[DICKENS, CHARLES]. A Christmas Carol. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1962.
Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo (205 x 150 mm), pp. [xi], 147. Stunning full red calf binding, signed by Bayntun [-Riviere], Bath. Five raised spine bands. Compartments and bands gilt ruled, tooled and lettered, plus twin morocco title plates. Gilt ruled twin frames to boards. Turn-ins and board edges gilt ruled and tooled. All page edges gilt. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Initial and terminal blanks plus half-title present. Decorative title-page printed in red and black with holly and berry motif. Preface, Character List, and List of Illustrations. 12 full-page colour plates with captioned tissue guards, including frontispiece. 18 black and white illustrations in the text, some as head- and tale-pieces and silhouetted. Printed by The Windmill Press Limited. Condition: FINE. An immaculate copy presented in a exquisite binding.
