![]() ![]() of publisher’s advertisements at end, publisher’s cinnamon vertically-waved cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, green endpapers, all edges gilt, collector’s quarter green morocco folding box, first leaves including half-title lightly browned, spine and inner hinges skilfully renewed retaining original backstrip, endpapers rubbed and slightly fading, front endpaper with neat tear at inner margin, slightly bumped ![]() between closest points of blind-stamping and gold wreath of upper cover, the “D” of Dickens unbroken, the text uncorrected, engraved frontispiece and 3 plates hand-coloured, and 4 woodcuts in the text by John Leech, half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, “Stave I” on p., 2pp. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843ġ2mo (167 x 102 mm.), FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY DICKENS IN THE MONTH OF PUBLICATION (“Mrs George Hogg | from Charles Dickens | Christmas 1843”), Todd’s first impression, first issue, with 14-15mm. ![]()
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