ID 1472037
Lot 114 | A Christmas Carol
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
A lovely copy of the first edition, first issue, of the world's most famous Christmas story, finely bound by Riviere. With "Stave 1" and title-page printed in red and blue and dated 1843. Arguably the most widely read and cherished of Dickens's works. Eckel, p. 110; Smith II.4.
Octavo (160 x 100mm). Half-title; complete with four hand-colored etchings, including frontispiece; 2 pp. ads at rear. Modern red full morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers (slight fading to spine).
| Artist: | Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
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| Place of origin: | England |
| Artist: | Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) |
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| Place of origin: | England |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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