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1852242339London: Cornish Lamport 1852. 2 parts in one volume. 228 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Publisher's blue blind-stamped cloth gilt-lettered spine. One corner a bit rubbed but binding is otherwise quite bright; first several leaves foxed rest of text slightly browned at outer margin front free endpaper torn. Overall a very good copy. 2 parts in one volume. 228 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. The Confessions of an Attorney was originally published in BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. "Abuses of English Law" pp. 153-228 comprises among other essays one not "several" Dickens piece. First published in two numbers of HOUSEHOLD WORDS from 1850: i.e. "Bank-Note Forgeries" Gimbel H405 Cornish, Lamport unknown books
18527437.2New York: Cornish Lamport & Co 1852. 1st edition Gimbel H405; VanderPoel B609; Wilkins p 39. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind professionally rebacked. Pale yellow eps. Spine darkened with slight lean. A solid VG copy. 228 pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>The 'Dickens' contributions come from Household Words though only a portion of one article the second chaper of No. 5 'Bank Note Forgeries' is actually by Dickens. See Wilkins for more information. Cornish Lamport & Co hardcover books
1900Embry 196378John D. Morris and Company N.d. circa 1900. Victorian Edition De Luxe one of 1000 sets. Light rubbing to spine tips minor fraying to first volume spines lightly sunned and labels toned with occasional small chip overall a very good set with hinges firm and internally clean. Illus. by "Phiz" Blue cloth with paper title labels. John D. Morris and Company, N.d. circa 1900. Victorian Edition De Luxe, one of 1000 sets. hardcover books
1983WRCLIT40773New York: Franklin Watts 1983. Cloth boards. Frontis illustrations. First U.S. issue printed in the U.K. Edited by Peter Haining. " Binding flaw on upper cover resulting in two creases evidence of label removal on rear free endsheet else very good in dust jacket. Franklin Watts hardcover books
1959WRCLIT74865London: John Murray 1959. Pictorial cloth boards. Illustrated. First edition. Selected and introduced by Bernard N. Schilling who has inscribed the free endsheet in the year of publication. Covers faded and soiled else a good copy lacking the dust jacket. John Murray hardcover books
19711516.4Oxford: Clarendon Press 1971. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the ffep. Blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Blue dust jacket. Slight cock. Some po ink marginalia. VG. Some modest wear with closed 1" tear to rear panel. Very Good. vii 5 233 3 blank pp. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Clarendon Press hardcover books
1971WRCLIT41339London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1971. Cloth. First edition. Pencil ownership inscription small stain to fore-edge else very good in used soiled price-clipped dust jacket. Oxford at the Clarendon Press hardcover books
18551704249Bradbury & Evans 1855. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A complete set all five volumes of the Christmas books. A Christmas Carol is the 13th edition 1855 rebound with a new leather spine. The Chimes is a first edition second state. The Battle of Life the Cricket and the Haunted Man are all first editions. Very good condition housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Bradbury & Evans hardcover books
18431701004Chapman & Hall London 1843. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First editions of all five Christmas books in extraordinary condition featuring a near fine and unrestored copy of the true first issue of The Christmas Carol with "Stave I" on p. 1 and with the text entirely uncorrected. With all known first issue points: title page in blue and red dated 1843 chalky green endpapers 14-15mm between the gilt wreath and the left margin blind-stamping on the front cover a perfect "D" in "Dickens" in the front cover wreath. According to the most recent exhaustive study Todd's analyzing the front cover this copy is of the earliest state of the first issue. Near fine condition and rare as such. Other books also in near fine or fine condition. Cricket has second state of ad leaf in rear and Battle of Life has the 4th state of the title page. Housed in a custom-made collector's case. Chapman & Hall, London hardcover books
18901403031Elliot Stock London 1890. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The Christmas Carol 1890 Facsimile reproduction of the author's original manuscript. One of only 250 copies in the U.S. and 500 in the U.K. Very rare with uncut pages. Original paper boards with gilt detailing. Rubbing along the edges corners and spine ends piece of spine missing at bottom. Exceptionally clean and bright inside. Comes housed in a custom slip case. Elliot Stock, London hardcover books
1843125019London: Chapman and Hall 1843-48. Complete set of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books. Octavo 5 volumes original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels all edges gilt. A Christmas Carol in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is a tenth edition with the half-title printed in blue title-page printed in red and blue verso printed in blue hand-colored etched frontispiece and three hand-colored etched plates by John Leech four wood-engravings in-text by W.J. Linton after Leech 2pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Second edition of The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year with the half-title engraved frontispiece and pictorial vignette title page. First edition of The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home with half-title frontispiece and vignette title page second state ad leaf. First edition of the Battle of Life: A Love Story with half-title advertisements frontispiece and fourth state vignette title page. First edition of The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain: A Fancy for Christmas-Time with advertisements frontispiece and vignette title page. Each volume is in near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very nice set. A Christmas Carol "may readily be called the Bible of Christmas It was issued about ten days before Christmas 1843 and 6000 copies were sold on the first day"Eckel 110. "It was a work written at the height of Dickens great powers which would add to his considerable fame bring a new work to the English language increase the festivities at Christmastime and contain his most eloquent protest at the condition of the poor" John Mortimer. "Suddenly conceived and written within a few weeks A Christmas Carol was the first of Dickens Christmas books a new literary genre thus created incidentally it was an extraordinary achievementthe one great Christmas myth of modern literature." Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1843104873London: Chapman and Hall 1843-48. Complete set of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books. Octavo 5 volumes bound in the original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels all edges gilt. A Christmas Carol in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is a sixth edition with the half-title printed in blue title-page printed in red and blue verso printed in blue hand-colored etched frontispiece and three hand-colored etched plates by John Leech four wood-engravings in-text by W.J. Linton after Leech 2pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. In very good condition with a contemporary gift inscription to the verso of the front panel. First edition of The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year with the advertisement half-title engraved frontispiece and additional first state pictorial vignette title page. In near fine condition. First edition of The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home with half-title frontispiece and vignette title page with tissue guard present first state ad leaf. In near fine condition with ownership inscriptions. First edition of the Battle of Life: A Love Story with half-title advertisements frontispiece and fourth state vignette title page. In near fine condition with an autograph letter bound in and period catalogue descriptions affixed to the half-title. First edition of The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain: A Fancy for Christmas-Time with advertisements frontispiece and vignette title page. A nice set. A Christmas Carol "may readily be called the Bible of Christmas It was issued about ten days before Christmas 1843 and 6000 copies were sold on the first day"Eckel 110. "It was a work written at the height of Dickens great powers which would add to his considerable fame bring a new work to the English language increase the festivities at Christmastime and contain his most eloquent protest at the condition of the poor" John Mortimer. "Suddenly conceived and written within a few weeks A Christmas Carol was the first of Dickens Christmas books a new literary genre thus created incidentally it was an extraordinary achievementthe one great Christmas myth of modern literature." Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1845121293London: Chapman and Hall 1845-60. First edition early printings of all five of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books finely bound. Octavo 5 volumes bound in full calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands black and green morocco spine labels lettered in gilt double gilt ruled panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles all edges gilt marbled endpapers. Illustrated with sixty-three engravings altogether four in color by Leech Maclise Stanfield Doyle and Landseer. In fine condition. An exceptional set. A Christmas Carol "may readily be called the Bible of Christmas It was issued about ten days before Christmas 1843 and 6000 copies were sold on the first day the number of reprintings have been so many that all attempts at the figures have been futile. Altogether 24 editions were issued in the original format" Eckel 110. "It was a work written at the height of Dickens' great powers which would add to his considerable fame bring a new work to the English language increase the festivities at Christmastime and contain his most eloquent protest at the condition of the poor" John Mortimer. "Suddenly conceived and written within a few weeks A Christmas Carol was the first of Dickens' Christmas books a new literary genre thus created incidentally it was an extraordinary achievement--the one great Christmas myth of modern literature." Chapman and Hall unknown books
18451197900London: Chapman and Hall 1845. First Edition Second Issue. Hardcover. 16mo. Publisher's original red cloth stamped in gilt. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Yellow endpapers. All edges gilt. Complete with the initial ad leaf half-title engraved frontispiece and vignette title-page. With publisher's name below vignette on engraved title page. VG. Boards slightly worn at extremities. Text age-toned but generally clean. Shelved in Case 2. 1197900. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
184528433London: Chapman and Hall 1845. Twelfth Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. 175 pp. 12mo. 13 illustrations. Full red leather binding with bold embossed titling to cover as well as a holly sprig borders on both front and rear boards; five raised band at spine gold titling and green leather patch titles that have faded to brown. Slight fading along top edge of front cover light wear and bumping. Interior front and rear boards have gold dentelle boarder with Sangorki and Sutcliffe label embossed on front board. Clean and crisp within. Chapman and Hall unknown books
184586570London: Chapman and Hall 1845. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis engraved title 11 illustrations in text 175p. Old but probably early 20th century green leather. 17cm. Front joint tender with splitting at ends. Internally Fine with just a hint of age-toning. All edges gilt. First issue with publisher's name within the vignette colon on title-page and page 39 correctly numbered. <br/><br/> Chapman and Hall hardcover books
184521163Phila: Lea & Blanchard 1845. 1st Amer. ed. Harper published a New York ed. the same year priority unknown. 12mo. Illustrated. Orig. gilt-stamped blue cloth. Text block foxed a few leaves severely. Plates clean save for a few spots. A woman's ownership signature. <br/><br/> Lea & Blanchard hardcover books
184635564Leipzig: Bernh Tauchnitz Jun 1846. 1st Tauchnitz editions Todd & Bowden A3 & 103Aa. Period black morocco-grain cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. Some binding wear & spotting mostly to rear board. A VG copy. 88; 263 1 blank pp. 6-1/8" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/> Bernh Tauchnitz Jun hardcover books
1845285862London: Chapman & Hall 1845. First. hardcover. fine. Illustrated by Maclise Leech & Doyle. 16mo re-bound in full red morocco with the original red cloth front cover laid on. London: Chapman & Hall 1845. First edition. Fine.<br/><br/> First issue with the publisher's name part of the engraving on the vignette title page.<br/><br/> Chapman & Hall unknown books
18451403037Chapman & Hall London 1845. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Chapman & Hall London 1845. First edition. Uncommon first state with the publisher's imprint within the illustration on the vignette title page Smith II.5; Sadlier 683. Small 8vo: viii 175 1; complete."Dickens' second Christmas book which continues his social commentaries on the poor. Structured similarly to "A Christmas Carol" the main character Trotty witnesses an alternative future through a series of visions and ultimately is given a second chance to put things right. "The Chimes" was a bestseller in its day but has since been eclipsed by "A Christmas Carol." Very good in original cloth repair to top of spine and repair to verso of title pagethere was a horizontal tear. Chapman & Hall, London hardcover books
19319026508London: Limited Editions Club. 1931. One of 1500 numbered and signed copies. Hardcover. Book fine slipcase almost very good. Bound in publisher's original tan cloth with beveled edges. Cover stamped in black and gilt spine stamped in gilt. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by Rackham. Printed end papers. Paper covered slipcase printed in red and gold is soiled with wear ar extremities and minor splitting. Images available on request <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club. hardcover books
1845233797New York: Published by Harper & Brothers No. 82 Cliff-Street 1845. First American edition variant title page without " Bookhout. Sc. Decorative headpiece of "The Chimes. A Goblin Story" with goblins. Text in double columns. 31 1 blank pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later quarter blue calf and blue cloth. Fine text toned slightly. First American edition variant title page without " Bookhout. Sc." Decorative headpiece of "The Chimes. A Goblin Story" with goblins. Text in double columns. 31 1 blank pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First American edition of Dickens' second Christmas Story published the same year as the English edition. Gimbel A87 Eckel pp 121-2 Published by Harper & Brothers, No. 82 Cliff-Street unknown books
18459385.2Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1845. 1st edition thus Smith AMERICAN p. 55. Blue linen cloth binding stamped in gilt to front board & spine design after that of the UK edition. Pale yellow eps. Spine lightly faded. Square & tight. Usual bit of foxing & browning to paper though the plates are quite bright & clean. Withal a pleasing VG copy. 96 pp. Binder's blanks at front & rear. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/> Lea and Blanchard hardcover books
184546972Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1845. 1st edition thus Smith AMERICAN p. 55. White linen cloth binding stamped in gilt to front board & spine design after that of the UK edition. Pale yellow eps. Custom red cloth slipcase with gilt stamped black leather title label to spine. Age-toning soiling & average wear to binding. Usual bit of foxing & browning to paper though the plates less so. A proud early gathering. Prior ownership signatures. Pforzheimer stamp to rear paste-down. Withal a VG copy in a Nr Fine case. 96 pp. Binder's blanks at front & rear. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/> Lea and Blanchard hardcover books
18459385Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard 1845. 1st US edition VanderPoel B3881. White linen cloth stamped in blind. A Good copy cloth soiled/spine darkened/dampstain to last half of text. 96 pp. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8" <br/><br/> Lea and Blanchard hardcover books