Lot 82
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DICKENS, CHARLES. A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall 1843. Small 8vo, original brown-salmon vertically ribbed cloth, borders of both covers blocked in blind, ornamental lettering panels gilt blocked on front cover and spine, g.e., light green endpapers, a hint of fading to spine, green morocco folding case. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, Second State according to Smith with the following points: title-page printed in red and blue, "Stave I" as the first chapter heading, green endpapers; text uncorrected, imperfect signature letter "C" at foot of p. 17; the closest interval between blind-stamping at left margin and left extremity of gilt wreath on front cover is 14mm. and the "D" in the "Dickens" within wreath is perfect (corresponding to Todd's first impression, first issue); 2 pages of integral advertisements at end, hand-colored etched frontispiece and 3 hand-colored etched plates by John Leech, 4 text wood engravings by W.J. Linton after Leech. Smith, vol. 2, no. 4; Eckel, p. 110; Sadleir 684. A VERY FINE, BRIGHT COPY OF THIS CHRISTMAS CLASSIC.

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DICKENS, CHARLES. A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall 1843. Small 8vo, original brown-salmon vertically ribbed cloth, borders of both covers blocked in blind, ornamental lettering panels gilt blocked on front cover and spine, g.e., light green endpapers, a hint of fading to spine, green morocco folding case. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, Second State according to Smith with the following points: title-page printed in red and blue, "Stave I" as the first chapter heading, green endpapers; text uncorrected, imperfect signature letter "C" at foot of p. 17; the closest interval between blind-stamping at left margin and left extremity of gilt wreath on front cover is 14mm. and the "D" in the "Dickens" within wreath is perfect (corresponding to Todd's first impression, first issue); 2 pages of integral advertisements at end, hand-colored etched frontispiece and 3 hand-colored etched plates by John Leech, 4 text wood engravings by W.J. Linton after Leech. Smith, vol. 2, no. 4; Eckel, p. 110; Sadleir 684. A VERY FINE, BRIGHT COPY OF THIS CHRISTMAS CLASSIC.