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Fall Great Estates Curated Auction
Lot 161:
Charles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). 3 first edition Christmas books: The Battle of Life, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain.
The Battle of Life. A Love Story. First edition, 1846. Bradbury & Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. With engraved title page. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. Corners bumped and slightly fraying; repairs to spine and binding (receipt for repair dated 1975 from Eudaldo Ginesta, New York).
The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. First edition, 1841. Bradbury and Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. Corners bumped and fraying, fraying and wear to spine, binding loose, some wear to edges, notations in pencil front endpaper.
The Haunted Man and The Ghost’s Bargain. First edition, 1848. Bradbury and Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering, engraved title page. Corners bumped and fraying, wear and fraying to spine, losses to cloth on spine, foxing to first leaves through title page.
Provenance: The Battle of Life, Swann Galleries, Inc., New York, 1/14/1971; The Cricket on the Hearth, Sebastian D’Orsai Ltd., London, 10/27/1972; The Haunted Man, Maggs Bros. Ltd., London, 4/30/1975; all private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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