THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP • Charles Dickens • Oxford Illustrated Series • 1997

Description: THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED DICKENSTHE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP By Charles Dickens ••• WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS 1997 Oxford University Press, New York, 1997. Near Fine, in Near Fine Jacket. The Old Curiosity Shop was published along with short stories in Dickens weekly serial from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York readers reputedly stormed the wharf when the ship bearing the final installment arrived in 1841. Queen Victoria read the novel that year and found it "very interesting and cleverly written". The plot follows the journey of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London, whose lives are thrown into disarray and destitution due to the machinations of an evil moneylender and the grandfather's addiction to gambling. Profusely illustrated throughout. Clean, bright and unmarked. Size: 5” x 7½” tall, [xiv] + 555 pages. Something Old, Something New Something Curious Just for You. Check it out! SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! We Combine Shipping "Books for Every Mind and Every Mood" ________________________________________________________________ Unlike large Book Warehouses that acquire used book donations and ship via 3rd party cut-rate shipping companies. We are a small independent bookseller that purchases our stock from collections and estates. Our stock is handpicked for quality, scarcity, and Interest. We do not ship in quantities that would allow cut-rate shipping, nor do we combine book cost with shipping and call it it free shipping. We keep our prices low, ship promptly, and list shipping separately.

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