11-17-201311-17-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2687BBoston
November 17, 2013 11:00 AMCalender
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Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) Christmas Tales, First Editions, Five Volumes.

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$5,228$4,250
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2687BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 17, 2013 11:00AM

Description:

Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) Christmas Tales, First Editions, Five Volumes.
A Christmas Carol, London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, first edition, first issue, title printed in red and blue, half-title and title verso printed in blue, "Stave I" on first page of text, hand-colored frontispiece and three plates by John Leech, four wood engravings in the text by W.J. Linton; green endleaves, one leaf of ads at the end;
The Chimes, London: Chapman & Hall, 1845, engraved frontispiece and additional title after Maclise, wood engravings after Doyle, Leech, and Stanfield;
The Cricket on the Hearth, London: for the Author by Bradbury & Evans, 1846, engraved frontispiece and additional title, illustrations by Leech et al.;
The Battle of Life, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846, engraved frontispiece and additional title, illustrations by Leech et al.;
[and] The Haunted Man, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848, engraved frontispiece and additional title, illustrated; all five volumes bound in uniform crushed red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, with red watered silk endleaves, a.e.g., cloth from the original bindings bound in every volume at the back, 6 3/8 x 4 in. (5)
Estimate $10,000-12,000


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Keywords

London, John Leech, A Christmas Carol, Zaehnsdorf