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Part of penguins beautiful hardback clothbound classics series, designed by the. Did i mention the case that houses the books is also of high quality. Is it a first edition, first trade edition or first separate edition. Charles dickens 18121870 was an english author who is considered to be the greatest novelist of the victorian era. Charles dickens 5 books collection box set oliver twist, a christmas carol, hard times, a tale of two cities, great expectations charles dickens on.
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