Lot 109 , Dickens, Charles - Our Mutual Friend, 1st edition, 2 vols (in 1), frontis pieces and 40 engraved plates (by Marcus Stone), contemporary

Dickens, Charles - Our Mutual Friend, 1st edition, 2 vols (in 1), frontis pieces and 40 engraved plates (by Marcus Stone), contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gilt decorated and panelled spine, marbled edges and endpapers, 1865

Condition: Slight spine and corners wear, but binding generally good, frontis (VI) some staining, o/w slight marginal staining, but plts. and text mostly clean, inner hinges weak, with vl. blank and frontis partially loose, Smith 15 - pagination lacks half titles, no publisher's catalogue / advert, leaves present, or inserted slip, Smith's 'flaws' (misprints etc.), all the numerous ones listed uncorrected (some one in vol 2 - dotted 'i' present p.108 line 2)
Estimate £150-180


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Sold for £130