Maggs Bros Ltd. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Autographs and first editions.

5 volumes comprising:1.A Christmas Carol. Coloured illustrations by John Leech. First edition, first issue with "Stave 1" and green endpapers which are bound in together with the front and back cloth covers and spine all laid on paper. London, Chapman & Hall. 1843.2.The Chimes. Illustrated by Stanfield, Maclise, Leech and Doyle. First edition, first state with publisher's name on the frontispiece. Original cloth covers and spine laid onto paper and bound in. London, Chapman & Hall, 1845.3.The Battle of Life. First edition, second issue of engraved title with an additional fourth issue of engraved title bound in at the front. Original cloth covers and spine laid onto paper and bound in. London, Bradbury & Evans. 1846.4.The Cricket on the Hearth Illustrated by Dalziel, Thomson &c. First edition. Original cloth covers and spine laid onto paper and bound in. London, Bradbury & Evans. 1846.5. The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. Illustrated by Stanfield, Leech, Tenniel & Stone. First edition. Original cloth covers and spine laid onto paper and bound in. London, Bradbury & Evans. 1848.

All uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf in fine red morocco bindings, with three gilt borders, spine elaborately gilt in compartments with raised bands, very fine gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g.Each volume with the book label of Sir David Salomons Bart. of Broomhill, Tunbridge Wells. Salomons (1797-1873) was Lord Mayor of London and created a Baronet in 1869 in recognition of excellent public service.A very handsome set.

DICKENS, Charles Stock Code: MO42660