Mar 12, 2009 - Sale 2173

Sale 2173 - Lot 51

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,000
DICKENS, CHARLES. Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress. 24 engraved illustrations by George Cruikshank. 3 volumes. 8vo, publisher's reddish-brown diaper cloth stamped in blind and gilt, scattered light spotting and rubbing, lower rear joint of Volume 1 cracked, with front hinge and first signature becoming loose, slightly cocked; neat owner's ink signatures on front endpapers, contemporary bookseller's ticket in Volumes 1 and 2; cloth folding box, worn. first edition in book form, with all half-titles, advertisements, and first issue points, including the "Fireside" plate in Volume 3. London: Richard Bentley, 1838