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 bookplate of James Hale Bates.
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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 208 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), frontis, t.p., 1ff., v-viii, 190pp., 5ff. (original covers), (2)]
Near contemporary half green morocco over marbled paper backed boards. Binding with minor rubbing and scuffing. Both boards attached with rubbing along joints and some wear to hinges. Shelf and edge wear. All page edges gilt with minor scratches. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Text block extremely clean with light edge toning and occasional foxing. Plates exceptionally clean. Original covers are trimmed at the top and bottom, thus missing some of the text. Lacking engraved title page.
[Smith I. 16].
