Five Volume Set of THE CHIRSTMAS BOOKS [A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE CHIMES, CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, THE BATTLE OF LIFE and THE HAUNTED MAN]

Dickens, Charles

Published by Chapman & Hall: London, 1848

About this Item

5 vols. Illus., each rebound in gilt-dec crushed red levant; teg (signed bindings by Birdsall), vp, extremities a bit worn, outer hinges starting, but still a nice set in two-piece red cloth and marbled paper slipcase. A CHRISTMAS CAROL in the third issue ("1843" but "Stave One"), HE BATTLE OF LIFE has the fourth state illus. title page (cupid holding a scroll, no imprint), but the other three are FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST STATES. Lovely set in need of a little TLC.

Seller Inventory # 23-0349

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Five Volume Set of THE CHIRSTMAS BOOKS [A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE CHIMES, CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, THE BATTLE OF LIFE and THE HAUNTED MAN]
• Publisher: Chapman & Hall: London
• Publication Date: 1848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • LITERATURE