Bleak House

Author Charles Dickens British
Illustrator Hablot Knight Browne British
Publisher Bradley & Evans British
1852–53
Not on view

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  • Title: Bleak House
  • Author: Charles Dickens (British, Portsmouth 1812–1870 Rochester)
  • Illustrator: Hablot Knight Browne (British, London 1815–1882 Brighton)
  • Publisher: Bradley & Evans (London)
  • Date: 1852–53
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 5 7/8 × 1/4 in. (22.2 × 15 × 0.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Jane Erdmann Whitney, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.1145.43(17)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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