Item #140942387 [The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man. Charles Dickens.
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man
[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man

[The Christmas Books] A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life [and] The Haunted Man

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; half title and verso of title page printed in blue; "Stave I" on page [1], and green endpapers. The Chimes, first edition, first issue with the publisher's name part of the vignette title page. The Cricket on the Hearth, first edition, first issue [lacks 2pp. ads]. The Battle of Life, first edition, second of four states of the engraved title page; terminal ads announce the publication in parts of Dombey and Son and the bound volume of Oliver Twist. The Haunted Man, first edition.

All five books are finely bound in full dark green morocco with five raised bands and gilt holly sprigs at corners, wide turn ins, marbled endsheets and all edge gilt. Each book has its original cloth covers bound in at the rear, A Christmas Carol has its first issue point pale green endsheets bound in at the rear as well, with a contemporary owner name inked on one. Near Fine. Spines sunned, and former owner bookplate to front pastedown of each volume. A lovely set. Item #140942387

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