1870 The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition in book form, first issue, with the following issue points: page 1, lines 1 and 2, "tower" for "town": page 4, line 23, no punctuation after "clergy"; page 10, line 5, no punctuation after "it"; page 28, 4 lines up, "it s" for "its"; page 47, line 17 of Chapter 8, large full stop after "no"; page 74, line 18, no quotation mark before "past"; page 100, final line, "u" is printed high to the line; page 131, line 1, "sentiment" for "sentence"; page 149, 9 lines up, "years" for "yours"; page 169, line 26, "very" only partially printed.

One leaf of adverts to the rear. 

Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and twelve plates, by S. L. Fildes. Collated, complete.

'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' was Dickens' final work, left unfinished upon his death in June 1870 - of the twelve instalments planned only these six had been written. As Dickens hadn't left a clear or detailed plan as to the continuation or resolution of the plot, the 'Mystery' was left unsolved.

Charles Dickens is possibly the most well-known Victorian author, with his fifteen novels still being widely read and performed, as well as being studied in school and enjoyed by people of all ages.