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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). First Editions of The Christmas Books in the Original Cloth, 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. Bound in publisher’s full cinnamon cloth, boards decoratively ruled in blind, front board and spine stamped in gilt, light green endleaves (some soiling, edgewear to boards, joints starting, corners bumped, endleaves somewhat discolored, hinges starting, a few gutters starting, minor occasional soiling or foxing in text, skewed; “Millicent” written on fp). Very good. FIRST EDITION, SECOND STATE IN THE FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE, SECOND STATE BINDING. 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. [1, ads], [1, blank], [viii], [1]-175, [1, colophon] pp. Publisher’s full red cloth, boards decoratively ruled in blind, front board and spine stamped in gilt, yellow endleaves (some soiling, light wear to binding, hinges starting, some occasional soiling, foxing in text, ownership inscription of C. E. Hammond on ffep., skewed). Near fine. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. 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]. Publisher’s full red cloth, boards decoratively ruled in blind, front board and spine stamped in gilt, yellow endleaves (some edgewear and soiling to boards, occasional minor soiling, foxing in text, ownership signature of “C. E. Hammond” on the ffep, skewed). Near fine. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. 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. Publisher’s full red cloth, boards decoratively ruled in blind, front board and spine stamped in gilt, light yellow endleaves (some edgewear and soiling to boards, occasional minor soiling, foxing in text, hinges just starting, bookseller’s ticket on fp., skewed). Near fine. 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. Publisher’s full red cloth, boards decoratively ruled in blind, front board and spine stamped in gilt, yellow endleaves (some edgewear and soiling to boards, occasional minor soiling, foxing in text, hinges just starting). Very good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. All volumes housed in fall-down green morocco-backed box, satin-lined, with lift-up lid by Robson & Co., Ltd. With the bookplate of Thomas Fleming, Jr. on the inner lid. Smith II, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9.