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DICKENS, Charles -- DAVID COPPERFIELD]. BARNARD, J. "FRED." 54 ink and wash drawings for the Household Edition of David Copperfield (1891), on Reeves illustration board. Each approximately 170 x 214 mm image (190 x 255 mm board sizes); folding case.
DICKENS, Charles -- DAVID COPPERFIELD]. BARNARD, J. "FRED." 54 ink and wash drawings for the Household Edition of David Copperfield (1891), on Reeves illustration board. Each approximately 170 x 214 mm image (190 x 255 mm board sizes); folding case. A FINE SERIES OF DRAWINGS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD EDITION OF COPPERFIELD, including the title drawing. The Household Edition intended to replace Hablot K. Browne's illustrations with more realistic renderings, and Barnard was hired to produce the new embellishments. The larger format of this edition allowed for more illustrations and larger print. The majority of Barnard's drawings occupied a half page.