Dickens (Charles) A Tale of Two Cities, first edition in the original monthly parts, 8 parts in 7, etched frontispiece, additional title and 14 plates by H.K. Browne ("Phiz"), p.213 correctly numbered, lacking the "Advertiser" from the last 3/4 parts, several others wanting but with substitutes provided from other issues, original blue printed wrappers, the last 3/4 parts with covers substituted from earlier parts with the part numbering and dates neatly altered, preserved in modern custom chemise and crimson morocco slip-case with pull-off top, 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1859.*** "Exceeded in scarcity only by Pickwick and Sketches by Boz" (Eckel) and being the final collaboration between Dickens and his illustrator Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"), the novel first appeared in the weekly journal "All the Year Round" from 3rd April to 26th November 1859.