A Christmas Carol

by DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870)

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Book description: London: Chapman and Hall, 1844 [1843]. First Edition, First Issue, 8vo; pp. 166 + [1] ads. First Issue publisher's ribbed salmon cloth binding (now browned) with 15mm margin between blindstamping and gilt vignette. Expert restoration work to the spine. All edges gilt. Four coloured Leech plates and four in text etchings. Some slight toning to "Mr. Fezziwig's Ball." Some light sporadic spotting to pages. Glazed yellow endpapers, gilt on cloth dulled. A decent copy of a rare title from the author who defines Victorian England in the eyes of many. Likely the most famous work of literature involving ghostly apparitions. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature [254]. Listed in '100 Books That Shaped World History' [Raftery, 2002]. Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.

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