Dickens (Charles) [Christmas Books], 4 vol., comprising: The Chimes, additional pictorial title in second state, contemporary ownership name to front free endpaper, first few ff. with tiny nick to lower-margin, light spotting to first few ff., hinges cracked, 1845; The Cricket on the Hearth, 2pp. advertisements at end, lower hinge cracked, slight shelf-lean, upper corners worn, 1846; The Battle of Life, additional pictorial title in fourth state, 2pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ownership name to pastedown, 1846; The Haunted Man, initial advertisement f., bookplate and embossed stamp of W.H. Smith Library to front free endpaper, frontispiece and additional title lightly browned and offset to title and advertisement f., spine very slightly faded, ink-staining to lower cover, 1848, first editions, half-titles, engraved frontispieces and additional pictorial titles, illustrations, occasional light finger-soiling, some light marginal toning, original pictorial cloth, gilt, few very small ink marks or light soiling, spine ends bumped with few tiny nicks, some wear to corners and joints, g.e., [Smith II, 5, 6, 8 & 9], small 8vo; and another copy of The Haunted Man, small 8vo (5)
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