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Creator:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Title:
The mystery of Edwin Drood : Christmas stories.
Published / Created:
Bloomsbury : Nonesuch Press, 1937.
Physical Description:
[4], vii-xix, [3], 874, [2] pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"This edition of Edwin Drood and Christmas Stories, part of the Nonesuch Dickens designed by Francis Meynell, is limited to 877 copies. It was printed in Scotland by R. & R. Clark Ltd., in this specially-cut version of Martin's type specially cut for the edition. The binding is by the Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Co., Ltd. The paper was made by the Worthy Paper Company Association of West Springfield."--Colophon.
Contents:
The mystery of Edwin Drood -- The seven poor travellers -- The holly tree -- The wreck of the Golden Mary -- The perils of certain English prisoners -- Going into Society -- The haunted house -- A message from the sea -- Tom Tiddler's ground -- Somebody's luggage -- Mrs. Lirriper's luggage --Mrs. Lirriper's legacy -- Doctor Marigold -- Two ghost stories -- Mugby junction -- No thoroughfare.
Subject Terms:
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction. | Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction. | Missing persons -- Fiction. | Christmas stories. | England -- Fiction. | Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
Form/Genre:
Private press books (Publishing) -- England -- London. | Engravings -- 1937. | Wood engravings -- 1937. | Mystery fiction.
Contributors:
R. & R. Clark (Firm), printer. | Meynell, Francis, 1891-1975, book designer. | Nonesuch Press, publisher. | Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Co., binder.