Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1953). Reprint. 12mo. 5 x 7.25 in. xxvi, 415 pp. Rebound by Bayntun-Riviere in full reddish orange polished calf, exquisitely tooled in gilt, gilt titling & tooling to spine in six compartments, with black and brown morocco title labels; all edges gilt, with dentelle & cotton-candy marbled endpapers. With 24 black & white illustrations by George Cruikshank, including frontispiece ('Oliver claimed by his Affectionate Friends') with tissue guard. Introduction by Humphry House. Very good. Very light rubbing to joints and crown & foot of spine, with a few very tiny scrapes at the lower compartments; very lightly sunned. Bookplate to verso of front free endpaper. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright.

The otherwise common New Oxford Illustrated Dickens in a decidedly uncommon, strangely attractive signed Bayntun binding.

Price: $175.00