Our Mutual Friend
London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, Bayntun binding. Two volumes. Does not contain the slip addressing the choice of title, called for by Eckel, nor any advertisements. [i]-xi [1]-320; [i]-[viii], [1]-309 pp. Three quarter red morocco with marbled paper. Raised bands, six panels on the spine, with gilt devices, 'Our Mutual Friend', 'Dickens Vol.I/II', and '1865. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers in light blue and pink, with 'BAYNTUN.BINDER.BATH.ENG.' on verso. Tissue protecting frontispieces. Binding is handsome, with minor bumping of corners and wear to extremities. The text is marred by a faint semicircular damp stain to upper edge both volumes, most visible on some of the plates. Very Good. Item #2023-P57
Price: $450.00