Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by Marcus Stone. London: Chapman & Hall, 1864-1865, 8vo.
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The first edition of Dickens' Our Mutual Friend in the scarce original 19/20 parts, together with three duplicate parts.
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Size: 141 x 221 mm (approx., each)
Condition:
40 woodcut engraved plates throughout. There is the letterpress and additional engraved title for volume two only, the first lacking (as often). Parts 1-13 are complete with the abundant advertisements, though part 7 has pp.13-14 of the advertisements trimmed. The latter parts (14-20) are lacking the advertisements. Parts 1-13 are in their original printed wrappers, largely in good condition, though with some covers detached, a label affixed to the upper front cover of the second part, and with the covers of the first part particularly ragged and discoloured. Part 4 lacks its rear cover. Fore-edges frayed as typical. Previous owner's pencil inscription to the head of parts 4 & 6. Some scattered spotting through the texts as typical, with some leaves uncut indicating that at least some of the parts have never been read. The latter parts are largely bound in later blue paper approximately matching in colour, though a little darker, and are each numbered to the front in pencil. Rubbed and worn. There are a total of 23 parts here, as there are three duplicate parts, each of the duplicates lacking covers and with the word 'duplicate' written in pencil to the front blank recto of two of them. One of the duplicates includes a half title for volume two. These duplicate parts also lack the advertisements.
