[Cracked spine of Bleak House]

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Photograph of 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The spine and cover are done in a maroon color and the material on the spine is cracked down the middle. The top and sides are also worn down and fraying. There are painted gold lines breaking up the spine into five separate chambers and the title is printed in gold in the second one.

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1 photograph : col. ; 3294 x 4941 px.

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Creator: Unknown. October 3, 2014.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 28 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The spine and cover are done in a maroon color and the material on the spine is cracked down the middle. The top and sides are also worn down and fraying. There are painted gold lines breaking up the spine into five separate chambers and the title is printed in gold in the second one.

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1 photograph : col. ; 3294 x 4941 px.

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This image was taken for use in the digital version of UNT Special Collections' Spring 2015 exhibit "Bureaucracy: A Love Story."

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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[Bleak House illustration page] (Photograph)

[Bleak House illustration page]

Photograph of a page with illustrations from 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The illustration depicts a man in a long coat and hat with a cat on his shoulder standing next to a woman in a shop full of odds and ends. Beneath it is the line "The Lord Chancellor copies from memory."

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  • October 3, 2014

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  • March 25, 2020, 10:13 p.m.

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  • March 27, 2020, 12:28 a.m.

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[Cracked spine of Bleak House], photograph, October 3, 2014; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633313/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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