DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). [Christmas Books]. London, 1843-48. Comprising: A Christmas Carol. Chapman and Hall, 1843. Half-title in blue, title in red and blue, engraved and hand-colored frontispiece and 3 engraved and hand-colored plates by John Leech, 4 wood engravings in text, one leaf of publisher's advertisement at end (some soiling). Original brown-salmon cloth, pale yellow endpapers, g.e. (spine chipped). -- The Chimes. Chapman and Hall, 1845. Frontispiece and additional title by Maclise. Original gilt-decorated red cloth, g.e. Second state. -- The Cricket on the Hearth. Bradbury and Evans, 1846 [i.e., December 1845]. Original gilt-decorated red cloth, g.e. Frontispiece and additional title by Maclise. Smith's usual second state of Oliver Twist advertisement leaf at end. -- The Battle of Life. Bradbury & Evans, 1846. Frontispiece and additional title by Maclise. Original gilt-decorated red cloth, g.e. Smith's forth state of engraved title. -- The Haunted Man. Bradbury and Evans, 1848. Frontispiece and engraved title by John Tenniel. (Front hinge cracked). Together 5 vols., 12o. Illustrations by John Leech, Clarkson Stanfield, Richard Doyle, John Tenniel, Edwin Landseer, Frank Stone, and Daniel Maclise. Housed in cloth folding case. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, issues as noted. Eckel, pp. 110-125; Smith vol. 2, nos. 4-6 and 8-9. (5)