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Dickens, Charles. A COMPLETE SET OF THE CHRISTMAS BOOKS IN ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDINGS, CHAPMAN AND HALL 1843-1848 12mo, 5 volumes, first editions, in cloth chemise and quarter red morocco slipcase: A Christmas Carol. Chapman and Hall, 1843, first edition, with uncorrected text, red and blue title page, half title and verso of title printed in blue, green endpapers and Stave I, engraved frontispiece and 3 plates coloured by hand and 4 woodcuts in the text all by John Leech 2pp. advertisements, original red-brown vertically-waved cloth stamped and lettered in blind and gilt (interval between blind-stamping left margin and gilt wreath 12-13mm, upper serif of Dickens broken off), all edges gilt, title page repaired at inner margin, repairs to tears on rear endpapers; The Chimes. Chapman and Hall, 1845, first edition, first state of vignette title-page with imprint above cloud, half-title, engraved frontispiece and pictorial title-page after D. Maclise, woodcut illustrations in the text after Richard Doyle John Leech and Clarkson Stanfield original red vertically-ribbed cloth stamped in blind and gilt, all edges gilt, some occasional spotting, slight wear and spotting to cloth; The Cricket on the Hearth. Chapman and Hall, 1846 [1845], first edition, second state of advertisement leaf, half-title, engraved frontispiece and pictorial title-page after D. Maclise and woodcut illustrations in the text after Richard Doyle John Leech Clarkson Stanfield and Edwin Landseer 2pp. advertisements at the end, original red vertically-ribbed cloth stamped in blind and gilt, all edges gilt, slight wear to cloth; The Battle of Life. Chapman and Hall, 1846, first edition, second state of vignette title-page, half-title, engraved frontispiece and pictorial title-page after D. Maclise and woodcut illustrations in the text after Richard Doyle Clarkson Stanfield and John Leech 2pp. of advertisements at the end, original red horizontally-ribbed cloth stamped in blind and gilt, , all edges gilt, slight wear to cloth; The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. Chapman and Hall, 1848, first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece and vignette title-page after John Tenniel woodcut illustrations in the text after John Leech Clarkson Stanfield and Frank Stone 2pp. of advertisements at the front, original red vertically-ribbed cloth stamped in blind and gilt, all edges gilt, slight wear to cloth (5)