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DICKENS, CHARLES A Tale of Two Cities. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. 8vo, publisher's deep red blind-stamped cloth, custom chemise. Housed in custom crushed green morocco solander box with previous owner's initials engraved in gilt to interior. First edition in book form, first issue, with page 213 mispaginated as 113; page 134, line 12 showing the misspelling "affetcionately;" and page 166, 5 lines up lacking "l" and "f" in "himself." With 16 etched plates by Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"), including frontispiece and extra title vignette. Minor rubbing to boards; light wear to slipcase; hinges starting. Estimate $ 1,500-2,500 Property from a Private Chicago-area Collection Literature: Smith I, 13