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The Mystery of Edwin Drood [with the Cork Ad and with an Autograph Note By Thomas Hatton and with ALL the Ads Called for]
de Dickens, Charles
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London (April-Sept.) 1870: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. In the original 6 monthly parts, in printed wrappers; an exceptional set, with ALL the ads called for by Hatton & Cleaver; notable are the famous "Cork Hats" ad in part II and the quite scarce "Chapman & Hall" 8 page ad in part V, dated 31st July, 1870. First issue, with "Price Eighteenpence" pasted onto front wrapper of part VI. All wrappers are correct. Twelve illustrations by S. L. Fildes and a portrait; [i-v]vi-vii, [1]2-190[192]. All plates are fine; spines are expertly renewed on all parts. Cork ad with short closed tear. [Together with] an autograph note by Dickens bibliographer, Thomas Hatton concerning this part I. Housed in a handsome red quarter leather slipcase, with chemise. Armorial bookplate on chemise. [Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 373-384]. Provenance: The (Thomas) Hatton & Cleaver Collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Sinopsis
The Mystery of Edwin Drood marked the last of Charles Dickens novels, and was left unfinished in its publication. It follows the story of an orphan, Edwin Drood who worked as an engineer for his adoptive father’s firm, and his betrothal to fellow orphan Rosa Bud. As they come to age there is recognition that their love has been replaced by friendship, and the engagement is soon broken off. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears, leaving nothing behind but some personal belongings and the suspicion that his killer was his jealous uncle John Jasper, or a fellow orphan Neville, who were both madly in love with Rosa. The fantastical story intrigues the reader with the darkness the opium dens within the sleepy cathedral town of Cloisterham, and the sinister double life of Choirmaster Jasper, whose drug-fuelled fantasy life belies his respectable appearance. Charles Dickens passed before the novel could be completed, leaving a tantalizing mystery that will never be solved.
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- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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- 08867
- Título
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood [with the Cork Ad and with an Autograph Note By Thomas Hatton and with ALL the Ads Called for]
- Autor
- Dickens, Charles
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- 1
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- First Edition
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- Editorial
- Chapman & Hall
- Lugar de publicación
- London (April-Sept.) 1870
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