1846 First Single-Volume Edition "Oliver Twist"

Item Details

An 1846 edition of Charles Dickens’ classic novel Oliver Twist, the first edition of the work to appear in a single volume (having been previous serialized, as most of Dickens’ works were). It is bound in the rare original cloth hardcover, with a stamped gilt wreath to the front board, and is illustrated with twenty-four steel plate engravings by George Cruikshank. Published by Bradbury and Evans of London.

Condition

- moderate cover wear, with gilt somewhat worn/dulled, especially to the spine; normal paper yellowing and light foxing, mostly to the pages with the plates; professional repair to back hinge. Complete with all pages and plates.

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Item #

17CIN631-004