A Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain: A Fancy for Christmas-Time. By Charles Dickens. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848.
FIRST EDITION of one of Dickens' famous Christmas Books in its original publisher's cloth. This is the first issue with the identification points listed below. A superior example.
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Edition Points: (as mentioned in Smith II.)
iv, E slightly higher in "EXTRAORDINARY", two exception copies found. (Exception).
pp.21, line 5, "recals". (Present)
pp.42, line 6, "recal". (Present)
pp.57, line 1, there is a space in the word build, thus reading "Buil d". (Present)
pp.74, 7 lines up, "inderdicted". (Present)
pp.102, 9 lines up, there is a space in the word said, thus reading "s aid". (Present)
pp.122, last line, the r in "children" is partially printed, in some copies only.
pp.141, 3 lines up, there is a space in the word its, thus reading "i ts". (Present)
pp.166, "1" in the page numbering is battered, in some copies only. (Present)
Full red publisher's cloth with decorative gilt title to the front board and spine. Binding lightly worn with some scuffing, minor marks, and minor loss to the backstrip. Shelf and edge wear. All page edges gilt with minor scuffing. Spine cocked. Shelf lean but remains upright. No attached bookplates or ownership inscription. Part of the front blank cut. Text block extremely clean with light toning and occasional foxing.
