Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist [traduction française autorisée par l'auteur] - 1858

Charles Dickens, Olivier Twist.
English novel, translated with the author's authorization under the direction of P. Lorain, by Alfred Gérardin.
Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1858. Imprimerie Ch. Lahure.

Print run: First printing of the author-authorized translation by Alfred Gérardin (this is not the first French translation, which dates from 1841). The volume contains Dickens's address “To the French Public,” dated London, 17 January 1857, in French followed by the original English text.

Period binding signed “Mespoulède, Périgueux”, half-chagrin, spine with four raised bands adorned with gold fleuron, boards of red morocco-grained cloth, blue marbled endpapers, speckled edges.

- Dimensions: 12 x 17.7 cm
- Condition: Very good overall, interior fresh. Bindings show signs of wear, spine loose. See photos for more details.
- Number of pages: 352 pages

Careful packing in a rigid and waterproof carton.