Oliver Twist, Erstausgabe (339 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This book has the First issue point with the 'Fireside' plate and the author credited as 'Boz' to the title page. This copy is SIGNED by Charles Dickens on a laid in envelope. An attractive copy with light wear to the spine and edges. The bindings in all three books are tight, bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's cloth. The pages are clean with light discoloration. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this (3) Volume First Edition SIGNED by the author. We buy Charles Dickens First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

First edition in book form, first issue, with "Boz" title pages and the "Fireside" plate, in original cloth. Oliver Twist was first published serially between February 1837 and April 1839 in Bentley's Miscellany, and in the present three-volume book by Richard Bentley in 1838 (six months before the initial serialization was complete). The novel remains one of the best-known of all works of English fiction. "Oliver Twist was originally conceived as a satire on the new poor law of 1834 which herded the destitute and the helpless into harshly run union workhouses, and which was perceived by Dickens as a monstrously unjust and inhumane piece of legislation (he was still fiercely attacking it in Our Mutual Friend in 1865). Once the scene shifted to London, however, Oliver Twist developed into a unique and compelling blend of a 'realistic' tale about thieves and prostitutes and a melodrama with strong metaphysical overtones. The pathos of little Oliver (the first of many such child figures in Dickens), the farcical comedy of the Bumbles, the sinister fascination of Fagin, the horror of Nancy's murder, and the powerful evocation of London's dark and labyrinthine criminal underworld, all helped to drive Dickens's popularity to new heights" (ODNB). Bentley rushed Oliver Twist out in book form before serialization was complete, forcing Cruikshank to hurry the last illustrations. Dickens disliked the final "Fireside" plate and asked Cruikshank for a new design, the "Church" plate. He also decided that he no longer wished to be styled "Boz". The first issue, as here, was published on 9 November; the second, with cancel titles, omitting the subtitle and giving Dickens's name as the author, and with the "Church" plate at the end, was issued on 16 November. This copy is in the horizontally ribbed cloth binding with an arabesque design measuring 135 x 70 mm. This is recorded by Smith as a binding variant (contrasting with a "fine-diaper cloth" and an arabesque design measuring 133 x 68 mm). Both bindings lack the publisher's imprint at the foot of the spine, as here. Eckel and Carter each regard the lack of the publisher's imprint as suggestive of early issue, and there is no known priority between the two bindings. The ownership inscriptions and bookplates identify this set from the Stucley family. Colonel Sir George Stucley (1812-1900), known as George Buck, the Conservative MP, married Lady Elizabeth O'Bryan, 4th daughter and co-heiress of William O'Brien, 2nd Marquess of Thomond, in 1835. Their eldest son, Lt.-Col. Sir William Lewis Stucley, 2nd Baronet (18361911) died without issue. Provenance: Elizabeth Rebecca Trotter (17751852), signature on the front free endpapers of vols. I and II as "The Marchioness of Thomond"); Lt. Colonel Stucley (1836-1911), armorial bookplate on front pastedowns. Eckel, pp. 59-62; Smith I, pp. 30-7. 3 vols, octavo. Complete with 24 etched plates by George Cruikshank including the "Fireside" plate (facing p. 313 in vol. III), half-titles to vols. I and II as issued, publisher's advertisements at end of vol. I and beginning of vol. III. Original reddish brown horizontally ribbed cloth, spines lettered in gilt, covers with arabesque design in blind, yellow endpapers, edges untrimmed. Housed in a custom brown morocco-backed folding box. Ownership signatures to two vols, armorial bookplates to all vols. Spines a little sunned and slightly skewed, some light soiling, extremities a little worn, occasional minor splitting to joints, some foxing and browning, several plates with imprints cropped or shaved as usual, small abrasion to title page of vol. III: a very good set.

First Edition; three volumes; first issue; with 'Boz' on the title pages and with the 'fireside' plate in volume three. Publisher's cloth; variant state binding with 'London/ Bentley' at the foot of the spines (according to Smith, not a point of any significance); some cloth fading, minor wear and spotting; slight ink marks on one title page; a very clean set with only occasional spots and foxing; in a custom quarter morocco slipcase with chemises. The "fireside" plate was one of several illustrations by Cruikshank that were rushed to complete the book. Reviewing the plates before publication, Dickens objected to this illustration and ordered a new one prepared. Early copies have this original plate, as well as "Boz" on the title page, which also displeased the author. The book was published on November 9, 1838, and changes were made in copies prepared between the 9th and the 16th. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

First edition in book form, first issue, with "Boz" title pages and the "Fireside" plate. Oliver Twist was first published serially between February 1837 and April 1839 in Bentley's Miscellany, as well as in this three-volume edition by Richard Bentley (six months before the initial serialization was complete). The novel remains one of the best-known works of English fiction. "Oliver Twist was originally conceived as a satire on the new poor law of 1834 which herded the destitute and the helpless into harshly run union workhouses, and which was perceived by Dickens as a monstrously unjust and inhumane piece of legislation (he was still fiercely attacking it in Our Mutual Friend in 1865). Once the scene shifted to London, however, Oliver Twist developed into a unique and compelling blend of a 'realistic' tale about thieves and prostitutes and a melodrama with strong metaphysical overtones. The pathos of little Oliver (the first of many such child figures in Dickens), the farcical comedy of the Bumbles, the sinister fascination of Fagin, the horror of Nancy's murder, and the powerful evocation of London's dark and labyrinthine criminal underworld, all helped to drive Dickens's popularity to new heights" (ODNB). Bentley rushed Oliver Twist out in book form before serialization was complete, forcing Cruikshank to hurry the last illustrations. Dickens disliked the final "Fireside" plate and asked Cruikshank for a new design, the "Church" plate. He also decided that he no longer wished to be styled "Boz". The first issue, as here, was published on 9 November; the second, with cancel titles, omitting the subtitle and giving Dickens's name as the author, and with the "Church" plate at the end, was issued on 16 November. Smith 4. 3 vols, octavo. With 24 etched plates by George Cruikshank including the "Fireside" plate (facing p. 313 in vol. III), half-titles to vols I and II as issued, publisher's advertisements at rear of vol. I and front of vol. III. Original reddish brown fine-diaper cloth, spine in compartments with gilt titles, sides each stamped in blind with an arabesque cartouche, yellow coated endpapers, edges trimmed. Housed in a blue calf book-form folding case, unsigned but apparently by Bayntun. Cloth fresh and firm, just a little sunning to spines and rubbing to extremities, occasional light marks and spots to contents, some oxidization to plates. A very good copy.

Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. First issue with Boz listed as the author on all title pages, and with the Fireside plate as the final plate in Volume III. [i-iv], [1]2-331[1, blank[, [4 ads]; [i-iv], [1]2-307[308]; [i-iv], [1]2-315[316] (no half-title called for in Vol. III.). Twenty-four inserted plates by George Cruikshank. Bound in publisher's primary original reddish-brown cloth decorated in blind arabesque pattern on on front cover with spine ruled in blind and lettered in gilt. Near Fine with slight fading to spines, cloth lightly marked. Several previous owner names and bookplates to front and rear pastedowns. Rear inner hinge of Volume I started at top. Spine cloth of Volume III partially split along rear joint and large corner of rear free endpaper has been filled in, otherwise free of restoration work. A fantastic set or one of Dickens' best-known works, in the original cloth.

First edition, first issue. With the 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank, all a little spotted as usual. 3 volumes. Large 12mo and 8vo., with the terminal 2 leaves of advertisements in Vol. I and the initial advertisement leaf in vol. 3, half-titles present in vols 1 and 2 (not called for in volume 3), original reddish-brown publisher's cloth (vol. 1 skilfully recased) variant state binding with "London/ Bentley" at the foot of the spines (according to Smith, not a point of any significance), spines lettered in gilt, arabesque blind-stamps to sides. Spines faded, slight chipping to spine ends, a little marking to sides but generally a very good copy and, unusually, in the original cloth. The first issue with the "Boz" title-pages and the final "fireside" plate. After publication, Dickens objected to both and the second edition has his name author on the titles and the final plate was substituted by the "Church" plate. The printing was shared between two, or maybe three, printers hence volumes 1 & 3 are in large 12mo format and volume 2 in 8vo. Oliver Twist first appeared in Bentley's "Miscellany" from February 1837 to April 1839. In book form, it constitutes Dickens's first novel to be published in the standard three-decker format of the day. Provenance: Vols 2 & 3 have the understated "Sudeley" provenance at the head of the titles.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED on a laid in paper bearing only Dickens' clear signature, First Edition of his immortal Oliver Twist, the first Victorian novel with a child protagonist. First published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and released as a three-volume book on November 9, 1838 before the serialization ended. 3 vols. Volume one with the plate list inserted after title (not found in all copies); Bound in later 19th century 1/2 calf over marbled boards, with marbled page ends. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in book form, meeting all points as per Eckel and Smith, including the later canceled "Fireside" plate in volume 3. Smith 1, 4; Eckel 59. Ownership inscription of Grace Pfeifer to front endpapers. In 2008, Christie's sold a signed first of Oliver Twist, inscribed directly to the book for $229,000. Book #Cv2105. $10,000. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science. Signed by Author(s).

London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 3 vols. Original cloth, yellow endpapers, backstrip titled in gilt with Bentley imprint also in gilt. Very good copy with some areas of sun fading and spotting to the cloth and plates foxed as usual. Neat early name on front pastedown in each vol. § First edition in original cloth, with the title page credited to "Boz" rather than Dickens, and with the Fireside plate facing p. 312 in volume three. The first edition of Oliver Twist in original cloth is a cornerstone in any Dickens collection. Publication of the serial in Bentley's Miscellany began in 1837, and "when Bentley decided to publish Oliver Twist in book form before its completion in his periodical, Cruikshank was forced to complete the last few plates in haste. Dickens did not review them until the eve of publication and objected to the "Fireside" plate.and also disliked having "Boz" on the titlepage. He voiced these objections prior to the publication and the plate and the titlepage were. changed between November 9 and 16" (Smith, 34). Smith I, 4. Eckel, pp. 59-62.

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. "Dickens turned in Oliver Twist to the novel of crime and terror Some characters are drawn with humorous realism, but for the most part humor is dimmed by gloomy memories of the author's own neglected childhood and sensational scenes are shrouded in an atmosphere genuinely eerie and sinister That Dickens shared with his contemporaries the conviction that the novel should be an instrument of social reform is evident in Oliver Twist" (Baugh).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ as Issued. George Cruikshank (illustrator). First Edition, First Issue. Earliest Edition of the First Issue, as Boz pseudonym. Contains the "Fireside Plate" facing p. 313 in Vol III; the list of plates at beginning of and publisher advertisements at end of Vol I. All original binding and boards in horizontally ribbed gilt chestnut cloth decorated in blind on both panels. Very neatly recased, very pretty and scarcely noticeable. Spine titling in gilt. Full edge gilt. Twenty-one etchings by George Cruikshank. Tissue-guarded frontispieces to each volume. Each volume preserved in chestnut cloth chemise folders with pressed gilt volume numbers on spines. Customized royal purple Morocco leather Solander box over marbled boards with raised bands and gilt spine titling on brown calf panels. 8vo. Near Fine. Pressed, not bumped, corners of boards. Penned signature, dated 1840, on title page, and light inscription on rear flyleaf of Vol. II; otherise no writing, marks, affixed bookplates, or foxing. Sporadic very small chips to some end pages but the binding is exceptionally tight and the pages are very clean. Chemise folders and slipcase are in Fine condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Three volumes of Oliver Twist with Boz on the title pages, not Charles Dickens and the fireside plate in volume 3. Bound with all half titles and advertisements as ref: Smith. Original diaper cloth with arabesque designs on the boards. Small bubbling of the edge of the front board and loss of two small spots on the spine of volume two. Amateur repairs to all three spines of the volumes. Taped repair to the hinge in volume one. Lightly browned contents with foxing most noticeable at front and rear pages.

First US edition of one of the best-known of all works of English fiction, unrestored in the original quarter cloth. Oliver Twist was first serialized in Britain in Bentley's Miscellany from February 1837 to April 1839. Before serialization was complete, the full novel was issued in Britain in book form in November 1838. The publishing history of the first US edition is complicated. Dickens's works did not have copyright protection in the US, to his irritation, and his novels were subject to rapid competing piracies. Lea and Blanchard made a payment of £50 to Dickens, and £60 to his British publisher Richard Bentley, in return for advance sheets of Oliver Twist to gain an advantage over other American publishers. From these advance sheets, Lea and Blanchard issued a separate part serialization, and planned a one-volume illustrated edition, which was indeed the first printed in early December 1838. However, delays in receiving Cruikshank's illustrations from Britain ensured the sheets of the one-volume edition were not published until 2 February 1839. Lea and Blanchard feared their competitors would publish first, pirating copies of the British edition which were making their way over the Atlantic. They quickly printed this two-volume edition, published on 19 December 1838, the title page post-dated 1839. Gimbel A33; Walter Smith, Charles Dickens: A Bibliography of his First American Editions, 2012, pp. 83-7. See Kathleen Tillotson, "The Philadelphia editions of 1838-9", in The Clarendon Edition of Oliver Twist, 1966. 2 vols, octavo. With 2 pages of preliminary advertisements in vol. I (first state, signed with an asterisk but not "1"), and 16 pages in vol. II (some copies have 12 pages, without established priority). Original purple quarter cloth, printed paper label to spines, drab paper-covered sides. Housed in a brown half calf solander box. Contemporary ownership signature of one Joseph Hall to front free endpaper of each volume; recent bookplate of collector Peter Russell mounted to inside cover of box. Light sunning to spines, slight wear to labels and corners, contents a little browned and foxed as usual, vol. I a little shaken, pp. 155/6 of same with 80 mm closed tear affecting pagination and headline without loss, pp. 81/2 of vol. II with 81 mm closed tear into text without loss. A very good copy.

First edition, first issue, with "Boz" listed as the author, and with the "Fireside" plate in vol. III; 3 volumes, 8vo; 24 etched plates by George Cruikshank; the binding on this copy has the Bentley imprint on the base of the spines, thought by Carter to be later than the binding without the Bentley imprint (although Smith found no "consistent association"); this copy does not contain the leaf, listing the illustrations after the title leaf in the first volume, but does contain the half-titles in volumes I and II; and the text exhibits all the textual flaws outlined by Smith; also with the required leaves of ads at the back of volume I, and the single leaf of ads preceding the title in vol. III. Excessive bookseller's notes in pencil on front endpapers and pastedowns, occasional light foxing, some darkening of the plates in the margins, some cracking and restoration to the rear joint on volume I, all three volumes rubbed and worn, the gilt lettering on spine a bit dull, but the bindings are sound and with no appreciable cracking at the spine ends. Carter, Binding Variants, p. 107 and More Binding Variants, p. 7; Sadlier 696; Smith I, 4; Wolff 1808.

London, Richard Bentley, 1838, volumi 3, in-8, legatura della fine dell'Ottocento in mezzo marocchino verde scuro con punte (la pelle sui dorsi è virata sul marrone), dorsi a 5 nervi con titolo, numero di volume e data di stampa in oro negli scomparti, tagli superiori dorati, sguardie in carta marmorizzata, pp. [4], 331, [1] - [4], 307, [1] - [2], 315, [1]. Con 24 tavole f.t. di George Cruikshank. Sono presenti gli occhietti nei volumi primo e secondo; il terzo volume uscì senza occhietto. Prima edizione in volume, prima tiratura, con nome dell'autore "Boz" sui frontespizi e con la tavola "Fireside" di fronte alla p. 313 nel vol. terzo. Bentley pubblicò "Oliver Twist" in volume prima che le puntate in rivista fossero terminate, costringendo Cruikshank ad affrettare le ultime illustrazioni. A Dickens non piacque la tavola finale "Fireside" e chiese a Cruikshank una nuova illustrazione, la tavola "Church". Decise anche che non voleva più essere indicato con il nome di "Boz" in frontespizio. Questa, che è, appunto, la prima tiratura, uscì il 9 novembre 1838; la seconda, che ometteva il sottotitolo e indicava il nome di Dickens come autore, con la tavola "Church" alla fine, uscì una settimana dopo, il 16 novembre. Fioriture sparse, più marcate su alcune tavole, come in quasi tutti gli esemplari.

FIRST EDITION, 1st issue. 3 vols. Occasional spotting to plates. Handsomely bound without half titles or ads in recent full dark green morocco, red morocco labels, spines gilt in compartments. a.e.g. v.g. Smith 4. The first issue, with 'Boz' and the subtitle 'The parish boy's progress' on the titlepage, and Cruikshank's 'Fireside' plate in vol. III.

Charles Dickens Unromantic Portrayal of Criminals and Their Sordid Lives DICKENS, Charles. Oliver Twist. By Charles Dickens. Author of "The Pickwick Papers" In Three Volumes. Vol. I. [II. III. ] London: Richard Bentley, 1838. First edition of Dickens' second novel. The "Charles Dickens" issue, with the title-page authorship credit to Charles Dickens instead of "Boz" and with the "Church" version of the final plate. First state of volume III with "pilaster" instead of "pier" or "pedestal" on page 164. Almost all the internal flaws according to Smith present. Three octavo volumes (7 15/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 202 x 124 mm.). Volumes I and III in twelves, volume II in eights. [iv], [1]2-331, [1, blank], [4, advertisements]; [iv], [1]2-307, [1, blank]; [iv], [1]2-315, [1, blank] pp. No half-title called for in Volume III. Twenty-four engraved plates by George Cruikshank. Small piece (3/4 x 3/8 inch) torn away from upper corner of second plate in volume II, repaired tear to top margin of following pages (61/62; E7). Original (Smith primary binding; Carter binding variant B) reddish brown fine-diaper cloth, front and back covers stamped in blind with an arabesque design, spines ruled in blind and lettered in gilt, original pale yellow coated endpapers. Some light foxing to plates as usual, some light occasional marginal soiling. Spine ends and inner hinges of volume three expertly and almost invisibly repaired, spines very slightly faded but gilt still bright. Armorial bookplate of Adrian Hoffman Joline on front paste-downs (bookplate for volume two removed). Housed in a quarter brown morocco clamshell case. An excellent and very attractive set. For this novel, Dickens's first in the standard three-volume form, Bentley divided the printing task between two firms: Volume I was printed in a twelvemo format by Samuel Bentley; Volume II in octavo format by Whiting; and Volume III preliminaries and signatures A-F and probably G by Whiting with the remaining text by Samuel Bentley, again in twelvemo format. The three-decker publication date was 9 November 1839, and within a week, at Dickens's insistence, the title-pages were changed to include his name, and the "Church" version of the final plate was substituted for the "Fireside" version. Smith I, 4. Oliver Twist, is the second novel by Charles Dickens, and was first published as a serial 183739. The story is of the orphan Oliver Twist, who starts his life in a workhouse and is then sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London, where he meets the Artful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin. Oliver Twist is notable for its unromantic portrayal by Dickens of criminals and their sordid lives, as well as for exposing the cruel treatment of the many orphans in London in the mid-19th century. "My dear child,' said the old gentleman, moved by the warmth of Oliver's sudden appeal, 'you need not be afraid of my deserting you, unless you give me cause.' I never, never will, sir,' interposed Oliver." In this early example of the social novel, Dickens satirizes the hypocrisies of his time, including child labor, the recruitment of children as criminals, and the presence of street children. The novel may have been inspired by the story A Memoir of of Robert Blincoe, (1832), an orphan whose account of working as a child laborer in a cotton mill was widely read in the 1830s. It is likely that Dickens's own youthful experiences contributed as well. Oliver Twist has been the subject of numerous adaptations for various media, including a highly successful musical play, Oliver!, and the multiple Academy Award-winning 1968 motion picture which featured Mark Lester as Oliver, Jack Wild as the Artful Dodger, Ron Moody as Fagin and Oliver Reed as Bill Sykes.

First edition, first issue of Dickens' classic work with "Boz" title pages and the "Fireside" plate. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges speckled red, illustrated with 24 plates by George Cruikshank. In very good condition. Text blocks trimmed, without half-titles or advertisements, or list of illustrations. "Dickens turned in Oliver Twist to the novel of crime and terror Some characters are drawn with humorous realism, but for the most part humor is dimmed by gloomy memories of the author's own neglected childhood and sensational scenes are shrouded in an atmosphere genuinely eerie and sinister That Dickens shared with his contemporaries the conviction that the novel should be an instrument of social reform is evident in Oliver Twist" (Baugh).

Hard Cover. First Edition in book form, first issue: with the 'Fireside' plate to vol III and 'Boz' as the author to tiltes. Large 12 mo., pp. [6], 331, [1], [4] catalogue; [6], 307, [1]; [6], 315, [1]. Bound with the half-titles to vols I and II and without to vol III (as called for) and with the advertisement leaf before title to vol III. With 24 steel-engraved plates by George Cruikshank, frontispiece of vol III misbound at p.260. Contemporary black half calf with 4 raised bands, gilt titles to pale orange labels to spine, with fish-scale decoration in blind to compartments; marbled paper-covered boards and matching edges and endpapers. Spine tips rubbed with small loss to Vol. I at tail; corners a little bruised and boards lightly surface scuffed with wear to edge. Minor scattered foxing, heavier to some plates as usual; peripheral browning to some leaves and plates. An attractive copy in a contemporary binding. Dickens' second novel, originally published as by "Boz" in serial form 1837-39; this 3 volume First Edition was published 6 months before the initial serialisation was complete. The first issue points of the book are succinctly summarised by Smith "Dickens not only objected to the Fireside plate, but also disliked having "Boz" on the title-page. He voiced these objections prior to publication and the plate and title-page were changed between November 9 and 16'. The classic tale of the runaway orphan raised in a workhouse who joins Fagin's gang of pickpockets in London was informed by the Author's own experiences of workhouse life as a child, and highlights the problems of child labour, domestic violence and the poverty of street children. Smith, Walter E. : Charles Dickens in the Original Cloth: A Bibliographical Catalogue Part I pp., 30-37.

3 volumes. 7.25 x 4.5, full gilt ruled crushed gold morocco with raised bands; aeg, SIGNED BINDINGS BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE, 331 pp; 307 pp, 315 pp, covers with very minor wear, hinges a little loose, pp with some tonign and scattered finger soil else a nicely bound set of the FIRST ED with "arter" on p 318 (I), "he admournfully" on p 50 (II), "XXVI" on p 118 (II), etc. Contains the "fireside" plate at the end of volume III.

The New Library edition of the works of Charles Dickens. Octavo, 32 volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edges gilt, illustrated. In near fine condition. Dickens is generally considered the greatest writer of the Victorian period. His works are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hypocrisy. "His imaginative freshness, his deep and sincere tenderness and pity, his whole-souled humor that is seldom sharpened into wit, his superabundance of creative energy, have built a deathless niche in the temple of fame for Charles Dickens" (Kunitz & Haycraft, 184).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. George Cruikshank (illustrator). 1st Edition. London, Richard Bentley, 1838., 1838. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE [with dotted cloth and wider blind stamped arabesque decoration rather than the ribbed cloth variant]. 3 vols., 8vo. Illustrated with 24 plates by Cruikshank. Bound in original publisher's professionally recased ribbed cloth titled in gilt to spine and decorated in blind. Recased, endpapers renewed. With half titles and ads in each volume, this set has the rare suppressed Fireside Plate at page 313 in volume 3. The original cloth is bright, only minute fading and the text is tight and fine, internally fox free, clean, with old royal bookplate laid with early London book sellers catalogue slip laid in. All encased in cloth folders and all mounted in a fine morocco slipcase signed by the late Alan Grace of Cambridge uk. A fine set.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Three volumes. Pp. 331; 307; 315, with advertisements, illustrated. Original publisher's cloth with spine title: "Oliver Twist. Boz. Vol I [III]. London. Bentley." Clean and well preserved, largely untrimmed, minor spine repair, in box. FIRST EDITION, Third Issue, the "Charles Dickens Issue." With the 24 etchings on steel by George Cruikshank. "Copies of the Boz-issue (i.e. First Edition, 1st and 2nd issues) are now much more readily available than either the Charles Dickens-issue or the Second Edition (Tillotson p. xlviii). Eckel p. 59-63.

Rilegato. Zustand: ottimo. prima edizione. Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. London, Richard Bentley, 1838. 3 volumi in-8°, legati in piena pelle rossa, dorsi a nervi con tassello e fregi in oro, piani con riquadro e una grande bordura aurea. Vol. I: (4), 331, (5) pp. e 9 tavole f.t. Vol. II: (4), 307, (1) pp. e 9 tavole f.t. Vol. III: (2), 313, (1) pp. e 8 tavole f.t. Tutte le tavole sono incise in litografia da George Cruikshank (1792-1878), famoso artista inglese. Bellissimo esemplare della rara edizione originale. Houfe, Diction. of British book illustrators, p. 273. Manca al Lowndes.

First American edition, first state. First American edition with first state ad at front of first volume. [ii ads and publisher's notice], iv, [13-]14-224; iv [3]-196, [16 catalogue] pp. Bound in publisher's brown boards with red calico-texture quarter cloth, paper spine label. Very Good with repairs to joints and hinges, front board of Vol. 1 relaid onto spine, boards soiled, worn, and well-rubbed, light foxing, staining, and toning to contents. Despite repairs hinges a bit fragile. Vol. II dampstained prelims with some stains trailing off that; pages 41/42 horizontal split repaired with archival tape, repaired chip to pp. 99/100; small hole to 128/129; worming to inner margins of pp. 185-196 and first three leaves of ads at rear. Copy of Elvia A. Haines with her penciled inscriptions on paste downs and poem written on rear paste down of second volume. Smith Charles Dickens First American Editions pp. 84-87. The first complete edition of Dickens' famous novel hastily issued without Cruikshank's illustrations on December 19, 1838 with a title page dated for the upcoming year. Rare, especially in the publisher's bindings.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. No jacket. 24 etched plates (including frontispieces and fireside plate) after George Cruikshank. (illustrator). First edition. 3 vols. First edition in book form, first issue (with 'by Boz' and no mention of Dickens on all title-pages and the 'fireside plate present in vol.III); seemingly bound without half-titles. 8vo. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. A first issue set of Dickens' classic tale of hardship and hope, following the journey of an orphaned boy who escapes a harsh workhouse and encounters a series of characters in London's underworld, including the criminal Fagin, the Artful Dodger and the menacing Bill Sikes. Some foxing other minor marking, small ownership blind-stamp to title-pages; leather scuffed and rubbed, some general light wear. Book.

St. Petersburg: F. Pavlenkov Publishers, 1893. Two volumes in one, 4to, [iv], 992, [4] pp., printed and numbered in two columns, with typographic headpiece to page one, text in Russian Cyrillic script. Rebound in modern full dark-brown calf with title in gilt to backstrip. A sprinkle of minor foxing and some small scuff marks to boards; otherwise in very good, bright condition. § First edition thus. An exceedingly rare translation, with no complete sets noted in any library. Simon Beattie notes: "Yours (item 38) comes from the first Russian collected edition (10 vols, 1892-7; Fridlender & Katarskii, Charl'z Dikkens, bibliografiia russkikh perevodov (Moscow, 1962) 5).

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. [George Cruikshank] (illustrator). First edition. The first edition, second issue, of Charles Dickens' best known novel, an illustrated work with the original George Cruikshank plates. First edition, second issue, 'Charles Dickens' attributed as the author to the title pages, and with 'Church' plate in Volume 3, replacing the cancelled 'Fireside' plate, and 'pilaster' for 'pier' or 'pedestal' to page 164 Volume III.Complete in three volumes.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, and eight plates.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates.Volume III illustrated with a frontispiece, and seven plates.Collated, lacking one plate, 'Mr. Bumble Degraded in the Eyes of the Paupers'.Bound without half-titles to Volumes I and II, Volume III was issued without half-title, and bound without adverts.As with Dickens' other works, 'Oliver Twist' was first serialised, from February 1837 to April 1839 in 'Bentley's Miscellany'.'Oliver Twist' is Dickens' best known novel, an exploration of child labour, domestic violence, and street children in Victorian England.Illustrated by George Cruikshank. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards.Externally, a little rubbed. Crack to the head of the front joint of Volume I, with a small amount of loss. Minor bumping to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards and spine. A small amount of loss of leather to the head of the rear board of Volume I. Front hinge of Volumes I and III are starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the front paste downs. Internally, Volume III is firmly bound. Volume II is generally firmly bound, Volume I is generally firmly bound, page 153/154 and plate facing page 152 working loose. Pages are a little age-toned with some spots, spotting heavier to the plates. Bound without adverts, half-titles, and one plate to Volume II. Very Good. book.

Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first issue with Boz listed as the author on all title pages, and with the Fireside plate as the final plate in Volume III. Bound in early three-quarter leather over marbled paper, all edges marbled. Spines darkened, with cracking and repairs evident on the third volume, hinges rubbed. Pages toned, plates are browned and foxed. A lovely set.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. First Edition, Second Issue with Charles Dickens on the title pages (originally Boz in the first state) and without the Fireside plate, now replaced with the Church plate. Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress. In Three Volumes. Vol. I. [II. III.] London: Richard Bentley, 1838. Rebound in green half leather volumes. First edition, later issue, with the title-page author stated as "Charles Dickens" instead of "Boz" and without the "Fireside" version of the final plate. Three octavo volumes (approximately 8 x 5 inches; 20.2 x 13.1cm.). Volumes I and III in twelves (gathering of twelve pages), volume II in eights (gathering of eight pages). Walter E Smith wrote an authoritative bibliography on all of Dickens works and these volumes have been compared to his collation: Vol I [iv], [1], 2-331pp; 9 plates including the frontispiece; colophon Printed by Samuel Bentley to the final printed page; Vol II [iv], [1], 2-307, [308]pp, on page 151, line 3, a gap between the ru and nning , and Chapter XXIX printed XXVIX), 7 plates including the frontispiece, signatures B-U in gatherings of 8, X in gathering of 2; colophon Whiting, Beaufort House, Strand ; Vol III [ii], [1], 2-315pp; 8 plates including the frontispiece; colophon Printed by Samuel Bentley . Collation is as follows: Vol I A2 (lacking A1 half title), B-O (gatherings of 12), P 1-10, lacking P11 and P12 (the advertisements). $1-2 and 5 are signed with Vol I printed on the first page of each new signature. Vol II A2 (lacking A1 half title), B-U (gatherings of 8), X (gathering of 3 including the final blank), $1-2 (-X2) are signed, Vol II is printed on the first page of each new signature. Vol III A2 (lacking A1 advertisement), B-F (gatherings of 12), G (gathering of 2), H-P (gatherings of 12). B5 to E5 signed incorrectly B3 to E3 as called for in Smith s collation. $1-2 and 5 signed apart from G2 and F5. Vol III is printed on the first page of each new signature as called for. Lacking the half title to Vol III as called for. Twenty-four inserted plates by George Cruikshank (Vol I 9, Vol II 7, Vol III 8). Dickens landmark second novel. For this novel, Dickens's first in the standard three-volume form, Bentley divided the printing task between two firms: Volume I was printed in a twelvemo format by Samuel Bentley; Volume II in octavo format by Whiting; and Volume III preliminaries and signatures A-F and probably G by Whiting with the remaining text by Samuel Bentley, again in twelvemo format. The three-decker publication date was 9 November 1838, and within a week, at Dickens's insistence, the title-pages were changed to include his name, and the "Church" version of the final plate replaced the "Fireside" ("Rose Maylie and Oliver") version which denotes the true first printing and is not present in this volume. Provenance: bookplate for Frederick Collins Williams. Approximately 8 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gently rubbed and worn, raised bands, gilt titles and gilt lined compartments. Joints very good condition rubbed and worn. Corners very good condition rubbed and worn. Boards very good condition half leather and buckram cloth boards. Page edges good condition darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition. Paste downs very good condition marbled, bookplate to each Vol. End papers very good condition marbled, subsequent end papers tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned with minor foxing and marks. Pages good condition tanned with minor foxing, folded pages. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1838 Binding: Hardback.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: no dj. George Cruikshank (illustrator). 1st. Title page cites "Boz" as author, 3 volumes with 24 engraved plates by Cruikshank, including the scarce and vital Fireside Plate. This set is bound in fine contemporary black calf, over marbled boards. Sunken panels picked out in gilt to the spine, and red morocco title labels. Volume 1, page 45 torn. First edition, first issue, with Boz title-pages and the Fireside plate. Bentley decided to publish Oliver in book form before serialization was complete, and Cruikshank had to complete the last few plates in a hurry. Dickens did not see them until the eve of publication and disliked the final Fireside plate. Cruikshank designed a replacement, the Church plate, but early copies went out without it. Dickens had also decided that he would no longer be known as "Boz"; again this decision was too late for the earliest copies, those published between 9 and 16 November.