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Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843....
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Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843.8vo. Half-title and verso of title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, hand-colored etched frontispiece and three hand-colored plates by John Leech; four wood-engravings in the text by W. J. Linton after Leech. and 4 woodcuts in the text by John Leech; 2pp. of publisher's advertisements at the end. Original cinnamon-brown fine-ribbed cloth, covers with decorative blind border surrounding central gilt cartouche and lettering on upper cover, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, yellow endpapers; quarter morocco folding case.
FIRST EDITION, second issue, with the correction of "Stave I" to "Stave One" on the first page of text, (balance of text uncorrected), red and blue title-page dated 1843, yellow endpapers. The binding appears to be in Todd's second state: the closest interval between blind decorative border on the left and the left extremity of the gilt cartouche measuring 13 mm, but the "D" of Dickens unbroken.
Condition: Spine a bit leaned; very minor fading to spine with minor wear at ends, with a few tiny splits; minor fading or soiling to covers; front hinge paper very slightly cracked, but holding. Some scattered spotting, otherwise internally clean. Overall, a fine and bright copy.
References: Eckel pp 110-115; Smith II:4.
Provenance: The Library of a Minnesota Collector.
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2025 December 15 Rare Books Signature® Auction #6323 (go to Auction Home page)
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