The Adventures of Oliver Twist: or The Parish Boy's Progress
by Dickens, Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Co., 1942. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Donald Teague. Blue cloth, pictorial pastedown on front cover, ruled border in red and titles on spine in red, red topstain. Illustrated with color plates by Donald Teague. Clean, solid copy in excellent condition, dust jacket spine mildly faded, light rubbing at the edges and folds, minor wear at head and foot of spine, tips of corners, very nice example of the scarce dust jacket. Former owner's name on ffep.
Synopsis
The Adventures of Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The book was initially published serially from February 1837 through April 1839 in Bentley’s Miscellany, a periodical edited by Dickens. In the classic rags-to-riches story, the orphan and escapee Oliver Twist must find his way through the criminal-filled streets of London.
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- Title
- The Adventures of Oliver Twist: or The Parish Boy's Progress
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- Donald Teague
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1942
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