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Our Mutual Friend
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Modern half calf with red morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges, monthly part covers to parts I & II bound-in. Edgewear and sp
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition in book form. 40 engraved plates by Dalziel Brothers or W. T. Green after illustrations by Marcus Stone. xi, [i], 320; vii, [i], 309, [1], [2, ad] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern half calf with red morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges, monthly part covers to parts I & II bound-in. Edgewear and spotting to a few plates, else near fine. First edition in book form. 40 engraved plates by Dalziel Brothers or W. T. Green after illustrations by Marcus Stone. xi, [i], 320; vii, [i], 309, [1], [2, ad] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Dickens' tale of hidden identities, greed and love, all wrapped up with the theme of wealth and its evils. Eckle, p. 94; Smith #15, p. 106
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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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 265076
- Title
- Our Mutual Friend
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- 40 engraved plates by Dalziel Brothers or W. T. Green after illustrations by Marcus Stone. xi, [i], 320; vii, [i], 309, [1], [2,
- Book Condition
- Used - Modern half calf with red morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges, monthly part covers to parts I & II bound-in. Edgewear and sp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition in book form
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- British | Charles Dickens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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