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A Christmas Carol in Prose; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth.
Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig: 1846
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In attractive red printed cloth with circular gilt Anglo Norman motto. Spine, faded slightly, edges lightly bumped. Internally, publishers limitation (Collection of British Authors Vol. XCI), advert to verso, [9], 10-342 pp, [1], title page with upper strip removed (sig removal?), brown floral endpapers, marbled text block edges. The Copyright Edition. (152*111 mm). Motto - Honi Soit Qvi Mal Y Pense
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