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Charles Dickens ''Christmas Books''

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Charles Dickens ''Christmas Books''
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Rare complete first edition set of Dickens' Christmas books, beautifully bound in deep red morocco. London: Bradbury & Evans: 1843-48. A complete set of the five novels that forever wed Dickens' legacy to the celebration of Christmas. Volumes include ''A Christmas Carol,'' ''The Chimes,'' ''The Cricket on the Hearth,'' ''The Battle of Life'' and ''The Haunted Man.'' First edition, first printing of ''A Christmas Carol''; first edition, second printing of ''The Chimes''; first edition, second printing of ''The Cricket on the Hearth''; first edition, fourth printing of ''The Battle of Life''; first edition of ''The Haunted Man.'' With original illustrations, including four full-color plates in ''A Christmas Carol.'' Books are uniformly bound in sumptuous red crushed levant morocco with gilt spine titles inside five raised bands. Inner covers decoratively tooled with designs unique to each title and double-ruled borders in gilt. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. In very good condition with moderate wear and light, expected soiling. Spine has been rebacked on ''A Christmas Carol'' and its original endpapers are not present. Overall, a very good, scarce first edition set of Dickens' wondrous holiday works.