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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