Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, first issue, second state, with "Stave I" heading, title page printed in red and blue dated 1843 and green endpapers, half-title in blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, ink ownership inscription to title, occasional light spotting or marginal finger soiling, upper hinge broken, back-strip peeling from textblock, lower hinge weak, original first issue brown fine-ribbed cloth, with unbroken 'D' within wreath and minimum 14mm gap between blind border and gilt cartouche, spine defective, lacking upper portion, lower portion almost detached, corners worn, g.e., [Smith II 4], 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1843.