The Adventures of Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens (Chapman & Hall, Centenary Edition, 1910)

This Chapman & Hall centenary edition (1910) is of interest to collectors of Charles Dickens, Victorian illustrated editions, and early 20th century publisher bindings with George Cruikshank illustrations.

About: Very Good copy in the original grey-green cloth binding with distinctive marbled paper band to boards, 24 illustrations by George Cruikshank, pages clean and bright with light age toning to edges, a handsome and solid copy of this landmark Dickens centenary edition, preserved in protective wrapper.

Details:

• Title: The Adventures of Oliver Twist, or The Parish Boy's Progress
• Author: Charles Dickens
• Publisher: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., London / Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1910
• Edition: Centenary Edition
• Binding: Hardcover, original grey-green cloth with marbled paper band
• Illustrator: George Cruikshank (24 illustrations)
• Condition: Very Good
  

Synopsis: Centenary edition with 24 original Cruikshank illustrations; distinctive Chapman & Hall marbled cloth binding; dual London/New York imprint, appealing to collectors of Dickens editions, Victorian illustrated books, and early 20th century publisher bindings.

Review: Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist, first published in 1837–39, follows the orphan Oliver through the London underworld of workhouses, pickpockets, and criminals, exposing the brutal realities of Victorian poverty with characteristic moral force. George Cruikshank's 24 illustrations are inseparable from the novel's identity, and this 1910 centenary edition, issued jointly by Chapman & Hall and Charles Scribner's Sons, represents a landmark moment in Dickens publishing history, produced to mark the centenary of his birth.