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Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities 1st Edition

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Author: Dickens, Charles
[x], 254 pp. Illustrated with 16 etched plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), including the frontispiece & added title. 8¼x5¼, modern full polished red calf, spine tooled in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. First Edition, First Issue.
First issue with p.213 misnumbered 113 and page 134, line 12 showing the misspelling of "affetcionately". Dickens' novel of the French Revolution, unusual for him in that he concentrated more on historical events than on characters. Hatton & Cleaver p.333; Smith Vol. I, 13.
Place Published: London
Publisher Name: Chapman and Hall
Date Published: 1859

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Minor scratching to leather; else fine.

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Fine & Rare Books
1:00 PM PT - Jun 14th, 2007

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