The scarce earlier issue, withOUT the "Uncollected Pieces," was bound only in wrappers furthermore, the subsequent additions are just that - the text of DROOD is exactly the same in both issues. First American Edition, second and usual issue with added material - of the tale left unfinished at the time of Dickens's death in June 1870.
This tantalizing tale has been adapted in film and television several times.With Illustrations. “There are few of stories which are superior in the matter of composition… one of the best unfinished mystery stories in literature” (Eckel, 96). Dickens had so closely guarded the plot’s outlines, even from his closest friends, that to this day the identity of Drood’s killer remains a topic for speculation, discussion and debate. The remaining three were published posthumously. Unfortunately, at the time of his death on June 9, 1870, Dickens had written only six parts of the book, three of which had been published. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, however, “enlarged and strengthened in the pursuit of a larger vision, a vision which depicts the ‘lanes of light’ between the dark pillars of a crypt and which reflects upon ‘that mysterious fire which lurks in everything” (Ackroyd, 1056).
In near fine condition.Ĭharles Dickens’ novels regularly revolved around masks, dual identities and other secrets. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards, frontispiece portrait of dickens, 12 wood-engraved plates, original wrappers bound in rear. $975.00 Item Number: 133997įirst edition from the original parts Dickens’ final novel, with them bound in the rear.
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