Description |
xvi, 624 pages (20 no. in 19) in box : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Summary |
Bleak House follows the fortunes and relationships of three characters whose fates are tied to the obscure inheritance case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce, which is tied up in endless litigation. While many deserving and undeserving claim the inheritance, it is ironically being devoured in legal costs |
Notes |
Added t.p., engraved |
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First edition: 20 numbers (in 19) issued monthly, from March, 1852, to September, 1853, in illustrated blue paper covers; each number contains two plates except no.9 and 10, which contain one and three respectively. A printed notice in no.9 explains the reason for this |
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Last issue, no. XIX & XX, September 1853 includes title-page, dedication, preface, list of contents and of plates |
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This work is out of copyright |
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"Mirror of the World", Dome level 4, State Library of Victoria |
Subject |
Guardian and ward -- Fiction.
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Illegitimate children -- Fiction.
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Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
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Law -- England -- Fiction.
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Young women -- Fiction.
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SUBJECT |
London (England) -- Fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106611
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Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Author |
Phiz, 1815-1882.
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LC no. |
06036371 |
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