![]() ![]() The most famous and possibly the most popular of Dickens's novels, A Tale of Two Cities shows a master of dramatic narrative extracting gold from the ore of history. Browne including frontispiece and title vignette. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. 333-342.įirst edition, first issue of one of Dickens' most enduring works. This title also marks the authors final collaboration with Phiz, Dickenss most evocative and most sympathetic illustrator. ![]() ![]() The extremely large audience for the novel in All the Year Round, however, left less than the usual demand for the parts issue and, at first, for the book, both of which are now quite rare. Its appearance in monthly parts (July-December 1859) and book form mark Dickenss return to his old publishers Chapman and Hall, after a long stay with Bradbury and Evans. A Tale of Two Cities was first serialized in Dickenss periodical All the Year Round, from April 30-November 26, 1859. Housed in a full leather decorated red morocco clamshell case. ![]() Publishers primary binding of deep red sand-grain cloth, covers stamped in blind, spine lettered in gilt. All eight of Smith's internal flaws necessary for the first issue present, including page 213 misnumbered 113. viii, 2-254 Sixteen inserted plates, including frontispiece and vignette title, by Browne. First edition, first issue in the primary binding. Beautiful First edition, First Issue in the Original Red Cloth DICKENS, Charles. ![]()
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