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MP3 Audio CD. A Tale of Two Cities (in First Chapter Collection 001 ) I. The Period It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way-- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. A Tale of Two Cities (in First Chapter Collection 001 ) I. The Period It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way-- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were… Read More

New York: The Modern Library, 1935. First Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Modern Library Edition. Toledano 7. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt title and decoration on front board and spine. Dark green top edge. Orange patterned endpapers. 397 pp. Lacking dust jacket. Spine is slightly sunned and cocked. Minor edgewear. Page edges lightly browned. Small inscription on back endpapers. This book is in very good condition for when it was published. Full refund if not satisfied.

HBDJ, 1935, STATED First Modern Library Edition.,DJ includes 239 titles, indicating the correct Fall 1935 printing, according to Neavill. VG/VG-, WITH SMALL CHIP TOP LEFT FRONT OF DJ & Lower DJ spine Split Bound in brown balloon cloth with matching topstain. Toledano binding #7.The book is Very Good. Binding solid. Topstain bright, with minor scuffing to top edge. Foredge lightly toned. Spine gilt darkened. Some fading to board edges. Slight bumping to bottom rear corner, affecting about 15 pages. Remainder star stamp to rear endpaper. . Jacket is VG- only, . Triangular chip to top left front panel, and scattered other chipping. Front flap largely separated. Tear starting at bottom spinefold. Spine darkened SLIGHTLY.

in good condition. Some small discoulrstion on lower part of spine and boards. The errattas has been fixed so this is 2nd or 3rd impression. But first edition of a tale of two cities from 1859 is really hard to find.

Chapman and Hall, 1859. First Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. A complete set of the first edition in original parts, housed in a stunning full plum morocco solander case, 'spine' with raised bands and elaborate gilt floral tooling. First edition of the original 8 parts issued in 7 numbers. Octavo. [i-vii], viii, [ix-x], [1], 2-254 pages. 16 inserted plates by Phiz. Original green printed wrappers, designed by Phiz. Wrappers correct except: back pf Part V supplied from a Dorrit; front of VII/VIII is actually doctored from a Part I, and back of that number is from a Dorrit. In Part III the called-for 'Morrison's Pills' ads is replaced with the 'Morisonian Monument' ad (as it often shows up). Part V wants its 'Advertiser' and slip to follow (and has a superfluous ad for Waterlow). Part VII/VIII lacks the rarely seen Cornhill ad and substitutes several more common ads. Otherwise matches Hatton & Cleaver. Page 134 line 12 has the first issue misspeling 'affetcionately'. List of Plates lacks the… Read More