A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CHARLES DICKENS 1915 FIRST EDITION, ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUSTRATIONS

A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CHARLES DICKENS 1915 FIRST EDITION, ARTHUR RACKHAM ILLUSTRATIONS

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[DICKENS, CHARLES]. A Christmas Carol. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, n.d. [1915].

First edition thus. Cloth-bound. Hardcover. Octavo (205 x 150 x 30 mm). Pp. xi, (1), 147, (1). English text. Publisher's original olive green full-cloth boards, black cover design and titles, the designs depicting whimsical mischievous elves hanging from bells; crisp spine titles and holly decoration with Heinemann at heel. Illustrated endpapers of the greedy Scrooge and ebullient transformed character. Printed on thick heavy stock leaves. Includes 12 full-colour plates (four of these additional rarities not seen elsewhere by Arthur Rackham); tissue guards captioned. Eighteen b&w illustrations, couple of which are two-page spreads, decorative headers, vignettes, and tail pieces throughout. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited. Condition: GOOD. Collated complete. Binding tight and secure, with the hinges intact. A little bumping and rubbing to spine ends and points. A touch of mottling to the edge of the lower board. Interior very clean. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Lacking a dust jacket. Scarce.