Fine Books and Manuscripts

Christmas Story: Second edition (Title page in red/blue, dated 1843, STAVE ONE). All Smith internal flaws present except p. 36, ln 11, 56 ln 7. All ads and half titles present. 2 cm tear bottom of p. 113; 1 cm top of p. 19; plates slightly toned and a few very light brown spots; otherwise in very good condition. Chime: ads and 1/2 titles present; frontispieces heavily foxed (second state) All flaws per Smith present. otherwise no tears. Cricket on the Hearth: ads and 1/2 titles present; ad leaf present at the rear; all flaws except the pp. iv (comma) and 79 ln 5 (spacing in lucky). offsetting from plate to p. 172; two brown stains to pp. 32-42; 3 cm tear to p. 53 repaired on the verso; corner torn pp. 93/94 and 95/96. Battle of Life: Only 2 Smith flaws present (pp. 50 and 168, missing period in headlines; p. 90 quotation marks). Fourth state vignette title page; E1 per Todd. Crease top of p. 29; otherwise no tears. 1/2 title present. Haunted Man: ads bound at the back. Offset vignette to titlepage; 1/2 title present. Brownspots pp. 113-119. Some light foxing, but no tears.

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