Search Results: the christmas carol and the 4 by dickens charles

Chicago IL: Great Books Foundation, 1967. Not stated, presumed 1st edition. Trade PB in glossy aqua wraps.. VeryGood unmarked.. Part of Junior Great Books discussion program for elementary and high-school students. Bright tight clean PB copy of two classics. 5 x 7-1/2, 56 + 93 pp.

Chicago, IL: Great Books Foundation. 1963. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; Trade PB .

Bradbury & Evans, 1855. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A complete set (all five volumes) of the Christmas books. A Christmas Carol is the 13th edition, 1855, rebound with a new leather spine. The Chimes is a first edition, second state. The Battle of Life, the Cricket and the Haunted Man are all first editions. Very good condition, housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Chapman & Hall, London, 1843. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First editions of all five Christmas books in extraordinary condition, featuring a near fine and unrestored copy of the true first issue of The Christmas Carol, with "Stave I" on p. [1] and with the text entirely uncorrected. With all known first issue points: title page in blue and red, dated 1843, chalky green endpapers, 14-15mm between the gilt wreath and the left margin blind-stamping on the front cover, a perfect "D" in "Dickens" in the front cover wreath. According to the most recent exhaustive study (Todd's, analyzing the front cover), this copy is of the earliest state of the first issue. Near fine condition, and rare as such. Other books also in near fine or fine condition. Cricket has second state of ad leaf in rear, and Battle of Life has the 4th state of the title page. Housed in a custom-made collector's case.