DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Mystery of Edwin Drood, London: Chapman & Hall, April - September 1870. 6 original parts. 8° (222 x 140mm.). Engraved portrait frontispiece and title with wood-engraved vignette in part 6, 12 wood-engraved plates by Luke Fildes, advertisements. (Occasional light mainly marginal spotting). Original blue pictorial wrappers, modern slipcase. (Small chip to wrapper of number II). Provenance: M. Davison (early signature on wrapper to number III); Miss ?Vana (early signature on wrappers of numbers IV and V). Eckel p. 96; Hatton & Cleaver pp. 373-384; Podeschi A154; Sadleir 694. A FINE SET OF THE FIRST EDITION OF DICKENS' LAST WORK IN ORIGINAL PARTS. The wrapper to number VI is the early issue. (6)