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[DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870)]
Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress. By "Boz". London: Richard Bentley 1838.
A delightfully fresh first edition, first issue with the 'Fireside' plate at p. 312 in volume III and authorship ascribed to 'Boz' on each title-page. Oliver Twist was begun as a serial in Bentley's Miscellany in February 1837 but published in three volumes (as here) before its completion in the magazine in March 1839. Cruikshank was forced to complete his illustrations in some haste, and Dickens only reviewed them on the eve of publication. He objected to the 'Fireside' plate which depicted Oliver at Rose Maylie's knee with Harry and old Mrs. Maylie all gathered around the living-room fire. Cruikshank's revised illustration had the same title ('Rose Maylie and Oliver') but showed Rose and Oliver standing before Oliver's mother's church memorial. This revised plate became the standard one in later issues of the book. Dickens also modified the title-page to have the name 'Boz' replaced by 'Charles Dickens'. Eckel, p. 59-60; Sadleir 696.
3 volumes, 12mo (184 x 115mm). 3 etched frontispieces and 21 plates by George Cruikshank (lacking the half-titles in vols. I-II and all ads., a few scattered chips or spots, one leaf marginally finger-soiled). Contemporary pink half calf over marbled boards, spines decoratively gilt, burgundy morocco spine labels lettered in gilt (spines lightly faded, some faint spots).
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