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London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1886. First English edition, issue with the “6” in the date on upper wrapper changed by hand from “5”. Half-title with list of works on verso, ads for Longman’s Magazine on inner front wrapper, inner back wrapper advertising novels by Whyte-Melville, outer back wrapper advertising The Dynamiter and two works by Bret Harte. 1 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers. Soiled, small chip from upper inner edge, repair to outer corner of upper wrapper, several repairs to spine; still, a very good copy of a fragile rarity. First English edition, issue with the “6” in the date on upper wrapper changed by hand from “5”. Half-title with list of works on verso, ads for Longman’s Magazine on inner front wrapper, inner back wrapper advertising novels by Whyte-Melville, outer back wrapper advertising The Dynamiter and two works by Bret Harte. 1 vols. 8vo. An attractive copy of this classic of English literature, and one of the greatest of all masterpieces…

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a gothic novella by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson first published in 1886. The work is also known as The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London legal practitioner named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.

First editions of 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' published by Longmans, Green & Co. in 1886 can be identified by their binding, which is usually in a brownish-red cloth with gilt lettering, and the date printed on the title page.