£260
DICKENS, Charles. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Chapman and Hall 1870, first edition in 6 monthly parts, wood-engraved plates after Luke Fildes, earliest issue of part 6 with the ''eighteenpence'' slip over the one shilling price on the upper wrapper, part 1 lacking back cover, part 2 with the rare fragile ''Cork Hat'' slip (lacking a top corner), occasional spotting, original wrappers, toning, creasing and fraying especially to spines, preserved in a paper wallet, 8vo
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