The Mystery of Edwin Drood (The Penguin English Library)

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I'm a huge Dickens fan BUT had never read the unfinished Edwin Drood. It seemed to me, why bother? But in my old age, I took a crack at it Contents and binding fine Edition: Six monthly serial parts [all that were issued] in original blue-green pictorial wrappers. First Edition, in the monthly serial parts. Dickens had written only six parts, but serialization had begun, when he died on the 9th of June While writing, he never disclosed his planned development of the plot, and in fact he took special precautions to guard the denouement; as a result, subsequent proposed solutions have been mere guesswork most such attempts have used as their basis the eight incidents depicted upon the parts' front covers, drawn by his son-in-law, the brother of Wilkie Collins.

About half of Part VI's wrapper spine is chipped away, and there is a little marginal chipping on the fore-edge of Part II's rear wrapper; otherwise there is very little wear. The ads are complete, except that as is often the case the "Cork Hat" ad has broken off in Part II it is a thin sliver of actual printed cork, extremely brittle and delicate. The last part is in the preferred state, with the price change pasted over the former price.

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Housed in a basic cloth clamshell case. Original olive cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Backstrip sunned, neat crack in coated endsheet at gutter ca. First edition in book form, with all the internal typographical "flaws" described by Smith. This copy is in Carter's binding C publisher's remainder binding , which he describes as "the familiar rather dowdy binding of most of the single volume Dickens reprints," and "the rarest of the three" bindings found on DROOD.

Smith had "never seen" a copy. First edition in book form. With twelve illustrations by S. Fildes and a portrait. Octavo, recently bound in a period style binding of three quarter morocco over marbled paper boards, the spine with raised bands decorated and ruled gilt in compartments, contrasting red title label, by Byzantium Bindery. With all textual errors, as called for by Walter E. A few pages with small corner creases, a few minor stains to the margins; overall a very clean, attractive copy in fine modern binding, very handsome and pleasing. This remains one of the great unfinished and unsolved literary mysteries.

Only three serial parts were written when Dickens died on June 9, , publication of. Part Four has 8-page Chapman and Hall advertisements. Part Five lacks Chapman and Hall advertisements. Parts Six has price change slip on front wrapper; rear wrapper is that of Part Three. Some spines professionally repaired, minor chipping to wrappers, else a very good set with all plates. First edition, first binding. Black sawtooth border on front cover as per Smith Interestingly, neither ads nor catalogue at rear as Smith describes Carter A, but no established priority thus.

Original green cloth with gilt lettering with black designs, original slightly-yellow endpapers. Headcap and top tips worn away, wear and slight fraying along spine edges, rubbing and a few small scratches to cloth. Endpapers foxed, small bookplate on paste down. Typical small stab-holes to outer margins of a few illustrations as well as last four illustrations inserted to face versos, a variant mentioned by Smith.

Dickens' final novel, which was never completed. First Edition in Book Form.

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In first issue binding. Previous owner's bookplates front pastedown. Minor wear to spine ends. Text clean with no foxing. Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. Original green cloth decorated in black and gilt. First Edition in book form. This remains one of the great unfinished and unsolved literary mysteries: Stab-holes are visible near the gutter of the leaves, indicating that this is a copy bound from those original serial parts the publisher invited buyers of parts to bring them in to be put into the official binding ; this copy does include the ad catalogue found only in some copies.

Condition is very good plus, perhaps near-fine: The original pale-yellow endpapers are atypically clean and whole. Smith I pp First edition in the original six monthly parts. Original publishers blue-green pictorial wrappers with illustrations by C. Collins, with thirteen of the fourteen plates, including engraved portrait of Dickens and vignette title, by Samuel Luke Fildes. A good set with significant wear and soiling, but presentable with the complete text of Dicken's last published work.

Originally published serially in the six monthly installments, The Mystery of Edwin Drood was also published in book form on August 31, Both the later serial installments and the first book form edition were published posthumously after Dickens' death in June , leaving the novel unfinished.

In the story, Drood disappears under mysterious circumstances, and, due to Dicken's premature death at 58, the mystery is never resolved. Accordingly, many of the novel's fans speculate as to whether or not Drood is dead and, if so, who killed him. Many authors have attempted to resolve the plot, including Dickens' son Charley in and Thomas James, a Vermont-based printer and con artist who claimed to have channeled the deceased Dickens and learned his intended ending for the novel..

First American Edition of the tale left unfinished at the time of Dickens's death in June Half modern brown calf and marbled boards. All collated according to Hatton and Cleaver with the follow errors.

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Has period after II to front wrapper. Rear wrapper different than Part one. Lacks Ads for Dr. Jongh's and yellow slip Pt. Rear wrap with no illustrations. Lacks first ad p. Inside rear wrapper same as 5. Rear wrapper different than 4 and 5. Rear lacks last two ads. Some soiling, chipping or small edge tears to parts, Spines apparently repaired. Housed within green leather backed clamshell.

With 12 illustrations and engraved title-page by S. Fildes and a frontispiece portrait. Bound in original full dark green pebble-grained morocco, extra gilt, with marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Some light spotting within, 'Dickens Centenary Stamp' affixed to margin of first text leaf, binding fine. Dickens' final novel, a famously unresolved crime story. Howard Haycraft; Murder For Pleasure. Adrian Harrington Rare Books. A pocket intact with slight foxing, near unblemished pages, light cracked front hinge at head and heel with small closed tear on information page.

Dark blue cloth boards front display slight warp curve, chipping to head and heel of spine, otherwise strong and straight. This edition is strictly A story of mystery, intrigue and murder. Dickens' final work, left unfinished at his death in June, lending a permanent air of mystery to the novel, the Master's only attempt in the genre created by his friend and associate Wilkie Collins. Engraving "Under the trees" on frontispiece. Portrait of Dickens at 56 on title page. The Cruikshank Edition of Dickens's works. Under The Trees -- 2.

In the Court -- 4. At The Piano -- 5. On Dangerous Ground -- 6. Crisparkle is Overpaid -- 7. Sapsea Against Boasting -- 8. Grewgious Has His Suspicions -- Jaspers Sacrifices -- Grewgious Experiences A New Sensation -- Up The River -- Very Scarce Copy Of this Edition. E M Stern Published: Near Very Good Edition: The Cruikshank Edition of Dickens's Works,. Chapman and Hall , Charles Dickens The Mystery of Edwin Drood has a brown cloth binding with a leather spine and leather corners.

Upon the leather spine is lettering in gilt for the title and the lines for the compartments. The binding is in Very Good condition with wear to the cloth and the leather corners, and with rubbing to the surface of the leather spine. The Charles Dickens The Mystery of Edwin Drood pages are in overall Very Good condition with light foxing throughout and an old corner crease to page and that has since been straightened.

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The First Edition Published: London; Chapman and Hall. Bound in recent half brown calf over marbled boards with red title label. Minor marginal spotting, not affecting plates or text. A clean and handsome copy of Dickens' final novel, his famous unfinished mystery. Contemporary half leather back but nobly aged, raised bands, gilt-decorated and -printed, showing no injury. Very slight wear to extremities. Perhaps a mite shaky. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers.

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