Dickens (Charles) [Christmas Books], 4 vol., 1845-48.

Dickens (Charles) [Christmas Books], 4 vol., comprising The Chimes, engraved frontispiece and additional pictorial title (second state), ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1915 on front free endpaper, slight cracking to hinges, 1845; The Cricket on the Hearth, first state state advertisement f. at end, repairs to spine retaining original back strip, 1846; The Battle of Life, fourth state additional pictorial title, bookplate of K.F. Plesner on front pastedown, later manuscript notes on free endpaper, light chipping to spine head, 1846; The Haunted Man, lacking initial advertisement f., neat repairs to spine extremities, repairs to spine retaining original back strip, 1848, first editions, illustrations, margins lightly toned, the odd spot and stain, otherwise generally clean internally, cracked hinges, more so to The Cricket on the Hearth, original red cloth, gilt, spines slightly darkened, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, g.e., [Smith II. 5, 6, 8, 9], 8vo, 1845-48.

Estimate:£600

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