
From the Library of Christian Heuer
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July 9, 02:28 PM GTNN
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7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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From the Library of Christian Heuer
DICKENS, CHARLES
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Chapman And Hall, 1843
12mo, FIRST EDITION, Todd's first impression, first issue, with 14-15mm. between closest points of blind-stamping and gold wreath of upper cover, the "D" of Dickens unbroken and the text uncorrected, engraved frontispiece and 3 plates coloured by hand, and 4 woodcuts in the text all by John Leech, half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, "Stave I" on p.[1], 2pp. of publisher's advertisements at end, original cinnamon vertically-waved cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, green endpapers, all edges gilt, collects or's cloth folding box, some browning, adhesive residue on front free endpaper, gilt on bottom edge lacking at a few points, boards slightly soiled, top of spine chipping, bumped
LITERATURE:
Smith II.4A
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