[DICKENS, CHARLES]. A Christmas Carol. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1962.
Reprint. Leather-bound supplied in cloth-covered slipcase. Hardcover. Octavo (200 x 150 x 20 mm.). Pp. [xi], 147. Stunning full red polished calf binding, unsigned but probably by Bayntun Riviere. Five raised spine bands. Compartments and bands gilt ruled, tooled and lettered, plus contrasting morocco title plates in second and third compartments. Gilt ruled twin frames to boards. Turn-ins and board edges gilt ruled and tooled. All page edges gilt. Hand-marbled 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 with tissue-guard. 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 and custom slipcase, without previous ownership markings.
