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DICKENS, CHARLES. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman & Hall, April-September 1870. 14 wood-engraved plates by Luke Fildes 6 parts [complete], 8vo, original blue-green pictorial wrappers, most of the spines worn and repaired, part 1 disbound with front cover chipped and soiled, plates waterstained; half morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS, Earliest Issue of part 6, the Edwin Drood Advertiser in each part ( that for part 4 lacking the first leaf ) and other inserted advertisements ( rear ads lacking in part 4 and incomplete in parts 1 and 6 ). Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 373-84.