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Fall Great Estates Curated Auction
Lot 162:
Charles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). 3 first edition Christmas books: The Battle of Life, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Chimes.
The Battle of Life. A Love Story. First edition, third state, 1846. Bradbury & Evans, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. With engraved title page with publisher’s imprint below. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. Corners bumped and fraying, fraying and wear to spine, binding loose, some wear to edges.
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, cloth torn on spine, binding loose, some wear to edges, boards separating from spine, some foxing, notations in pencil front endpaper and half title page.
The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and New Year In. First edition, first issue, 1845. Chapman and Hall, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. Red cloth boards, gilt edges, gilt lettering. In red cloth case and red cloth and leather slipcase with gilt lettering. William Menzies bookplate. Corners bumped and fraying, spine fraying and torn, binding loose, front board and spine separating, notations in pencil front pastedown.
Provenance: The Battle of Life, Ximenes Rare Books, Inc., New York, 6/14/1985; The Cricket on the Hearth, Harrington Bros. Antiquarian Booksellers, London, 3/24/1993; The Chimes, Swann, New York, 1981; all private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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