Author: Charles Dickens
Title: The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Description: London, Chapman and Hall, 1870. First edition. Leather. The first edition in book form of Charles Dickens' final and unfinished novel, complete with the original illustrations. The first edition in book form, first issue, with the following issue points: page 1, lines 1 and 2, "tower" for "town": page 4, line 23, no punctuation after "clergy"; page 10, line 5, no punctuation after "it"; page 28, 4 lines up, "it s" for "its"; page 47, line 17 of Chapter 8, large full stop after "no"; page 74, line 18, no quotation mark before "past"; page 100, final line, "u" is printed high to the line; page 131, line 1, "sentiment" for "sentence"; page 149, 9 lines up, "years" for "yours"; page 169, line 26, "very" only partially printed.One leaf of adverts to the rear. Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and twelve plates, by S. L. Fildes. Collated, complete.'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' was Dickens' final work, left unfinished upon his death in June 1870 - of the twelve instalments planned only these six had been written. As Dickens hadn't left a clear or detailed plan as to the continuation or resolution of the plot, the 'Mystery' was left unsolved.Charles Dickens is possibly the most well-known Victorian author, with his fifteen novels still being widely read and performed, as well as being studied in school and enjoyed by people of all ages. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed. Spine is faded. Loss to the tail of the rear joint, and to the head of the front joint. A few light marks to the boards. Extremities are a little faded. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only the occasional scattered spot. Good . Ill.: S. L. Fildes. Good .

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