Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens's Copy with his Bookplate.

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Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens's Copy with his Bookplate. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. Later edition, four hand-colored plates, text illustrations, with Dickens's bookplate with a lion and a star, pasted inside the front board, along with another plate that reads, "From the Library of Charles Dickens, Gadshill Place, June, 1870," bound in contemporary half red morocco, marbled paper boards, 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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