Christmas Carol in Prose being a Ghost Story of Yule-Tide, A. by Dickens, Charles 1812-1870

New York: Charles L. Webster (Jenkins & McCowan), 1888. Illustrated by Frontis (2), plates (15) and maps (27) some fold-out, (collated). First edition. 2 volumes. Originally period brown calf over burgundy pebble leather rebound in-house by KTB in J. Hewit acid free black calf with five raised bands on blue marbled boards and endpapers. Original gilt topboard design of Sheridan waving hat on horseback cut in two and placed on spines of each volume to denote volume, leather spine titles printed gilt. 8vo. pp. 486. Index. Very Good. Internally very good with several archival paper repairs, minor chipping, toning and some old edge dampstain. Marbled edges have faded to a consistent brown 'speckled' edge. Unusual one-of-a-kind binding. [We restore and rebind books and sets]. Shipping weight 6lb..

Albany: Stereotyped and Printed by C. Van Benthuysen, 1842. Illustrated by Tissue Frontis (Comparative Height of Mountains; Length of Rivers Lakes and Canals, Smith folding map 19.75 x 25 inches (50x63.5cm). First edition. Rebound by in-house by KTB in full hand-dyed Brown Hewit acid free (AF) calf, burgundy stamped leather spine title, oak decoration, leather headband, AF Strathmore Petal Infusion endpapers. 8vo. pp. 473, [7] blank. Appendix. Very Good. Map tears archivally repaired with Japanese tissue and filmplast, in a custom AF cartridge paper rear envelope. Beautiful tight copy with foxing starting. [We rebind and restore books]..

New York: George Doran, [ca. 1910]. Illustrated by Frank Ver. Beck. First edition. Original was green cloth with pictorial topboard pastedown, thick paper issue. Square 4to. pp. unpaginated [98]. Very Good. Rebound in Green J. Hewit Cawburn goat, superbly matched Dodin endpapers, new headbands, five raised spine bands, topboard titles on green and navy inlay and black circle. Some internal page repairs. Beautiful gift copy. [We rebind and restore books]..

115 Nassau St NY: Currier & Ives, [ca.1893-4]. Illustrated by colored print. First edition. Black with silver trim hardwood and glass frame by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc 18 Beacon Street, Boston. Medium Folio Image size: 8.5 x 14.9-inches, 14 x 19 framed. Very Good/Very Good. Faint waterstain on print bottom can be restored. "Length over all 620 ft, Depth of Hold 43 Ft, Breadth 65 Ft, Tonnage 12,500 - Horse Power 30,000.Identification by address: at No. 115 Nassau from 1877-94 and both Cunard Line Twin-screws were in the New York World's Fair 1893. Cunningham 6260 except his is image size is 8.9x14.15..

Philadelphia: Hubbard Bros, 1872. Illustrated by "Profusely illustrated" in black and white. First thus edition. c.1719. Original green blind-stamped cloth boards and gilt print spine restored with acid free cloth backing, new Dodin endpapers, new headbands, a.e.g. 8vo. pp. 528. Very Good. Toned pages. jpgWritten from 1704-13, it remains one of the favorite tales of fiction..

New York: Charles L. Webster (Jenkins & McCowan), 1888. Illustrated by Frontis (2), plates (15) and maps (27) some fold-out, (collated). First edition. 2 volumes. Originally period brown calf over burgundy pebble leather rebound in-house by KTB in J. Hewit acid free black calf with five raised bands on blue marbled boards and endpapers. Original gilt topboard design of Sheridan waving hat on horseback cut in two and placed on spines of each volume to denote volume, leather spine titles printed gilt. 8vo. pp. 486. Index. Very Good. Internally very good with several archival paper repairs, minor chipping, toning and some old edge dampstain. Marbled edges have faded to a consistent brown 'speckled' edge. Unusual one-of-a-kind binding. [We restore and rebind books and sets]. Shipping weight 6lb..

Albany: Stereotyped and Printed by C. Van Benthuysen, 1842. Illustrated by Tissue Frontis (Comparative Height of Mountains; Length of Rivers Lakes and Canals, Smith folding map 19.75 x 25 inches (50x63.5cm). First edition. Rebound by in-house by KTB in full hand-dyed Brown Hewit acid free (AF) calf, burgundy stamped leather spine title, oak decoration, leather headband, AF Strathmore Petal Infusion endpapers. 8vo. pp. 473, [7] blank. Appendix. Very Good. Map tears archivally repaired with Japanese tissue and filmplast, in a custom AF cartridge paper rear envelope. Beautiful tight copy with foxing starting. [We rebind and restore books]..

New York: George Doran, [ca. 1910]. Illustrated by Frank Ver. Beck. First edition. Original was green cloth with pictorial topboard pastedown, thick paper issue. Square 4to. pp. unpaginated [98]. Very Good. Rebound in Green J. Hewit Cawburn goat, superbly matched Dodin endpapers, new headbands, five raised spine bands, topboard titles on green and navy inlay and black circle. Some internal page repairs. Beautiful gift copy. [We rebind and restore books]..

115 Nassau St NY: Currier & Ives, [ca.1893-4]. Illustrated by colored print. First edition. Black with silver trim hardwood and glass frame by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc 18 Beacon Street, Boston. Medium Folio Image size: 8.5 x 14.9-inches, 14 x 19 framed. Very Good/Very Good. Faint waterstain on print bottom can be restored. "Length over all 620 ft, Depth of Hold 43 Ft, Breadth 65 Ft, Tonnage 12,500 - Horse Power 30,000.Identification by address: at No. 115 Nassau from 1877-94 and both Cunard Line Twin-screws were in the New York World's Fair 1893. Cunningham 6260 except his is image size is 8.9x14.15..

Philadelphia: Hubbard Bros, 1872. Illustrated by "Profusely illustrated" in black and white. First thus edition. c.1719. Original green blind-stamped cloth boards and gilt print spine restored with acid free cloth backing, new Dodin endpapers, new headbands, a.e.g. 8vo. pp. 528. Very Good. Toned pages. jpgWritten from 1704-13, it remains one of the favorite tales of fiction..