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London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. First edition. Very Good. 2 volumes bound as one, apparently from original parts. 22 cm; xii, 320, viii, 310 pages, and 40 full page plates by Marcus Stone. Bound in polished half calf over marbled paper boards. Marbled edges. Black leather title label. Edges of binding rubbed, especially the bottom edge. Scattered blemishes on some plates and some text pages, but generally clean. Penciled note on front pastedown "first edition bound up from the parts.

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.