First British edition, first impression, bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe by 1909 at the latest
Publisher and Year: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886
Edition: First British edition, first impression, with 1886 on the title page. Originally issued in cloth or wrappers, this copy was later rebound without its original covers by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, who founded their firm in 1901. The present copy was bound no later than 1909, as evidenced by the address listed on the bookseller ticket on the front pastedown, which was vacated that year.1,2 (Beinecke 349, Gertsley 30A, McKay 348, Prideaux 17)
Condition and Description: Thin octavo, black morocco leather over blue cloth, boards ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, pale blue marbled endpapers, 138 pp. "Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London" stamped on the verso of the front free endpaper. Small bookseller ticket to the front pastedown ("James Miles, Dealer in Old & Rare Books, 32 Guildford Street, Leeds"). Scuffed leather along both joints and a couple of other places conditioned and re-dyed (closeups at rear). Tight hinges and binding. Bound without the terminal ad leaf, as common, and otherwise complete. Pencil notations to the front free endpaper; else free of writing, underlining, or prior owner's markings. An attractive copy of a foundational Victorian Gothic text, bound by one of the most famous binderies in history in the earliest years of their operation.
“Man is not truly one, but truly two.”
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde follows a London physician who attempts to partition his own nature through experiment, only to unleash a figure who flourishes in the city’s darker streets. The novel not only had a far-reaching impact on literature, but the term "Jekyll and Hyde" has since become a ubiquitous expression in the English language.
1. [James Miles moves to 32 Guildford St. in 1896] The Bookseller, 6 May 1896, page 276.
2. [James Miles from 32 Guildford St. in 1909] The Publisher's Circular, London, 27 November 1909, page 789.
Inventory ID: 961 - 762 - 862
First British edition, first impression, bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe by 1909 at the latest
Publisher and Year: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886
Edition: First British edition, first impression, with 1886 on the title page. Originally issued in cloth or wrappers, this copy was later rebound without its original covers by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, who founded their firm in 1901. The present copy was bound no later than 1909, as evidenced by the address listed on the bookseller ticket on the front pastedown, which was vacated that year.1,2 (Beinecke 349, Gertsley 30A, McKay 348, Prideaux 17)
Condition and Description: Thin octavo, black morocco leather over blue cloth, boards ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, pale blue marbled endpapers, 138 pp. "Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London" stamped on the verso of the front free endpaper. Small bookseller ticket to the front pastedown ("James Miles, Dealer in Old & Rare Books, 32 Guildford Street, Leeds"). Scuffed leather along both joints and a couple of other places conditioned and re-dyed (closeups at rear). Tight hinges and binding. Bound without the terminal ad leaf, as common, and otherwise complete. Pencil notations to the front free endpaper; else free of writing, underlining, or prior owner's markings. An attractive copy of a foundational Victorian Gothic text, bound by one of the most famous binderies in history in the earliest years of their operation.
“Man is not truly one, but truly two.”
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde follows a London physician who attempts to partition his own nature through experiment, only to unleash a figure who flourishes in the city’s darker streets. The novel not only had a far-reaching impact on literature, but the term "Jekyll and Hyde" has since become a ubiquitous expression in the English language.
1. [James Miles moves to 32 Guildford St. in 1896] The Bookseller, 6 May 1896, page 276.
2. [James Miles from 32 Guildford St. in 1909] The Publisher's Circular, London, 27 November 1909, page 789.
Inventory ID: 961 - 762 - 862
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