DICKENS, Charles.

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A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man. First editions, save for Christmas Carol in the fifth edition, uniformly and attractively bound by Riviere. Following the instant success of A Christmas Carol, Dickens produced four further small festive books, one for each successive season, skipping Christmas 1847 to complete Dombey and Son.The Chimes has the second state vignette title page with the publisher's name below that of the illustrator and engraver. The Cricket on the Hearth has the advertisement leaf in the second state, headed by "New Edition of Oliver Twist". The Battle of Life has the engraved title page in the fourth state, with "A Love Story" banner held by a cupid and without the publisher's imprint.

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