DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. 1843. Second edition.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$500 -
$700
Sold for $1,016
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843.
8vo (164 x 101 mm). Half-title, 8 illustrations including frontispiece (one plate with chipping at margins with several losses not affecting image, some light soiling). Original cloth gilt (soiling, spine joints chipped, spine rebacked, possibly with a later edition spine). Provenance: Henry Sanderson Furniss, 1st Baron Sanderson (1868-1939), British politician (ownership bookplate).
SECOND EDITION (statement erased from title-page). Eckel, p. 116; Gimbel A79; Smith II:4.
Condition Report
Please note that this is the second edition of the work, not the first. The new estimate is $500-700. (5/31/24)
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