DICKENS, CHARLES The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman & Hall, April - September, 1870. 6 parts. 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in quarter blue calf over cloth clamshell case, gilt-lettered spine. First edition, first issue, earliest issue of part 6 with the "eighteenpence" slip pasted over the one shilling price on the front wrap, also including the often missing "Cork Hats" slip in part 2. With 14 engraved plates by S.L. Fildes. Light soiling and minor chipping to edges of wrappers; crease to contents page on no. VI; foot of spine repairedon some vols.; small tear to spine no. 5; lacking 4 pp. ads. in part I and 8 pp. of ads. in part V; "Cork Hats" slip detached but present, with remanants of pastedown to verso; scattered brown spots. Estimate $ 800-1,200 Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, 371-384. Foot of spine on parts 4 and 6 repaired. Foxing to the interior is minimal, and concentrated on the edges. Part 1 - slight wear to spine ends, front edge of wrapper wrinkled. Third back ad slip for Casell's Publications is inserted twice, and the two ad leaves for Henry Brett at the end are lacking (never bound in). OTherwise ads as in H&C are present. Tissues between plates present. Part 2 - cork hat ad present at end but printed only on one side, not both as stated in H&C; on back are remnants of yellow paper along lateral edges. Otherwise ads as in H&C. Tissue present. Part 3 - Ads as in H&C. Tissues present Part 4 - Repair to botton 1 1/2 inches of spine; wrappers somewhat soiled ; front edge wrinkled; Ads as in H&C; tissues present. Part 5 - LAcking 8 pages Chapman and Hall catalogue at the end (never bound in). Otherwise ads as in H&C. Tissue present Part 6 - Top of spine slightly chipped, bottom 1/2 inch repaired. Couple small repairs to edges of back wrapper. Early issues of front wrapper with Eighteen Pence slip pasted on. Ads as in H&C. Tissue present.
DICKENS, CHARLES The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman & Hall, April - September, 1870. 6 parts. 8vo, original blue-green wraps. Housed in quarter blue calf over cloth clamshell case, gilt-lettered spine. First edition, first issue, earliest issue of part 6 with the "eighteenpence" slip pasted over the one shilling price on the front wrap, also including the often missing "Cork Hats" slip in part 2. With 14 engraved plates by S.L. Fildes. Light soiling and minor chipping to edges of wrappers; crease to contents page on no. VI; foot of spine repairedon some vols.; small tear to spine no. 5; lacking 4 pp. ads. in part I and 8 pp. of ads. in part V; "Cork Hats" slip detached but present, with remanants of pastedown to verso; scattered brown spots. Estimate $ 800-1,200 Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection Literature: Hatton & Cleaver, 371-384. Foot of spine on parts 4 and 6 repaired. Foxing to the interior is minimal, and concentrated on the edges. Part 1 - slight wear to spine ends, front edge of wrapper wrinkled. Third back ad slip for Casell's Publications is inserted twice, and the two ad leaves for Henry Brett at the end are lacking (never bound in). OTherwise ads as in H&C are present. Tissues between plates present. Part 2 - cork hat ad present at end but printed only on one side, not both as stated in H&C; on back are remnants of yellow paper along lateral edges. Otherwise ads as in H&C. Tissue present. Part 3 - Ads as in H&C. Tissues present Part 4 - Repair to botton 1 1/2 inches of spine; wrappers somewhat soiled ; front edge wrinkled; Ads as in H&C; tissues present. Part 5 - LAcking 8 pages Chapman and Hall catalogue at the end (never bound in). Otherwise ads as in H&C. Tissue present Part 6 - Top of spine slightly chipped, bottom 1/2 inch repaired. Couple small repairs to edges of back wrapper. Early issues of front wrapper with Eighteen Pence slip pasted on. Ads as in H&C. Tissue present.
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