The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles - 1870

New York: Secker & Werburg, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo., 189pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, (18s. net), has a touch of wear to spine ends and tips but quite minor. top edge and spine just a touch of toning. Still fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Inscribed by the author to Lillian Hellman on the ffep. "For my friend Lillian, with love and regard from Penelope, February, 1967. A very pretty collectable copy of the Author's first book and with a very interesting association.

New York: Martin Secker, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to., 119pp. #228 of a Limited Edition of only 500 copies printed. Publisher's original light yellow cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Square, tight and fairly clean throughout with a bit of toning to page edges. Moderate wear to edges and tips. Age darkening, particularly to the spine. From the library of Lillian Hellman with her ownership signature on the ffep, "Lillian Hellman, September, 1925". Not in perfect condition but a very interesting and collectable copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to., 257pp. Sharp First Edition, limited to only 800 unnumbered copies printed. Beautifully bound in green cloth with multi-colored illustrated front board and titles, borders and decorations in gilt on front board and spine. on and titles in gilt and, white, blue and red. Ex-Library but fairly unobtrusive markings of such. Small presentation bookplate of the library on the front paste-down. Inconspicuous call letters in the prelims. Light blind-stamp on the title page. Small library stamp and notation on the rear end-paper. Ghost of spine call-tag removal. Mild off-setting to rear end-paper and paste-down. Lite wear to spine ends and tips. Actually quite well-preserved for its age and size. Presented and signed by the author on the front end-paper A solid collectable copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo., 62pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in aqua paper-covered boards with titles on paper label on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Remarkably well-preserved. A tiny spot on the front board label. Very minor evidence of a removed bookplate on the front end-paper. Small bookseller sticker on rear paste-down. Equally attractive unclipped jacket, ($1.00), has a hint of wear at the crown and mild toning to rear panel and spine. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectabe copy and quite uncommon in such high-grade condition.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1935. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 375pp. Beautiful First t Edition of this anthology. Bound in purple cloth with titles in gilt on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of bumping to spine ends. Neat ownership signature on front paste-down. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has some fairly mild toning to edges and spine. Minor soiling. Still fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Remarkably well-preserved and quite uncommon in such high-grade condition. Signed by the author on the front end-paper. A simply gorgeous collectable copy and scarce as such.

New York: Secker & Werburg, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo., 189pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, (18s. net), has a touch of wear to spine ends and tips but quite minor. top edge and spine just a touch of toning. Still fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Inscribed by the author to Lillian Hellman on the ffep. "For my friend Lillian, with love and regard from Penelope, February, 1967. A very pretty collectable copy of the Author's first book and with a very interesting association.

New York: Martin Secker, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to., 119pp. #228 of a Limited Edition of only 500 copies printed. Publisher's original light yellow cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Square, tight and fairly clean throughout with a bit of toning to page edges. Moderate wear to edges and tips. Age darkening, particularly to the spine. From the library of Lillian Hellman with her ownership signature on the ffep, "Lillian Hellman, September, 1925". Not in perfect condition but a very interesting and collectable copy.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 4to., 257pp. Sharp First Edition, limited to only 800 unnumbered copies printed. Beautifully bound in green cloth with multi-colored illustrated front board and titles, borders and decorations in gilt on front board and spine. on and titles in gilt and, white, blue and red. Ex-Library but fairly unobtrusive markings of such. Small presentation bookplate of the library on the front paste-down. Inconspicuous call letters in the prelims. Light blind-stamp on the title page. Small library stamp and notation on the rear end-paper. Ghost of spine call-tag removal. Mild off-setting to rear end-paper and paste-down. Lite wear to spine ends and tips. Actually quite well-preserved for its age and size. Presented and signed by the author on the front end-paper A solid collectable copy.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo., 62pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in aqua paper-covered boards with titles on paper label on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Remarkably well-preserved. A tiny spot on the front board label. Very minor evidence of a removed bookplate on the front end-paper. Small bookseller sticker on rear paste-down. Equally attractive unclipped jacket, ($1.00), has a hint of wear at the crown and mild toning to rear panel and spine. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectabe copy and quite uncommon in such high-grade condition.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 307pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly mild bumping to spine ends and bottom tips. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has some rubbing to edges and wear to spine ends with some minor chipping. and edge-wear. Short closed tear on the front panel with the a ghost of a piece of tape where it was removed. Still fresh and bright. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on the half-title page, "December 2, 1941. To Aquilla B. Hanson Jr., with best wishes and sincere thanks for the generous things you have said about this book. Howard fast". Also, laid in is a typed letter to the same reader signed by Fast, on his letterhead and with the original mailing envelope, where he tells the read that he will sign books for him if he sends them. A sharp collectable copy and very uncommon to find signed and especially with the signed letter.