Accession number
PML 30162
Creator
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Published
London : Chapman & Hall, 1844.
Notes
First ed.; trial issue. Yellow end papers, half-title printed in green; t-p. printed in red and green; stave I on page one; uncorrected text; misprint in leaf of advertisement.
T-p.: [Within a wave rule border with small printers ornament in each corner] A Christmas carol in prose being A ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens. With illustrations by John Leech.London: Chapman & Hall, 186 Strand. MDCCCXLIV. [The date appears below the wave rule].
The first plate: Marley's gost is misplaced and faces p. 37 instead of p. 25.
Ticket of the binder: G. Mann, 39 Cornhill. and: Ex libris Edward Ludlow Parker on inner front cover; autograph signature on front fly leaf. Miss G. Sinclair Dec. 14th 91-
T-p.: [Within a wave rule border with small printers ornament in each corner] A Christmas carol in prose being A ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens. With illustrations by John Leech.London: Chapman & Hall, 186 Strand. MDCCCXLIV. [The date appears below the wave rule].
The first plate: Marley's gost is misplaced and faces p. 37 instead of p. 25.
Ticket of the binder: G. Mann, 39 Cornhill. and: Ex libris Edward Ludlow Parker on inner front cover; autograph signature on front fly leaf. Miss G. Sinclair Dec. 14th 91-
Description
8, 166, 2 p., including four engraved ill. in text on p. 37, 73, 119, 164 - coloured frontispiece facing t-p., and three coloured plates facing p. 25, 78, 150 by John Leech.
Binding
Original red cloth (faded to brown), in 1/2 red morocco folding box.
Classification
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