1926 “The Adventures of Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens The World’s Classics Leather-bound Book

Up for sale is a 1926 “The Adventures of Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens The World’s Classics Leather-bound Book! It measures 6 1/8” by 3 7/8” around the outside cover and contains 511 pages. The piece is in excellent overall condition with minor signs of wear consistent with its age and use (contains all pages). Please message us if you have any questions. Thanks!

This is a beautiful, highly collectible antique copy of Charles Dickens's classic novel, “The Adventures of Oliver Twist”, published in 1926 by Oxford University Press as part of "The World's Classics" series under publisher Humphrey Milford. This desirable edition features 24 classic illustrations by George Cruikshank, including a frontispiece. The book is bound in its premium publisher's deluxe brown Ledura leather binding, showcasing a distinctively grained, soft tactile finish with a prominent blind-embossed winged torch design on the front cover. Pasted on the inside cover is the original, ornate pink Stockton & Thornaby Sunday School Union bookplate, providing exceptional historical provenance. The bookplate records that this volume was awarded as the First Prize in the Lower Middle Division Scholars' Competitive Scripture Examination on March 13th, 1931, focusing on the subject "Jesus, the King." It was proudly awarded to Christine Shipley of the Wellington St. Baptist School, and features the printed names of President P. B. Jenkinson and Exam Secretary Chas. H. Oxberry. Printed locally by R. W. Atkinson in Stockton, this volume is an incredible, tactile piece of regional English social history and vintage Dickensiana.

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