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DICKENS, CHARLES.
A Christ-
mas Carol.
Hand-colored etched frontispiece
and three plates by John Leech, four wood
engravings in the text by W.J. Linton.
Half-title printed in blue, title-page
printed in red and blue, verso printed in
blue, 2 page publisher’s advertisement at
end, green coated endpapers. 8vo, original
brown cloth, spine and front cover gilt-
stamped, few stains and dimples to covers,
spine ends rubbed with slightly frayed split
running along front joint, all edges gilt;
hinges cracked, front free endpaper (with
short closed tear), half-title and fron-
tispiece loose; bookplates of A. Edward
Newton and John Hooper; in drop-back
cloth case. Includes a laid-in card stating
that this copy sold as part of the Newton
Collection (April 18, 1941; Parke-Bernet,
NewYork).
London: Chapman & Hall, 1843
[1,800/2,500]
FIRST EDITION
,
FIRST IMPRESSION
of the
enduring Christmas classic.With “Stave I” as
the first chapter heading, and uncorrected text.
Eckel pp.110-115; Smith II:4.
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DICKENS, CHARLES.
Dombey
and Son.
20 parts in 19. Illustrated by
Hablot K. Browne. 8vo, original blue-
green pictorial printed wrappers, some
backstrip repairs and wear; together in
two cloth slipcases (bookplates within).
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL PARTS
with
the 12-line errata slip in part 5, the
“Dombey & Son Advertiser” in most parts
and other inserted advertisements. Hatton
& Cleaver, pp. 227-50.
London: Bradbury and Evans,
October 1846-April 1848
[1,200/1,800]
WITH
—
The Personal History of David
Copperfield. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne.
8vo, contemporary calf gilt, covers with central
gilt device incorporating banner “Hudson
Gurney,” early rebacking with spine preserved,
covers worn, detached; bookplate. First Edition
in book form. London: Bradbury & Evans,
1850.
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