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Dickens (Charles). Our Mutual Friend, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chapman and Hall, 1865, bound from the parts, half-titles, 40 engraved plates by Marcus Stone including frontispieces, each volume with an original printed wrapper (parts 5 & 16 respectively) bound-in, 8 original advertisment leaves bound-in (on white, pink, and blue paper), scattered spotting, 1st volume one plate with chip and short edge tear, all edges gilt, near contemporary maroon half morocco, rubbed, corners showing, spines faded, 8vo, together with: ibid. Bleak House, 1st edition, London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853, bound from the parts, half-title discarded, 40 etched plates by H. K. Browne, including frontispiece and additional title, generally soiled throughout, plates toned with some spotting, p.107 with long closed tear (related to paper fault), p.331 with loss to blank fore-margin, 2 plate leaves with a closed tear extending 1cm into image, modern dark brown half morocco, lightly rubbed in places, spine faded, 8vo, plus: ibid. The Personal History of David Copperfield, 1st bookform edition, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850, half-title discarded, title misbound after Contents, 40 etchings by H. K. Browne, including frontispiece and additional title (with date at foot), some light finger-soiling, letterpress spotted, frontispiece blank reverse with early ink manuscript signature, one plate with small stain to lower blank corner, one with short edge tear touching caption, one close-trimmed at fore-edge clipping caption, contemporary black half calf gilt, worn, cover detached at front hinge, 8vo, and 3 other Dickens 1st editions: Little Dorrit, Martin Chuzzlewit, Sketches by Boz (lacking 2 plates) (Qty: 6) First three items: Eckel, pp. 94-95, 79-81, 77-78; Gimbel A149, A130, A122 respectively.