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DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House , London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853. 8°, engraved frontispiece, title and 38 plates by H. K. Browne (lacking half title, frontispiece, engraved title and plates spotted and lightly soiled), contemporary calf gilt, spine decorated gilt in compartments and with green lettering-piece (spine faded, lettering-piece chipped, lightly rubbed), bookplate of Thomas Rhodes. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Eckel, p. 79ff.; Podeschi A131. DICKENS, Charles. Our Mutual Friend , London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 2 volumes in one, 8°, half title in volume I, wood-engraved frontispieces and 38 plates, paper slip explaining the meaning of the title of "Our mutual Friend" tipped-in before the text in vol. I (lacking half title in vol. II, most plates spotted and with light marginal waterstaining, a few very short tears, text lightly spotted throughout), contemporary half calf, spine decorated gilt in compartments and with green lettering-piece (extremities lightly rubbed), stamp of T. E. Parsons on half title and recto of frontispiece in vol. I. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. Eckel, p. 94ff.; Podeschi A150. (2)