A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Folio Society 2005 1st ed. Leather ('Phiz')

A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Folio Society 2005 1st ed. Leather ('Phiz')

£84.99
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A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Folio Society 2005 1st ed. Leather ('Phiz')
Folio Society
Literature

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

£84.99
Edition year 2005
Printing year 2005
First edition Yes
Binding Leather
Illustrator Hablot K. Browne ('Phiz')
Weight 1.5 Kg
Pages 364
Dimensions 25.5 × 17 cm
Condition Good
Condition notes In good overall condition. Book is in very good condition, small cracks and dent to the slipcase.

Edition details

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. 4th edition (classified as 3rd edition in Folio 60). Introduced by Hilary Mantel. Original B&W Illustrations by Phiz. Burgundy quarter-leather with black leather spine label, a facsimile of the 1937 Nonesuch edition with Folio Society preliminaries. 364pp. 25.5x17cm

About the book

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The story follows Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who rejects his family's oppressive heritage, and Sydney Carton, a brilliant but disillusioned English lawyer whose life becomes deeply connected with Darnay and Lucie Manette. As revolutionary violence consumes France, the characters are drawn into events involving imprisonment, vengeance and sacrifice. Dickens combines historical drama with romance and suspense, exploring injustice, resurrection, loyalty and the destructive consequences of social oppression.

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