Our Mutual Friend
by DICKENS, Charles
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- Fine
- first
- Condition
- fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. First. hardcover. fine. Marcus Stone. 40 Wood-Engraved Plates by Marcus Stone. 2 volumes. 8vo, early 20th century pebbled leather; marbled end-papers, all edges gilt.London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. First Edition.<br/> <br/> Complete with the half-titles & Postscript. First issue, with misspelling of "principal" on page 115, of second volume. The plates & text are entirely free from foxing. Laid in is one front wrapper from the original serial edition.<br/> <br/>
Synopsis
Our Mutual Friend (written in the years 1864–65) is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens and is in many ways one of his most sophisticated works, combining deep psychological insight with rich social analysis. At one level it centres on, in the words of critic J. Hillis Miller, "money, money, money, and what money can make of life" but in a deeper sense it's also about 'human values'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 287558
- Title
- Our Mutual Friend
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Illustrator
- Marcus Stone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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