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DICKENS, CHARLES - A Christmas Carol.
Starting Bid: $750
Estimate:
$1,500 - $3,000
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DICKENS, CHARLES
A Christmas Carol.
In Prose. Being a Story of Christmas.
Philadelphia: Carey & Hart 1844. 158p, illustrated with plates after the originals by John Leech, a hand-coloured frontispiece of Mr. Fezziwig's ball, four coloured plates including frontis, and three black-and-white plates. The endpapers are heavily browned and with sporadic spotting & light browning throughout. Bound in original brown cloth, decorated and lettered in blind and gilt on the front cover and spine, and in blind only on rear cover. Binding sound with wear at spine ends and corners, this copy is in the rare gift binding, stamped on the front cover with the binder's name 'J.C. Russell. Binder'.
This edition has been described as the first American edition, but Walter Smith [bibliographer of Dickens first editions] assigns it to the NY Harper and Brothers edition of 24th January, which is not illustrated, the Carey & Hart edition did not appear until 19th April.
A Christmas Carol.
In Prose. Being a Story of Christmas.
Philadelphia: Carey & Hart 1844. 158p, illustrated with plates after the originals by John Leech, a hand-coloured frontispiece of Mr. Fezziwig's ball, four coloured plates including frontis, and three black-and-white plates. The endpapers are heavily browned and with sporadic spotting & light browning throughout. Bound in original brown cloth, decorated and lettered in blind and gilt on the front cover and spine, and in blind only on rear cover. Binding sound with wear at spine ends and corners, this copy is in the rare gift binding, stamped on the front cover with the binder's name 'J.C. Russell. Binder'.
This edition has been described as the first American edition, but Walter Smith [bibliographer of Dickens first editions] assigns it to the NY Harper and Brothers edition of 24th January, which is not illustrated, the Carey & Hart edition did not appear until 19th April.
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