The Mystery of Edwin Drood
London: Chapman & Hall, 1870. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], vi-vii, [2], 2-190, [2] pp. Contemporary half sheep over marbled paper boards, spine in six and a half compartments with gold tooling and a green sheep label lettered in gold on the second compartment; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Engraved vignette title page. With twelve illustrations by S.L. Fildes, and a portrait. Bound from the original parts. Lacks the wrappers and the advertisements. Eckel 96-98. Gimbel A154. Hatton & Cleaver 373-[384]. A beautiful copy of Dickens' unfinished final novel. Near Fine. Item #00008461
Leaves show a few spots of foxing, not affecting the illustrations or text.
Price: $750.00