Bleak House (The Oxford Illustrated Dickens)

This beautiful hardcover edition, part of the Oxford Illustrated Dickens collection, is in like-new condition, making it highly collectible. There is slight marking at the front dust jacket and the bottom of the spine. Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"): "Phiz" was Dickens’s longest-standing collaborator, illustrating works like Bleak House. Known for his ability to depict both humor and pathos, "Phiz" helped bring Dickens's diverse characters and emotional tones to life. His illustrations often used expressive faces and body language to emphasize the social and emotional themes within Dickens’s stories. Phiz’s line work and cross-hatching techniques became iconic, shaping the visual identity of Dickens's novels and leaving a lasting impact on the presentation of Victorian literature.