Charles Dickens / A Christmas Carol / Christmas Books Set / 1843 First Editions

  

A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN FIRST STATE WITH'STAVE I. FIRST EDITIONS: 1843 - 1848.

THIS HIGHLY COLLECTIBE AND SOUGHT COLLECTION HAS HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON HOW WE CELEBRATE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON! CHARLES DICKENS IS ARGUABLY THE GREATEST WRITER OF ALL TIMES AND BECAUSE OF THESE STORIES HIS NAME IS HIGHLY REGARDED DURING CHRISTMAS. A CHRISTMAS CAROL - 1843: 1ST EDITION IN ORIGINAL BINDING. A LOVELY 1ST ISSUE THAT READS'STAVE I' AS THE CHAPTER HEADING. THE ENDPAPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED - SEE PHOTO - WITH NEW GREEN ENDPAPERS, BUT THE BINDING IS NOW IN EXCELLENT ORDER.

IT SHOWS THE PERFECT'D' IN'DICKENS' TO THE FRONT BOARD. THIS COPY ALSO LACKS THE HALF TITLE. THE ADS ARE AT THE BACK. THE PAGES ARE EXTREMELY BRIGHT WITH VERY LITTLE SOILING. IT MEETS THE FIRST EDITION TEXT POINTS FOUND IN SMITH'S "IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH".

SIMPLY SAID, THIS COPY IS A LOVELY COLLECTOR'S DREAM. THE CHIMES - 1844: THIS COPY COMES WITH ITS OWN DELUXE SLIPCASE IN MOROCCAN LEATHER. IT IS A RARE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION (CHAPMAN & HALL READS INSIDE OF THE VIGNETTE TITLE PAGE) - SEE PHOTO. THE FIRST FEW (4 PAGES) ARE LOOSELY LAID IN THE BOOK.

THE BOARDS AND SPINE ARE IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH - 1845: A RARE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION. ADVERTISEMENT LEAF DOES NOT STATE "NEW EDITION OF OLIVER TWIST".

LIKE THE CHIMES AND A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THIS TOO IS A LOVELY FIRST ISSUE. THE BATTLE OF LIFE - 1846: FIRST EDITION IN THE USUAL FOURTH STATE OF THE VIGNETTE TITLE PAGE. IT WAS PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 19TH, 1846. WHILE MOST COMPLETED SETS HAVE BEEN REBOUND AND ARE NO LONGER IN THEIR ORIGINAL STATE - AND ASKING HIGHER PRICES THAN THIS SET - THIS SET HAS SURVIVED AND APPEARS LIKE YOU WERE WALKING INTO A LONDON BOOKSHOP 175 YEARS AGO!

THIS IS A FANTASTIC COLLECTION AND NO REASONALBE OFFER WILL BE REFUSED! THESE LAST FEW CHRISTMASES HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT AND DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST; HOWEVER, THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY. THESE BOOKS AND THEIR MESSAGES ARE, HOWEVER, TIMELESS.

A WONDERFUL KEEPSAKE, HEIRLOOM, AND INVESTMENT. The item "CHARLES DICKENS / A CHRISTMAS CAROL / CHRISTMAS BOOKS SET / 1843 FIRST EDITIONS" is in sale since Wednesday, December 22, 2021. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "oneinamillionbooks" and is located in Penticton, British Columbia.

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1. Year Printed: 1843
2. Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
3. Topic: Christmas
4. Binding: Leather
5. Author: Charles Dickens
6. Subject: Literature & Fiction
7. Original/Facsimile: Original
8. Language: English
9. Publisher: Chapman & Hall
10. Place of Publication: London
11. Special Attributes: 1st Edition