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20 parts in 19, as issued. First issue of part 1 without the printer's imprint on front wrapper, wood engraved frontispiece and 39 plates after Marcus Stone by Dalziel and W.T. Green, part 1 lacks Thorley's 4 pages of ads, part 6 lacks Armadale slip and Norton's Pills 4 pages of ads, part 7 with Thorley's Farmer's Almanack duplicated at front of ads, part 14 lacks Mappin Webb & Co. 4 pages of ads., part 18 lacks Norton's Pills and Liverpool & London & Globe ads, but with 8 pages Chapman & Hall ads not called for, part 19/20 with additional 2 ads for John F. Dunn's City Book Mark each 2 pages inserted at front and back, all other slips and advertisements as called for, Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original green wrappers. House in two red enclosures with gilt letter to spine and marbled end boards. (Hatton & Cleaver pp.343-370) First edition. Our Mutual Friend, written in 1864–1865, is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens and is one of his most sophisticated works,…

Charles Dickens's last completed novel, a work of satire and social commentary that paints a vivid portrait of the dualities of wealth and poverty in London.

First edition published in 1865 by Chapman & Hall in 19 monthly installments; each part contains illustrated plates by Marcus Stone.