[Dickens (Charles)], “Boz”. Oliver Twist;

or, the Parish-Boy’s Progress
London, Richard Bentley, 1838.

3 vols. First edition in book form, first issue (with ‘by Boz’ and no mention of Dickens on all title-pages and the ‘fireside plate present in vol.III); seemingly bound without half-titles. 8vo. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards.

A first issue set of Dickens’ classic tale of hardship and hope, following the journey of an orphaned boy who escapes a harsh workhouse and encounters a series of characters in London’s underworld, including the criminal Fagin, the Artful Dodger and the menacing Bill Sikes.