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Dickens, Charles; John Leech, Daniel Maclise, John Tenniel et al [illustrators]Biblio.com

The Christmas Books A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man

1843ref. 140947309London: Chapman & Hall / Bradbury & Evans 1843. First Edition. Near Fine. 1843 1845 1846 1846 1848. First editions of all five of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books Smith II.4-6 II.8-9. A Christmas Carol is the first issue with title page printed in red and blue dated 1843 in Roman numerals; half title and verso of title page printed in blue; "Stave I" on page 1. The Chimes first edition second issue with the publisher's name below the plate on the vignette title page. The Cricket on the Hearth first edition second issue with 2pp. ads. The Battle of Life first edition Todd's fifth state of the engraved title page with "A Love Story" in a scroll held by a cupid; terminal ads announce the publication in parts of Dombey and Son and the bound volume of Oliver Twist. The Haunted Man first edition first and only issue. All five volumes bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt seasonal stamping unique to each book. Morocco title labels to ribbed spines gilt dentelles all edges gilt. Sangorski & Sutcliffe stamp in gilt to front turn-in of each volume. Original cloth covers and spines bound in rear of all volumes but the last. Housed in an open-ended slipcase moderately rubbed and toned covered in the same floral gilt-embellished paper used for endpapers. Near Fine with slightly rubbed spines. Light edge toning to interiors occasional thumbing and staining and spots of foxing. No writer is more closely associated with Christmas than Charles Dickens who began with the immortal A Christmas Carol in November 1843. It was published on December 19 and sold so well there were seven editions by the following May. The Chimes followed in December 1844 and three more books appeared in 1845 1846 and 1848 two of the title page dates follow the then-common practice of dating a book published in November or December with the coming year. The enduring appeal of Dickens' Christmas stories lies in his unmatched ability to combine sentimentality with melancholy or righteous fury a balancing act of light and dark. A Christmas Carol composed as Dickens walked weeping through the dark London streets was intended to draw attention to the plight of the working poor in London. The Chimes attacks the cruelty and hypocrisy of the rich and the protagonist of The Cricket on the Hearth contemplates murder. The Haunted Man the last novella emphasizes the need to remember past sorrows and hardships. Dickens wanted his Christmas books to be pretty - his specifications for the first cut severely into his profits - and it is appropriate that these copies have been given jewel-like bindings by Sangorski & Sutcliffe one of the most famous fine binderies in the English-speaking world. A beautiful set of beautiful stories illustrated by the leading artists of the day. Chapman & Hall / Bradbury & Evans unknown

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA · United States$30,000.00≈ €26,802.48

Dickens, Charles; John Leech, Daniel Maclise, John Tenniel et al [illustrators]ABAA

The Christmas Books A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA · United States$30,000.00≈ €26,802.48

Mayhew, Horace (editor), Rigdum Funnidos, Gent; George Cruikshank and Henry George Hine (illustrators)Biblio.com

The Comic Almanack : from 1835 to 1853 - 19 issues in 4 volumes

1853ref. 16150London: David Bogue etc. Fair with no dust jacket. 1853. Hardcover. Chipping to spine heads and tails complete rear edge tear on second and fourth volumes some loose plates 1853 fold-out in two pieces gutter starting and some with hand-stitched repairs worn. With care still solid hardcovers. ; All nineteen annual issues from 1835 to 1853 bound in four volumes. Not the 1860 Hotten reprint as contains the calendars etc. The Almanack for each year has separate title page and paging. Contents: Comic Almanack 1835-37 edited by Horace Mayhew and illustrated by George Cruikshank published by David Bogue; Comic Almanack 1838-40 by Rigdum Funnidos Gent. and illustrated by George Cruikshank imprinted for Charles Tilt Bibliopolist; Comic Almanack 1841-43 by Rigdum Funnidos Gent. and illustrated by George Cruikshank imprinted for Tilt and Bogue Bibliopolists; Comic Almanack 1844-45 by Rigdum Funnidos Gent. and illustrated by George Cruikshank imprinted for David Bogue Bibliopolist; Comic Almanack 1846 edited by Horace Mayhew and illustrated by George Cruikshank David Bogue; Comic Almanack 1847 by Rigdum Funnidos Gent. and illustrated by George Cruikshank imprinted for David Bogue Bibliopolist; Comic Almanack 1848 edited by Horace Mayhew and illustrated by George Cruikshank imprinted for David Bogue Bibliopolist; Comic Almanack 1849 edited by Horace Mayhew and illustrated by H G Hine and others imprinted for David Bogue Bibliopolist; Comic Almanack and Diary 1850 edited by Henry Mayhew and illustrated by George Cruikshank David Bogue; Comic Almanack and Diary 1851 edited by Henry Mayhew and illustrated by George Cruikshank and H G Hine David Bogue; Comic Almanack and Diary 1852 illustrated by George Cruikshank David Bogue; Comic Almanack 1853 edited by Robert B Brough illustrated by George Cruikshank and H G Hine London: David Bogue. Fold-outs for 1850 and 1851 are hand-colored. Bookplate of Chas. Smith Jr Tappan Rockland Co. N. Y. "By My Books I Live" on volume one paste-down. Albert M Cohn; George Cruikshank: A Catalogue Raisonne of the work executed during the years 1806-1877; 184. There are no covers nor advertising bound in. Per Cohn there should be 195 Cruikshank plates however in 1841 two plates are replace by duplicates of 1841 plates in 1842 one plate is replaced by a duplicate of another 1842 plate and the November 1842 plate is missing. Foldouts from 1852 and 1853 are not hand-colored. Therefore of the expected 195 Cruikshank plates only 194 are present and 191 are as called for. Additionally Cohn calls for the 1835-37 to have been printed by Tilt these have Bogue on the title pages. Overall a worn and slightly imperfect set of the full run of the Comic Almanack suitable for savoring the George Cruikshank plates and text illustrations. . David Bogue etc hardcover

Mike's Library · United States$499.95≈ €446.66

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