The Cricket on the Heath by C. Dickens

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The Cricket on the Heath, A Fairy Tale of Home, by Charles Dickens

A very good illustrated first edition, second state of The Cricket on the Hearth. Advertisement leaf for Oliver Twist at the end (second state). The Cricket on the Hearth was published on 20 December 1845. It sold out before the new year and no fewer than 17 subsequent dramatizations of the story were staged. 14 illustrations by Leech, Doyle, Stanfield, Maclise and Landseer. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration. Lean to the book. Bright gilt edges. Mild wear and bumping of the boards. Previous owners inscription on front free page. Clean contents. Ref: Smith II:6 8vo 166 x 103mm.

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