{"product_id":"dickens-draft","title":"THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD BY CHARLES DICKENS 1870 FIRST EDITION, BAYNTUN FINE BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e[DICKENS, CHARLES]. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: Chapman and Hall, 1870. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST 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 (21.5 x 13 x 2 cm); pp. [4], vii, [1], 190. English text. Beautifully \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265786334 BCX4\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"\u003ein 20th-century full crimson crushed morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265786334 BCX4\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"\u003e by Bayntun; gilt titles and tooling to the spine; raised bands; gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel; facsimile of author's signature stamped in gilt on the back panel; inner gilt dentelles; all page edges gilt; marbled endpapers; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eportrait frontispiece with tissue guard; engraved title; twelve engraved illustrations by S.L. Fildes. Printed in Great Britian by William Clowes and Sons. Condition: NEAR FINE. Very light creasing to four preliminary leaves, a couple of trivial fox spots, else a fine example in an exquisite \u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003ebinding, without previous ownership markings.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57153313440119,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/SAM_1789_1394c7cc-ac43-410e-a7ba-cfa63269dd62.jpg?v=1780770023","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/dickens-draft","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}