Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859, first book edition

DICKENS, CHARLES

A Tale of Two Cities. Chapman and Hall, 1859

8vo (223 x 141mm.), FIRST BOOK EDITION, 16 etched illustrations by Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz") including frontispiece and additional title, later textual state with p.213 correctly paginated, original olive green fine-dipaer cloth, covers with three line border enclosing rectangular frame with chain-like design within, spine lettered in gilt, pale pink endpapers, preserved in fleece-lined quarter green morocco folding box, some slight spotting to initial leaves and a few other leaves in the text, hinges just starting, minor browing and bubbling to covers

Smith states that this is probably a later state binding than that in red morocco cloth (see previous lot). This copy however has pale pink endpapers rather than the pale yellow coating recorded by Smith.

REFERENCE:

Smith I: 13; Eckel p.86