Nicholas Nickleby – Charles Dickens
NF/NF Oxford Illustrated

Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional newer printing Oxford Illustrated Edition of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Oxford University Press, 1989. First Printing with no subsequent printing. With the original illustrations.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a lightly wrinkled spine, clean page blocks, binding starting to pull away at the top, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and no price on the front flap, as issued.

Our hero confronts a large and varied cast, including Wackford Squeers, the fantastic ogre of a schoolmaster, and Vincent Crummles, the grandiloquent ham actor, on his comic and satirical adventures up and down the country. Punishing wickedness, befriending the helpless, strutting the stage, and falling in love, Nicholas shares some of his creator’s energy and earnestness as he faces the pressing issues of early Victorian society.

Small volume ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.