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LOT 612

Lot 612

Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Lot 612 Details
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

18mo., 1st edition, 166pp, illustrations by John Leech including hand coloured frontispiece and three plates, in three quarter calf patterned green cloth boards having a ribbed, tooled and titled spine; London, Chapman & Hall, 1843
6.5 x 4.25 in — 16.5 x 10.8 cm

Estimate $5,000-$7,000

Realised: $1,625
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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CONDITION DETAILS

Binding tight; minor foxing to frontispiece, full and half titles; interior mostly clean and white

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