Child Characters from Dickens Retold by Lucy L. Weedon - Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon

This Christmas gift book published by Ernest Nister in 1905 collects Charles Dickens' best stories adapted by Lucy L. Weedon for the young reader. It's a small but thick book with 320 pages with all gilt edges. The cloth bound cover came in several colours including blue, green, brown and grey. There are six colour and seventy half-tone illustrations by Arthur A. Dixon beautifully printed on heavy weight stock. The coloured plates are vibrant and detailed with little signs of fading. A very attractive book for the collector.