DICKENS, Charles.
A Collection of the Five Christmas Books. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. [ 1843 - 1848 ]
Description
A CHRISTMAS CAROL. In prose. Being a ghost story of Christmas. With illustrations by John Leech. First issue. Chapman & Hall. 1843. Half title, hand-coloured frontispiece & plates, illus., 2pp ads. Red & blue titlepage, half title & verso of title printed in blue, "Stave 1" as the first chapter heading, uncorrected text, green endpapers. Original salmon-pink vertically-ribbed cloth; sl. marking, v. small knock to outer edge of back board. a.e.g. A beautiful copy.
THE CHIMES: a Goblin story of some bells that rang an old year out and a new year in. Second issue. Bradbury & Evans for Chapman & Hall. 1845. Half title, frontispiece & additional engraved title, illus. by Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, John Leech, Clarkson Stanfield. Original red cloth. a.e.g. Fine.
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH. A fairy tale of home. Second issue. Printed and published for the Author, by Bradbury & Evans. 1846. Half title, frontispiece & additional engraved title, illus. by Maclise, Doyle, Leech, Stanfield & Landseer, 2pp ads. Original red cloth. a.e.g. Fine.
THE BATTLE OF LIFE. A love story: 4th issue. Bradbury & Evans. 1846. Half title, frontispiece & additional engraved title, illus. by Maclise, Doyle, Stanfield & Leech, 2pp ads. Original red cloth. a.e.g. Fine.
THE HAUNTED MAN and The Ghost's Bargain. A fancy for Christmas-time. Bradbury & Evans. 1848. 2pp initial ads, frontispiece & additional engraved title, illus. by Tenniel, Stanfield, Stone & Leech. Original red cloth. a.e.g. Fine. In cloth slipcase.
Price
£20000.00
