NMLP P-004498 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens · Richard Bentley · 1838

The 1838 UK three-volume first ('by Boz') precedes the US edition. The two distinguishing points are the 'Fireside' (first) versus 'Church' (replacement) plate in volume III and the 'Boz' versus 'Charles Dickens' title-page attribution.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-004498 for "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-004498, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).