Dombey and Son was originally published in 19 monthly instalments; each cost one shilling (except for the last, which cost two shillings, being a double issue) and contained 32 pages of text with two illustrations by Phiz:
- I – October 1846 (chapters 1–4);
- II – November 1846 (chapters 5–7);
- III – December 1846 (chapters 8–10);
- IV – January 1847 (chapters 11–13);
- V – February 1847 (chapters 14–16);
- VI – March 1847 (chapters 17–19);
- VII – April 1847 (chapters 20–22);
- VIII – May 1847 (chapters 23–25);
- IX – June 1847 (chapters 26–28);
- X – July 1847 (chapters 29–31);
- XI – August 1847 (chapters 32–34);
- XII – September 1847 (chapters 35–38);
- XIII – October 1847 (chapters 39–41);
- XIV – November 1847 (chapters 42–45);
- XV – December 1847 (chapters 46–48);
- XVI – January 1848 (chapters 49–51);
- XVII – February 1848 (chapters 52–54);
- XVIII – March 1848 (chapters 55–57);
- XIX-XX – April 1848 (chapters 58–62).
Dombey and Son appeared in monthly parts from 1 October 1846 to 1 April 1848 and in one volume in 1848.
