1846 1ed Charles Dickens Battle of Life Christmas

1846 1ed Charles Dickens Battle of Life Christmas Romance Maclise Illustrated

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.

― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

The Battle of Life is one of Charles Dickens famous Christmas Books. First published in 1846, this short novel was published following Cricket on the Hearth and follows the culture in an English village near the site of an historic battle. Dickens describes the struggles of life as a battle; though strangely, Dickens does not include any sort of supernatural or religious themes in this book – a style that differs from that of each of the other Christmas Books.

Item number: #15654

Price: $599

DICKENS, Charles

The battle of life, a love story

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1846. First edition. Early printing

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[8], 175, [3]

13 illustrations by Maclise

Provenance: Handwritten – Philip Grove, 1848

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Decorative red cloth

Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11.5cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent