The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Complete
by DICKENS, Charles; [Thomas P. James]
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Brattleboro, VT: T. P. James, 1873. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Reddish brown cloth, titled in gilt on front and spine; plain endpapers; xvi,488pp. A straight copy, rubbed and discolored, front joint cracking and repaired, some soiling to endpapers, else internally clean: Good.
Dickens' final novel was left incomplete after his death; James claimed to have finished it by channeling Dickens as a spirit medium. This edition includes prefaces by both the medium and the author (the latter supposedly dictated through James as well). The book drew a fair amount of credulous attention, including praise from Arthur Conan Doyle.
Dickens' final novel was left incomplete after his death; James claimed to have finished it by channeling Dickens as a spirit medium. This edition includes prefaces by both the medium and the author (the latter supposedly dictated through James as well). The book drew a fair amount of credulous attention, including praise from Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55964
- Title
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Complete
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles; [Thomas P. James]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. P. James
- Place of Publication
- Brattleboro, VT
- Date Published
- 1873
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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