The Mystery of Edwin Drood. By Charles Dickens. With Twelve Illustrations by S. L. Fildes, and a Portrait. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870.
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Provenance:
Ex-library red morocco bookplate of George Staehle.
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Edition Points: (All Present)
[Smith I. 16]
- pp.1, lines 1 and 2, "Tower" for "town".
- pp.4, line 23, no punctuation after "clergy".
- pp.10, line 5, no punctuation after "it".
- pp. 28, 4 lines up, "it's" for "its".
- pp.43, last line, "i" dropped slightly in "intent".
- pp.47, line 17 of Ch.8, large period after "no".
- pp.74, line 18, no initial single quote before "Past".
- pp.100, last line, "u" slightly high in "used".
- pp.131, line 1, "sentiment" for "sentence".
- pp.149, 9 lines up, "years" for "yours".
- pp.168, line 26, "very" may not be printed or only lightly so before "pleasant".
- pp.169, line 6, "reflection" for "refection".
- pp.177, 19 lines up, " 'ere" for "ere".
- pp.177, 9 lines up, "l" may be imperfect in "girl".
Size: 141 x 217 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), frontis, engraved t.p., t.p., 1ff., v-viii, 190pp., (2)].
Full brown calf binding with red and brown tooled labels in compartments to the spine between raised bands. Binding rubbed and scuffed with parts of the backstrip lacking. Front board very loosely and partially attached, very fragile. Rear board detached. Shelf and edge wear. Marbled page edges dulled. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Edge toning to endpapers as commensurate with the full leather binding, and some toning caused by the morocco bookplate. Text block very clean with light toning and occasional foxing. Lacking headcap. Does not independently stand due to shelf lean. Binding in poor condition, text very good.
[Smith I. 16].
