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  “Please, sir, I want some more”: First Edition of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist

  DICKENS, Charles.

  Oliver Twist.

  London: Richard Bentley, 1838.

  First edition, second printing with "By Boz" to each title page and the "Church" plate. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full brown calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple ruled gilt to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, inner dentelles, top edge gilt. Original cloth bound in at rear of each volume. In near fine condition with light rubbing.

  Price: $9,200.00     Item Number: 15010

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  “Please, sir, I want some more”: First Edition of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist

  DICKENS, Charles.

  Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy’s Progress.

  London: Richard Bentley, 1838.

  First edition of one of Dickens' most recognizable works, with "By Boz" to each title page and the corrected "Church" plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in full levant red morocco by Bayntun Riviere with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and central gilt vignette depicting a bust of Dickens to each front panel, gilt facsimile autograph to each rear panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles stamp-signed by Bayntun Riviere, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, etched frontispiece to each volume and 21 plates after George Cruikshank. Early signature dated 1839 to the title page of vol. 1 and versos of frontispieces, second issue. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.

  Price: $6,500.00     Item Number: 150707

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