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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Christmas Books, including: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. 12mo. With hand-colored frontispiece and 4 other plates, with 4 intertextual woodcut engravings throughout. [viii], [1]-166, [2, ads] pp. THIRD EDITION. And: The Chimes: A Goblin Story… London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. 12mo. With frontispiece and vignette title-page inserted at front, and 11 intertextual woodcut engravings throughout. [viii], [1]-175, [1, colophon]. TWELFTH EDITION. And: The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. 12mo. With frontispiece and vignette title-page inserted at front, and 12 intertextual woodcut engravings throughout. [viii], [1]-174, [2, ads, second state of the “Oliver Twist” ad]. FIRST EDITION. And: The Battle of Life. A Love Story. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. 12mo. With frontispiece and vignette title-page (4th state of vignette title-page) inserted at front, and 11 intertextual woodcut engravings throughout. [viii], [1]-175, [1, colophon], [2, ads] pp. FIRST EDITION. And: The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain. A Fancy for Christmas-Time. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. 12mo. With frontispiece and vignette title-page inserted at front, and 15 intertextual woodcut engravings throughout. [viii], [1]-188 pp. FIRST EDITION. Books are uniformly bound in beautiful early-20th century full red calf by Bayntun-Rivere, boards triple-ruled in gilt, spines ruled and tooled in gilt in compartments, five raised bands, blue and green gilt morocco lettering labels, gilt board-edges and turn-ins, marbled endleaves, all edges gilt (some mild wear to joints, minor occasional rubbing to bindings, contemporary ownership signature on half-title of The Cricket on the Hearth). Fine. Smith II, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9.