Bentley's Miscellany. Vol. I. [- Vol. V]

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5 vols. 8vo. Numerous plates by George Cruikshank, Phiz, and others. Modern half navy morocco and marbled boards; plates browned and foxed, some toning and occasional staingin or spotting to text, vol. V ffep loose and old paper repairs to fore-margin of contents leaf and first plate, previous owner's ink stamp to title-pages Consecutive run of the first five volumes of Bentley's Miscellany, which Charles Dickens edited from its inception through January 1839 (his Prefaces to vols. I & II are here signed "Boz"). Contains the first print appearance of Oliver Twist, serialized February 1837 to March 1839, and illustrated with 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. Plate 19 is in its first state, reading "Dolter" for "Holter" (see Hatton and Cleaver p. 216).REFERENCE: Smith I:4, p. 36-37. N° de ref. del artículo 100929

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