A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CHARLES DICKENS 1940 FINE BINDING

[DICKENS, CHARLES]. A Christmas Carol in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Illustrated by Philip Reed. New York: Holiday House, 1940.

First edition illustrated by Philip Reed. Leather-bound; hardcover with slipcase; small octavo (17 x 12 x 1.5 cm); pp. [10], 145. English text. Numerous coloured illustrations. Beautifully bound in full red morocco by the Monastery Hill Bindery, Chicago, boards decoratively ruled in gilt with two double fillet borders and with gilt holly leaves as corner devices. Front board with leather inlay of Mr. Fezziwig dancing in tan, green, brown, and black morocco. Spine tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Top edge gilt. Condition: NEAR FINE. A beautiful tight and clean copy, without previous ownership markings. The original slipcase with some fading and shelf wear. Scarce.