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Auction archive: Lot number 40

DICKENS, CHARLES. CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1843, INSCRIBED TO MACREADY

Estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
ca. US$237,880 - US$317,173
Price realised:
£181,250
ca. US$287,438
Auction archive: Lot number 40

DICKENS, CHARLES. CHRISTMAS CAROL, 1843, INSCRIBED TO MACREADY

Estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
ca. US$237,880 - US$317,173
Price realised:
£181,250
ca. US$287,438
Beschreibung:

Dickens, Charles. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. IN PROSE. BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 1843 12mo (163 x 103mm.), first edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by Dickens to his close friend W.C. Macready on New Year's Day 1844 ("W.C. Macready. | From his affectionate friend | Charles Dickens | New Year's Day 1844"), Todd's second issue, first state, with 12-13mm. between closest points of blindstamping and gold wreath on upper cover and the "D" of "Dickens" unbroken, with uncorrected text, engraved frontispiece and 3 plates coloured by hand and 4 woodcuts in the text all by John Leech "Stave One" on p.1, red and blue title page, half-title and verso of title printed in blue, pale yellow endpapers, 2pp. of advertisements at the end, original cinammon vertically-waved cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, all edges gilt, preserved in quarter green morocco folding box, a few small light spots to text, minutest wear to corners of binding, otherwise a virtually pristine copy

Auction archive: Lot number 40
Auction:
Datum:
28 Oct 2010
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

Dickens, Charles. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. IN PROSE. BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN LEECH LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 1843 12mo (163 x 103mm.), first edition, first impression, presentation copy inscribed by Dickens to his close friend W.C. Macready on New Year's Day 1844 ("W.C. Macready. | From his affectionate friend | Charles Dickens | New Year's Day 1844"), Todd's second issue, first state, with 12-13mm. between closest points of blindstamping and gold wreath on upper cover and the "D" of "Dickens" unbroken, with uncorrected text, engraved frontispiece and 3 plates coloured by hand and 4 woodcuts in the text all by John Leech "Stave One" on p.1, red and blue title page, half-title and verso of title printed in blue, pale yellow endpapers, 2pp. of advertisements at the end, original cinammon vertically-waved cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, all edges gilt, preserved in quarter green morocco folding box, a few small light spots to text, minutest wear to corners of binding, otherwise a virtually pristine copy

Auction archive: Lot number 40
Auction:
Datum:
28 Oct 2010
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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