DICKENS, Charles.
A Tale of Two Cities.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times": First edition in book form, first issue of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities; in the scarce original publisher's cloth
London: Chapman and Hall, 1859.
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First edition in book form, first issue of one of Dickens’ most enduring works in the scarce original publisher's cloth. Octavo, original publisher's deep red cloth, panels elaborately stamped in blind, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, expertly recased, Illustrated with an etched frontispiece, etched vignette title-page, and 14 etched plates by Hablot Knight Browne. Without 32 pp. ads at rear found in some copies. Smith I, 13; Hatton & Cleaver, p. 333; Eckel, pp. 86-87. In very good condition. A handsome example, rare and desirable in the original publisher's cloth.
A Tale of Two Cities.
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