Author: DICKENS, CHARLES
Title: The Adventures of Oliver Twist
Description: New York: The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf [The Heritage Press], 1939. Hardcover. An early Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf (a Heritage Press forerunner) edition of the second novel by Charles Dickens, which is set in the criminal world of London. Illustrated with 8 marvelous color autolithographs and in black & white at chapter heads by Barnett Freedman. Sandglass leaflet not present. --- In Freedman-illustrated paper-covered boards backed in green cloth, with maroon vertical stripes and maroon spine titling, yellow topstain. Volume housed in slipcase with titling and Freedman drawing of Oliver to front and back panels. --- A sound, tightly-bound copy, but with obvious sunning to spine and prior owner's signature to front free endpaper. Slipcase with chafing and rubbing but remains structurally intact. (The usual Heritage Press editions of the works of Dickens in grey cloth bindings are quite plentiful, but are rather scarce in this version.); Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); 431 pages. Very Good .

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Illustrated Classics