THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD BY CHARLES DICKENS 1870 FIRST EDITION MANSELL BINDING

[DICKENS, CHARLES]. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. 

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in book form with "Tower" on p1, "sentiment" on p131, "years" on p149, no "very" on p168, and "reflection" on p 169. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (22 x 14 x 2.5 cm); pp. vii, [1], 190. English text. Beautifully bound by Mansell (successor to Hayday) in full dark green morocco gilt; a.e.g.; marbled endpapers; portrait frontispiece with tissue guard; engraved title; twelve engraved illustrations by S.L. Fildes. Printed in Great Britian by William Clowes and Sons. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the hinges and joints intact. Trivial rubbing to the points. Interior very well-preserved with some light fox spots mostly to the endpapers. Previous owner details neatly inked to front endpaper. A stunning copy.