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The Mystery of Edwin Drood. With Twelve Illustrations by S. L. Fildes and a Portrait
by Dickens, Charles; [Illustrated by S. L. Fildes]
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. vii,(1),190pp. The first edition in book form with all the proper text points and the Fildes illustrations but without the ads at rear. 3/4 green morocco, gilt, over textured green cloth. Spine with five raised bands. Steel engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens. Added engraved title with a large vignette. Illustrated with 12 woodcut plates. Hinges and extremities rubbed but sound. This work, Dickens' last book, was originally issued in wrappers in six parts. At the time of his death he had not yet written the 7th and final part, and to this day the identity of Edwin Drood's killer remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of literature. Sadleir, M. 19th cent. fiction,; 694; Wolff, R.L. 19th cent. fiction,; 1805; Podeschi, J.B. Dickens & Dickensiana,; A155; Carr, L. VanderPoel Dickens,; B277.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49554
- Title
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood. With Twelve Illustrations by S. L. Fildes and a Portrait
- Author
- Dickens, Charles; [Illustrated by S. L. Fildes]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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