Description
Sixth edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, published in 1844.
Twelvemo, [8], 166pp. Full red morocco, title in gilt on spine, decorative raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun Binder of Bath, England. All edges gilt. Some separation of frontispiece and half-title at hinge, binding solid but delicate, overall text block solid. Stated “sixth edition” on title page. Complete with all eight John Leech illustrations (four hand-colored etchings and four black and white woodcuts). Publisher’s original cloth covers bound in at rear. An attractive example from Bayntun.
