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Dickens, Charles
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Dickens, Charles
- A Tale of Two Cities. London: Chapman & Hall, July - December 1859
- paper
8 parts in 7 volumes, 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.; 222 x 143 mm). Etched frontispiece, additional vignette title, and 16 plates, all advertisements mentioned in Hatton & Cleaver. Publisher's blue pictorial wrappers; backstrips mended with a few remaining tears, lower outer corner of part 3 upper cover mended. In a green cloth drop-box.
Literature
Hatton & Cleaver, pp. 333-342
Condition
backstrips mended with a few remaining tears. In a green cloth drop-box.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A beautiful copy of the first edition, first issue, with all points mentioned by Hatton & Cleaver.