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Title: Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress. By "Boz" Author: Dickens, Charles Place: London Publisher: Richard Bentley Date: 1838 Description: 3 volumes. [4], 331, [1], [4 ad]; [2], 307; [2 ad], [2], 315 pp. Half-titles in volumes 1 & 2 and ads in volumes 1 & 3 as called for. Illustrated with 24 etched plates by George Cruikshank including 3 frontispieces, and mostly signed in the plate. (8vo) original plum-colored horizontally-ribbed cloth with arabesque design in blind, yellow endpapers; edges uncut. First Edition in Book Form, First Issue. Outstanding, fresh copy of the first issue, with the title-page stating "by 'Boz'" and the presence of the "Fireside" plate as the last illustration in the work. "When Bentley decided to publish Oliver in book form before its completion in the periodical, Cruikshank had to complete the last few plates in haste. Dickens did not review them until the eve of publication and objected to the Fireside plate which depicted Oliver at Rose Maylie's knee with Harry and old Mrs. Maylie all gathered round the living room fire. Dickens had Cruikshank design a new plate...[which] showed Rose and Oliver standing before the tablet in memory of Oliver's mother. This Church plate was not completed in time for incorporation into the early copies of the book...Dickens not only objected to the Fireside plate, but also disliked having 'Boz' on the titlepage. He voiced these objections prior to publication and the plate and the titlepage were changed between November 9 and 16" (Smith). This copy in the variant arabesque binding without the publisher's imprint on the spine. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines sunned and leaning, corners worn, head of spine pulled on Volume 3; moderately foxed; very good. Item number: 251802