The Old Curiosity Shop (The New Oxford Illustrated Dickens)
by Dickens, Charles; Illustrated by Cattermole and "Phiz"; Introduction by The Earl of Wicklow
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1960. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7ð - 9ð" tall. Phiz"; Cattermole. First edition thus third printing in New Oxford Illustrated Dickens Series Thick, heavy octavo hardback. xviii, 556 pp. Black & white illustrations. Near Fine condition in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. No inscriptions
Synopsis
The Old Curiosity Shop, what would become Charles Dickens’ fourth novel, was first published in 88 weekly installments in Dickens’ serial, Master Humphrey’s Clock, from April 1840 to February 1841. In a tale that survives the transcendence of time, The Old Curiosity Shop tells the story of thirteen-year-old Nell Trent and her grandfather who live in The Old Curiosity Shop, a small antique and gift store. The unnamed grandfather, desperate to leave Nell in good financial standing after his death, loses The Old Curiosity Shop to a gambling problem, forcing him and young Nell to wander the countryside.
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- Alexander's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 083057
- Title
- The Old Curiosity Shop (The New Oxford Illustrated Dickens)
- Author
- Dickens, Charles; Illustrated by Cattermole and "Phiz"; Introduction by The Earl of Wicklow
- Illustrator
- Phiz"; Cattermole
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 574
- Size
- 8vo - over 7ð - 9ð" tall
- Weight
- 1.76 lbs
- Keywords
- The Old Curiosity Shop (The New Oxford Illustrated Dickens); Dickens, Charles; Illustrated by Cattermole and "Phiz"; Introduction by The Earl of Wicklow General
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