Lot 102
Dickens (Charles) Tale of Two Cities, first edition in book form, second issue, 1859.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Dickens (Charles) Tale of Two Cities, first edition in book form, second issue, (with p.213 correctly numbered and signature mark 'b' omitted from List of Plates), early state (with "affetcionately" on p.134 and "himse" on p.166 uncorrected), etched frontispiece, additional title and 14 plates by H.K. Browne, occasional light foxing, mostly to plates, first state original blind-stamped red cloth, gilt spine, expert repairs to spine ends, splitting to upper joint, upper cover working loose but holding firm, a few light surface soils, light rubbing to extremities, edges uncut, housed in modern morocco-backed cloth slip-case, [Eckel pp.86-90; Smith I, 13], 8vo, 1859.
Description
Dickens (Charles) Tale of Two Cities, first edition in book form, second issue, (with p.213 correctly numbered and signature mark 'b' omitted from List of Plates), early state (with "affetcionately" on p.134 and "himse" on p.166 uncorrected), etched frontispiece, additional title and 14 plates by H.K. Browne, occasional light foxing, mostly to plates, first state original blind-stamped red cloth, gilt spine, expert repairs to spine ends, splitting to upper joint, upper cover working loose but holding firm, a few light surface soils, light rubbing to extremities, edges uncut, housed in modern morocco-backed cloth slip-case, [Eckel pp.86-90; Smith I, 13], 8vo, 1859.
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