Oliver Twist Charles Dickens 1846 Bradbury & Evans Cruikshank Full Leather
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LONDON · 1846 · CRUIKSHANK ILLUSTRATIONS The Adventures of Oliver Twist or, The Parish Boy's Progress by Charles Dickens Bradbury & Evans, London · 1846 · Full Leather, Gilt Edges Dickens's second novel, the story of the workhouse orphan Oliver and his fall among Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes and Nancy in the London underworld. This is the 1846 "New Edition, Revised and Corrected," published for the author by Bradbury & Evans of Whitefriars. It was the first edition of Oliver Twist issued in a single volume, following its serialization in Bentley's Miscellany and the 1846 monthly-parts issue, and it carries Dickens's revised text. Illustrated with George Cruikshank's twenty-four etchings on steel, including the famous "Oliver asking for more" and "Fagin in the condemned Cell." The plates in this copy appear to have been colored; please see the photos. Bound in full maroon leather with gilt-ruled boards, a gilt-tooled spine with raised bands and labels, all edges gilt, and marbled endpapers. Edition Points Publisher: Published for the Author by Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, London, MDCCCXLVI (1846) "A New Edition, Revised and Corrected"; first single-volume edition With twenty-four illustrations on steel by George Cruikshank Binding: Full maroon leather, gilt-tooled spine with raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers Size: 6" x 8.75" Pages: 311 Condition: Poor A previous owner repaired the loose boards with Scotch tape; the tape is now lifting and has pulled up
- Publisher: Bradbury & Evans
- Year: 1846
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Fair
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