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DICKENS, CHARLES. The Personal History of David Copperfield. London: Bradbury & Evans, May 1849-November 1850. 20 parts in 19, 8vo, original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers, uncut, most parts rebacked or with chipping, wear and/or repairs to spines, some covers age darkened, a few with short marginal tears; a lending-library members list attached to a few wrappers (inside); green cloth folding case. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, 40 etched plates by Hablot K. Browne (about 10 browned or stained), with the Copperfield Advertiser in each part, the "Lett's Diaries" advertisement in part 8, and approximately half of the other inserted advertisements and announcement slips noted in Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 253-272.