color sunned but still attractive - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (bright, tight and clean, some light foxing or staining - as shown, small light crease on the frontispiece portrait - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 8 full-page illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne.
The book: A nice early edition of David Copperfield. Published by Chapman and Hall (193, Piccadilly). The Personal History of David Copperfield is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to maturity. It was first published as a serial in 1849–50, and as a book in 1850.
The author: Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
The illustrator: Hablot Knight Browne (10 July 1815 – 8 July 1882) was an English artist and illustrator. Well-known by his pen name, Phiz, he illustrated books by Charles Dickens, Charles Lever, and Harrison Ainsworth.