The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
The binding is very tight and sound There is scattered foxing throughout, but no other marks or damage at all All 13 of the first edition points in Smith are present
The personal bookplate of Jeremiah James Colman is affixed to the front pastedown
Jeremiah James Colman (1830 â€" 1898) was an English mustard manufacturer and the third member of the family in charge of the eponymous company Colman's He was a popular philanthropist in his home town of Norwich and a Liberal politician who represented the city in parliament 190 pp.
Synopsis
The Mystery of Edwin Drood marked the last of Charles Dickens novels, and was left unfinished in its publication. It follows the story of an orphan, Edwin Drood who worked as an engineer for his adoptive father’s firm, and his betrothal to fellow orphan Rosa Bud. As they come to age there is recognition that their love has been replaced by friendship, and the engagement is soon broken off. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears, leaving nothing behind but some personal belongings and the suspicion that his killer was his jealous uncle John Jasper, or a fellow orphan Neville, who were both madly in love with Rosa. The fantastical story intrigues the reader with the darkness the opium dens within the sleepy cathedral town of Cloisterham, and the sinister double life of Choirmaster Jasper, whose drug-fuelled fantasy life belies his respectable appearance. Charles Dickens passed before the novel could be completed, leaving a tantalizing mystery that will never be solved.
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- Bookseller
- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AA1547
- Title
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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