God Bless Us, Every One!, DICKENS'S CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1843

God Bless Us, Every One!
Dickens's Christmas Carol, 1843
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843.

First edition, first issue, with "Stave I" as the first chapter heading, balance of text uncorrected, and red and blue title page dated 1843. Arguably the most widely read and cherished of Dickens's works, this copy bears a gift inscription dated Christmas Eve in the year of publication, 1843. Eckel, p. 110; Smith II:4.

Octavo (162 x 103mm). Half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, verso printed in blue. 2-page publisher's advertisement at end. Hand-colored etched frontispiece and three plates by John Leech, four wood-engravings in the text by W.J. Linton after Leech. Original brick-red fine-ribbed cloth, covers with decorative blind border surrounding central gilt cartouche and lettering on upper, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, green coated endpapers (hinges tender, endpapers rubbed and with partially erased pencil inscription, spine darkened); custom morocco-backed slipcase. Provenance: Maria B. Ashwell (gift inscription dated 24 December 1843).

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THE SCOTT GREENBAUM COLLECTION OF LITERARY FIRST EDITIONS