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(LITERATURE AND POETRY)
Two titles (five total volumes) by Charles Dickens. 1-2) Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition, first binding. Two vols. Engraved illustrations by Marcus Stone. Each vol. has one original front wrapper bound in at the end of the text. O. Full red morocco stamped in gilt. Dentelles also gilded. Aeg. Calf toned, with rubbing and cracks along hinges. Also with light shelf wear. Pages evenly toned and with light, scattered foxing. 3-5) Oliver Twist. London: Richard Bentley, 1839. Second edition. Three vols. O. Rebound in quarter calf with black cloth boards. All three vols. with previous owner's name inscribed on title page. Scattered foxing and staining throughout, particularly to illustrated plates. Vol. III with staining to front board.