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London: Chapman & Hall, 1864. First edition. Wraps. Good + overall. In the original monthly parts, dated May 1864 - November 1865. 8vo, twenty numbers bound in nineteen. At the end of Part 19/20 is inserted 8pp for "Volume I", the half-title, title page, contents page and illustrations page. Bound in original green decorated wrappers, price 1s. Most issues in very good condition, although the 1st and last are slt. chipped & a little dusty, with some archival repair. A very good unrestored copy overall. Forty woodcut plates by Marcus Stone. Hatton and Cleaver, 345-70. Smith I, 15. Missing a number of advertisements sighted in Hatton & Hall. Still a desirable copy of an important Dickens serial book published prior to the bound edition.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First Edition, in the original parts; first issue text, "pricipal" in no. 14. 40 plates engraved on wood by Dalziel and W.T. Green after designs by Marcus Stone. 20 issues bound in 19 parts. 1 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers, lightly soiled, some backstrips repaired, ome wear to some wrappers. In a half green morocco slipcase. Stone, Marcus. First Edition, in the original parts; first issue text, "pricipal" in no. 14. 40 plates engraved on wood by Dalziel and W.T. Green after designs by Marcus Stone. 20 issues bound in 19 parts. 1 vols. 8vo. Our Mutual Friend contains the greatest number of inserted ads of all of Dickens' books in parts. The present copy is a made up set, and the ads and slips also largely agree with their count, except for the following differences: In nos. 2 & 4, Glenfield Starch slips are present in both, without an added slip announcing "Just Published ... Mr. & Mrs. Asheton" in no. 4 (not called for); with in no. 8, announcement All the Year Round… Read More

London [May 1864-November 1865]: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. In the original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19. Original green printed wrappers; ALL wrappers are correct. ALL the ads, slips and Advertisers called for by Hatton & Cleaver are present, except for the rare ad "The Economic Life Assurance Society" following the plates in part 14 (known in only a few copies). FIRST ISSUE of the wrappers, without the imprint at the foot of front wrapper of part 1, and with the FIRST ISSUE TEXT, with the misspelling "pricipal" in part 14, page 115, line 38. In the Advertiser of part 10, Hatton & Cleaver states, "In a few copies seen, p. 13 was misprinted 31." The present copy has this misprint. Part 17 with the Advertiser partly unopened. The plates are very good to fine; the text and wrappers are clean and bright. Laid into part 12 is an autograph note, in pencil by Dickens Bibliographer Thomas Hatton: "M. F. / 12 / f. cover spots - / wants b. cover" in reference to another part 12. Several… Read More