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Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 282

<em>A Christmas Carol</em> by Charles

Estimate: $1,000 - $3,000

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Dickens, Together with a Dickens' Signature London: Chapman and Hall, 1843, first edition, presumed first issue, with green endpapers, blue and red title page, all edges gilt, with a few black-and-white illustrations and color plates by John Leech, in original gilt lettered blind-stamped cloth, 6-1/2 x 4-1/4 in., very good in slightly edge worn cloth, with some spotting; Charles Dickens' signature, "Faithfully, yours," dated "Syracuse, Monday, Ninth March 1868," 7-3/4 x 4-3/4 in., very good, lightly toned especially at the edges . Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia Collection