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Lot 171
Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, first issue, second state, [1843].
Hammer Price: £1,900
Description
Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, first issue, second state with "Stave I" heading and title page printed in red and blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, lacking half-title, title cropped with loss to date at foot, occasional light soiling, green calf by Riviere & Son, spine sunned, light fading to upper cover, [Smith II 4], 8vo, Chapman & Hall, [1843].
⁂ Though lacking the date on title, this copy agrees with every example of the first edition text as detailed by Smith.
Description
Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, first issue, second state with "Stave I" heading and title page printed in red and blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, lacking half-title, title cropped with loss to date at foot, occasional light soiling, green calf by Riviere & Son, spine sunned, light fading to upper cover, [Smith II 4], 8vo, Chapman & Hall, [1843].
⁂ Though lacking the date on title, this copy agrees with every example of the first edition text as detailed by Smith.
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