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198217672Silver Thimble Books. Fine. 1982. Hardcover. Red corduroy cloth cover with mounted color illustration. B&w decorations. . . Silver Thimble Books hardcover
1843GB005ECXR9KI4N00Chapman & Hall 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Chapman & Hall hardcover
1928030766UK: Readers Library 1928. First Edition Thus . Cloth. Very Good /Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus Circa 1929. Uncommon. Book is very good and with nice and tight text block. Contents good with age toned pages. The complete wrapper is very good with light rubbing/nicks to edges .More images can be taken upon request. Ref14824 <br/> <br/> Readers Library hardcover
19151467472London / Philadelphia: William Heinemann / J. B. Lippincott January 1915. Leather. VG/No Jacket. NO DATE PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN ON THE COPYRIGHT PAGE. SEVERAL COLOR PLATES BY ARTHUR RACKHAM. used hardcover copy lacking a dust jacket. book is somewhat shelfworn and corners a bit bumped. covers may be a bit scuffed and outer edge of page block somewhat dusty/discolored with age. pages and binding are clean straight and tight otherwise. there are no marks to the text. William Heinemann / J. B. Lippincott hardcover
196171842Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Ronald Searle. First edition and printing of this illustrated edition. In very good plus turquoise cloth boards gilt titles inside gilt wreath to front and gilt titles to spine. The boards are clean and tight and straight; slight wear to spine ends. Unmarked humorous illustration to both end papers. The text pages are flat firm and clean - and illustrated in colour and black and white by Ronald Searle. Very good plus condition. No dedications etc. In very good pictorial dust jacket with Searle images to front and rear. The jacket is close-fitting and with slight wear to edges; spine area sunned. Not clipped. Scarce edition. <br/> <br/> The World Publishing Company hardcover
1151824Easton Press. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges corners covers and pages. Minor white marks to the bottom edge of the back cover. The book is still in great condition! Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Easton Press hardcover
1151855Perpetua Books. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Light reader wear and rubbing to the edges corners covers and pages. The book is in great condition! Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Perpetua Books hardcover
1930mon00005504451930T. unknown_binding. Acceptable. in x in x in. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover torn at top spine. Some marking due to age on pages but overall book remains in good condition considering age. unknown
19112727H84234London: Hodder And Stoughton. No date c.1911. This edition is illustrated by A.C. Michael with 13 full page illustrations including 8 tipped-in color plates. Wear to cover but pages illustrations and plates are complete. Binding sound. . Acceptable. Hardcover. 1911. Hodder And Stoughton hardcover
1967325417Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Reginald Birch. Near Fine. Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded bottom and side edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; Collector's Edition. Easton Press hardcover
GB01B98R6G2I5N00Penguin Classic October 011984. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Penguin Classic (October 01,1984) paperback
1843GB005ECXR9KI3N01Chapman & Hall 1843. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Chapman & Hall hardcover
2005010449Dalmatian Press 2005. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. "Collector's Edition". 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 278pp 2005. Collectors Edition in full red leather with gilt cover and spine lettering and decoration and gilt page edges red placemarker ribbon. Full numberline beginning with 1. Dalmatian Press Hardcover
1967325785Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Reginald Birch. Near Fine Leather Bound. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; Collector's Edition. Easton Press hardcover
2003207768New York: Barnes & Noble 2003. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Barnes & Noble hardcover
324909The World Publishing Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated first edition. 4to in greenish blue cloth boards with gilt ornamentation. Binding is tight and square. Pages are very crisp clean and bright with no markings. Small closed tear to the DJ front panel at the right side edge. Very minor rubbing and shelving wear. DJ is now protected by a clear plastic cover. The World Publishing Company hardcover
1843319 - 970 - 175<p>First editions of all five of Dickens' Christmas books. Uniformly bound in striking full crimson morocco by George Bayntun early twentieth century; stamped "Bayntun Bath England" on the turn-ins with gilt holly leaf motifs lettering fillet borders dentelles and edges. Hand-marbled endpapers. The original cloth covers are bound in at the rear. The first two were published by Chapman & Hall; the last three by Bradbury & Evans. <br /><br />All five are first impressions but with mixed issue points. Edition and condition details provided below in separate sections.</p><p><strong>Edition Details</strong></p><ol><li><strong>A Christmas Carol. </strong>First impression with the title page dated 1843 printed in blue and red but faded; see condition section and no edition statement. The textual errors remain uncorrected which distinguishes the first impression from all later impressions collated by hand against all entries in Smith II:4. Period faint after "gloom" on p 21 noted by Smith in a minority of first editions. Second state of the chapter headings with the numbers spelled out "Stave One". Second issue of the original cloth cover: the "D" in "Dickens" lacks the upper serif and the closest gap between the wreath and blindstamping is 12-13 mm. With a hand-colored frontispiece and three additional plates by Leech and in-text wood-engravings by Linton after Leech. Smith II:4; Todd 1967. <br /><br /></li><li><strong>The Chimes. </strong>First impression with the title page post-dated 1845 but printed 1844 and no edition statement. Second state of the title vignette publisher imprint centered and at the foot. With an etched frontispiece and vignette by Daniel Maclise; additional plates and wood-engravings after Doyle Leech and Stanfield. Smith II:5. <br /><br /></li><li><strong>The Cricket on the Hearth. </strong>First impression with the title page post-dated 1846 but printed 1845 and no edition statement. Second state of the Oliver Twist ad leaf "New Edition". With a half-title an etched frontispiece and vignette by F. P. Becker after Maclise; in-text illustrations after Doyle Leech and others. Smith II:6. <br /><br /></li><li><strong>The Battle of Life. </strong>First impression with the title page dated 1846. Fourth state of the vignette title Cupid with "A Love Story" banner and no publisher imprint underneath. With an etched frontispiece and vignette by Daniel Maclise; wood-engravings after Doyle Leech and Stanfield. Smith II:8. <br /><br /></li><li><strong>The Haunted Man. </strong>First impression with the title page dated 1848 and no edition statement. First and only state of the vignette titles. With an etched frontispiece and vignette by Martin & Corbould after Tenniel; in-text illustrations after Leech Stanfield Tenniel and Stone. Smith II:9.</li></ol><p><strong>Condition Details</strong> Small octavos approximately 6.5 x 4.25 inches. Bindings tight; leather boards supple gilt bright overall with minor losses to edges and gilt fillet borders on the front and rear boards. A few minor isolated darker spots rubbing and shallow surface indentations from handling. No bookplates underlining or prior owner markings. Contents largely clean with only an occasional light stain or age spot. All volumes retain their original cloth covers and spines bound in at the rear. Some leaves show signs of gentle cleaning most noticeably the title page of <em>A Christmas Carol</em> resulting in fading especially of the blue ink and very subtly to the vignette titles of other volumes without discernable fading. Likely this was done by Bayntun himself at the time of rebinding as similar treatment has been observed in his other bindings including another copy of <em>A Christmas Carol</em> and was standard practice of the era see Zaehnsdorf 1890; Cockerell 1901. <em>A Christmas Carol</em> shows a small dent to the fore-edge of the text block a marginal chip to the illustration page of the Ghost of Christmas Present and a discreetly mended tear to the margin of that same leaf neither flaw affects the image as shown. All four plate leaves are lightly tanned. Bound without the terminal ad leaf as common else complete. In the other four volumes the ad leaves are present and the illustration plates are all complete intact and undamaged. The title vignettes of The Haunted Man are noticeably darkened and stained mainly on the edges. Additional pictures available upon request. A finely preserved and visually striking set.</p><p><strong>Binder Note</strong></p><p>The turn-ins are gilt-stamped "Bayntun Bath England" confirming the work predates the firm's 1939 acquisition of Riviere. The Bayntun-Riviere bindery remains one of the most celebrated of the twentieth century known for its technical precision and visual elegance and continues to operate under the same name today.</p><p>-</p><p><em>"I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year."</em> — A Christmas Carol Stave IV</p><p>In 1843 desperate for income and determined to make a moral statement Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in six weeks and paid for its production himself. He rejected cheap formats insisting on gilt-edged pages hand-colored illustrations and cloth boards stamped in gold. Although the first impression sold out within days high production costs and disputes over profits left him with little return. Each of the Christmas books that followed carried the same intent: to unite moral purpose with visual warmth and seasonal charm. Dickens wanted his Christmas books to be beautiful. This set rebound by Bayntun in full crimson morocco honors the beauty he demanded at personal and financial risk.</p><p><strong>Reference List</strong><br /><br />Smith W. E. 1983. Charles Dickens in the original cloth: A bibliographical catalogue of the first appearance of his writings in book form in England with photographs of the bindings titlepages and other relevant data. Part Two: The Christmas books and selected secondary works. Heritage Book Shop.</p><p>Todd W. B. 1961. Note 170. Dickens's Christmas Carol. The Book Collector 10Winter 449–454.</p><p>Zaehnsdorf J. W. 1890. The art of bookbinding: A practical treatise for amateurs 2nd ed. Sampson Low Marston & Co.</p><p>Cockerell D. 1901. Bookbinding and the care of books. Macmillan & Co.</p><p>Inventory ID: 319 - 970 - 175</p> Chapman & Hall; Bradbury & Evans hardcover
1976B11170<p>Nevada City CA: Harold Berliner 1976. Limited illustrated edition signed by illustrator Wolfgang Lederer on the limitation page at the back of the volume. Numbered 304 of 750 total. Near fine condition in very good dust jacket. Brown cloth spine with light tan boards. Gilt decaoration to front cover and spine. Sharp corners tight binding clean pages. Dust jacket has a cut along the back edge otherwise fine.</p> Berliner hardcover
2003210301New York: Barnes & Noble 2003. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Mark Summers. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Barnes & Noble hardcover
1862031798UK: Chapman and Hall 1862. New Edition . Soft cover. Near Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. New Edition 1862. A very rare early soft cover paperback version from 1862. Published by Chapman and Hall. This edition never issued with the four Leech plates. Bound in the original paper covers. The soft cover book is near very good and quite bright. Spine tips and corners a little rubbed. Light soiling to boards. Loss to spine tips. Internally clean and complete. More images can be taken upon request. Ref19411 <br/> <br/> Chapman and Hall paperback
ANAIS-0434958573Lippincott 1915-01-01. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Lippincott hardcover
1988328385New York: Reader's Digest Association 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Robert Buchanan Barbara Buchanan. Very Good in boards. Light rbbing on spine crown.; The World's Best Reading; 287 pages. Reader's Digest Association hardcover
1987031886UK: Nottingham Court Press 1987. New Edition . Cloth. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. New Edition Facsimile 1987. Produced as a facsimile of the 1st edition originally printed in 1846. A nice quality production. Book is fine. Contents very good. Ref19422 <br/> <br/> Nottingham Court Press hardcover
1977031887UK: Paradine 1977. First Edition Thus . Full-Leather. Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1st Edition Thus 1977. A new limited edition of 135 copies this being number 67. Includes all the plates being hand coloured. Produced by Paradine books as a facsimile of the 1st edition originally printed in 1846 and bound up in a bespoke beautiful full leather binding by a master bookbinder. Exceptional quality production with a hand made custom slip case. Book is as new. Ref19420 <br/> <br/> Paradine hardcover
19340855042Boston: Limited Editions Club at the Merrymount Press 1934. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrations By Gordon Ross. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In half-green cloth over x-mas tree patterned paper covered boards printed spine label 4to 100pp. #1225 of 1500 copies designed and printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount press Boston. Signed by illustrator Gordon Ross on colophon page. light rubbing and toning to spine label. Limited Editions Club at the Merrymount Press hardcover
