London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition, first printing. With textual errors: "elgble" on page 19, line 6; "chair" on page 209, line 23; "counsinship" on page 275, line 22. Bound in publisher's original green cloth decorated in blind, with spine lettered in gilt. With 38 illustrated plates plus frontis..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition, first printing. With textual errors: "elgble" on page 19, line 6; "chair" on page 209, line 23; "counsinship" on page 275, line 22. Provenance: the Kenyon-Starling, William Self, Charles Henry Hough copy with their bookplates to the front paste down. Bound in publisher's..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. 1852, 1853, 1854 [but 1851-1853]. Three volumes. First edition in book form. Bound without ads in half crushed red morocco over marbled boards. Very Good. Bindings lightly rubbed, spines faded, owner names and bookplates at front. Dickens' anti-aristocratic and anti-monarchical history of England, written for..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1851-1853. First edition in book form, first issue with 'Christmas, 1851' on dedication page and ad pages as described by Eckel. 1852, 1853, 1854 [but actually 1851-1853]. Complete in three volumes. x, 210pp; viii, 214pp; x, 210pp [ads in rear of each volume] Bound in red..... More
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London: Chapman & Hall / Bradbury & Evans, 1843. 1843, 1845, 1846, 1846, 1848. First editions of all five of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books, all in their most desirable states. A Christmas Carol is the first issue with title page printed in red and blue, dated 1843 in Roman numerals;..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition, first printing. First issue with title page printed in red and blue, dated 1843 in Roman numerals; half title and verso of title page printed in blue; "Stave I" on page [1]. Bound in fine contemporary full marbled calf, gilt lettered black morocco..... More
Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original rib-grain purple cloth, covers decorated in blind and spine stamped in gilt; handcolored lithographed frontispiece and 3 handcolored lithographed plates after John Leech by P. S. Duval, 4 wood-engraved plates after Leech. Near Fine with lean to binding, fading to..... More
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, successors to Carey & Co., 1839 [but actually 1838]. First American edition with first state ad at front of first volume. [ii ads and publisher's notice], iv, [13-]14-224; iv [3]-196, [16 catalogue] pp. Bound in publisher's brown boards with red calico-texture quarter cloth, paper spine label..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. First edition, second issue text as per Smith, illustrations generally first issue. Marginal note on p. 9 noted by Eckels present. xv, 609 pp. with all called-for illustrated plates present; does not contain suppressed Buss plates. Phiz's plates for N.E.M.O.'s. Late 19th Century leather lettered..... More
London: John Macrone, 1836. First edition. viii, 348; [iv], 342 pp. with all 16 illustrated plates by Cruikshank. Two volumes bound in publisher's green leaf-patterned morocco cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pale yellow coated endpapers. Near Fine, unsophisticated copies with contemporary gift inscriptions on paste downs alongside armorial bookplates and..... More
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London: Chapman & Hall / Bradbury & Evans, 1843. 1843, 1845, 1846, 1846, 1848. First editions of all five of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books (Smith II.4-6, II.8-9). A Christmas Carol is the first issue with title page printed in red and blue, dated 1843 in Roman numerals; half title and..... More