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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman & Hall, April-September 1870.
6 parts, 8o (235 x 146 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title (in part VI) and 12 engraved plates by Luke Fildes. Original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers (light chipping to edges and spine ends of first part, minor repairs and a few tiny chips to some ends of other spines); green morocco pull-off case. Provenance: George Barr McCutcheon (bookplate) -- purchased from Herbert N. Furse, Glenview, Illinois, 18 July 1986.
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, earliest issue of part 6, the Edwin Drood Advertiser in each part and other inserted advertisements (including the cork advertisment in part 2). Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 373-384.
6 parts, 8o (235 x 146 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved title (in part VI) and 12 engraved plates by Luke Fildes. Original blue-green pictorial printed wrappers (light chipping to edges and spine ends of first part, minor repairs and a few tiny chips to some ends of other spines); green morocco pull-off case. Provenance: George Barr McCutcheon (bookplate) -- purchased from Herbert N. Furse, Glenview, Illinois, 18 July 1986.
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, earliest issue of part 6, the Edwin Drood Advertiser in each part and other inserted advertisements (including the cork advertisment in part 2). Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 373-384.