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DICKENS, Charles. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (and Other Stories) from THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS, VOLUME III. NY/BOSTON: Books Inc.; CLEARTYPE EDITION, Hardbound, no dust jacket as issued. Undated, although this Dickens' volume mentions 1868 twice, the identical year to the known London printing of this set, with revisions by Dickens (one year prior to his passing in 1869).
Fine interior, unmarked. Age-toned. Good+ cover. Interior Pages and Binding Fine. Hinges are tight with pristine block. Two bumps at top of spine which are slight scuffs but are superficial only, with no fraying. No rips, tears, inscriptions in the book, and it is not ex-library. No dust jacket as issued. The Christmas stories are illustrated by John Leech, PUNCH caricaturist and illustrator, with original woodcuts. Dickens-revised Edition 1868 following the 1843 original (the stories were first printed in newspapers as serials). This book is from THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS VOL. III -- Includes illustrated author-revised editions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL - THE CHIMES - THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH - AMERICAN NOTES (Complete with its own Table of Contents and dated May, 1868). Deep blue and light gray covers with banded gilded spine with alternating deep red and blue panels. Measures 5.0"x7.25". 226 pp.
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DICKENS, Charles. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (and Other Stories) from THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS, VOLUME III. NY/BOSTON: Books Inc.; CLEARTYPE EDITION, Hardbound, no dust jacket as issued. Undated, although this Dickens' volume mentions 1868 twice, the identical year to the known London printing of this set, with revisions by Dickens (one year prior to his passing in 1869).
Fine interior, unmarked. Age-toned. Good+ cover. Interior Pages and Binding Fine. Hinges are tight with pristine block. Two bumps at top of spine which are slight scuffs but are superficial only, with no fraying. No rips, tears, inscriptions in the book, and it is not ex-library. No dust jacket as issued. The Christmas stories are illustrated by John Leech, PUNCH caricaturist and illustrator, with original woodcuts. Dickens-revised Edition 1868 following the 1843 original (the stories were first printed in newspapers as serials). This book is from THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS VOL. III -- Includes illustrated author-revised editions of A CHRISTMAS CAROL - THE CHIMES - THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH - AMERICAN NOTES (Complete with its own Table of Contents and dated May, 1868). Deep blue and light gray covers with banded gilded spine with alternating deep red and blue panels. Measures 5.0"x7.25". 226 pp.
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