Dickens returned to crime fiction for his highly-rated final story, the 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' but this was unfinished and the case unsolved. 'Bleak House' is essentially a classic whodunit, professionally solved, which became only the second entry (after Poe's 'Tales') in the Haycraft-Queen cornerstone list of crime fiction. Although many of Dickens most famous works are crawling with crime, it is just this title that can be firmly placed in the murder mystery category. Heavy wear to to spine moderate to boards. Plate to face p.530 misbound facing p.513. Moderate spotting to plates, with some light spotting to facing leaves, otherwise internally clean. Contemporary green half calf, with raise bands, gilt titles to red label, gilt decoration to spine, and matching cloth over boards.
Including clear early impressions of the 'dark' plates.
Browne, including a frontispiece and vignette title page. Typographical errors present in the first issue: p.19, line 6, 'elgble' p.209, line 23, 'chair' instead of 'hair and p.275, line 22, 'counsinship' instead of 'cousinship'.
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