The Adventures of Oliver Twist (Edition de Luxe of the Works of Charles Dickens, Number 131 of one thousand copies) by DICKENS, Charles - 1881

London: Chapman and Hall. Very Good+. 1881. Leather. A deluxe, illustrated Chapman and Hall two-volume edition of the second novel by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). The story is set in London, putting the title character in the seamy criminal underworld amidst rather undesirable, but interesting, characters. With engraved illustrations by George Cruickshank, many tissue-guarded. Numbers 11 and 12 of a 30-volume limited Edition de Luxe of the Works of Charles Dickens. Number 131 of one thousand copies. --- In full brown leather with gilt fillets, decorations and titling to covers and spine, two raised bands to spines, gilt dentelles to cover inside edges and all edges bright gilt. Lovely marbled endpapers in shades of green, blue, tan and cream. The bindings are reinforced, with what appears to be leather at the gutters. --- A beautiful pair of books, but the leather has a few cracks, which doesn't affect the soundness of the bindings. Some tanning to leaves, and with prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-downs, which is labeled "The Library at Carolands" which is likely the onetime estate of Harriet Pullman Carolan, south of San Francisco. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.) ; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; xxvii, 478 pages .