Charles Dickens (1812-70)
Oliver Twist, volume 1 1838
21 cm (Height) x 3 cm (Depth) (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1050283
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This, the first edition of 'Oliver Twist', in three volumes, was inscribed by Queen Victoria in 1839, inside the front cover of volume 1. Having read it during the winter of 1838–9, the Queen noted in her Journal that she found it ‘wonderfully written’. This object was displayed at the Charles Dickens Reception at Buckingham Palace, 2012.
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21 cm (Height) x 3 cm (Depth) (book measurement (conservation))
21.0 x 3.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
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Oliver Twist ; v.1 / by Charles Dickens.
