Offering this large thick edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, published by Avenel Books, New York, 1978. Brown leatherette hardboards with ornate gold lettering & illustrations on front, gold lettering on hubbed spine. Good+ condition, no spine cracks or stains, one small indentation on front upper corner near spine. Pages are clean and tight no scribbles or tears, last few pages have a slight fold crease on bottom corner, does not detract or affect reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout by George Cruikshank, Phiz, Barnard, Dalziel, French, Stone, and others. Stories included are The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, and Tale of Two Cities. Handsome frontspiece engraving of Dickens. Book measures 9 1/4 inches x 6 1/4 inches; total of 1113 pages. Very minimal soiling on page edges when book is closed, cannot be seen when book is open. A very nice volume of Dickens most loved stories!