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A Christmas Carol first edition cover, Chapman and Hall 1843
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A Christmas Carol

Chapman and Hall · 1843 · Hardback

printed in red and blue, dated 1843

£4,650 to £6,750Sold £8,000, Mar 2026
Shirley, cover of another edition (the Smith, Elder & Co., 65, Cornhill 1849 cover is not yet photographed)
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Shirley

Smith, Elder & Co., 65, Cornhill · 1849 · Hardback

Value coming soonSold £3,200, Jul 2025
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The Communist Manifesto

Bildungs-Gesellschaft fuer Arbeiter (J. E. Burghard) · 1848 · Other

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The Raven

Wiley and Putnam · 1845 · Other

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Coningsby

H. Colburn · 1844 · Hardback

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Le Roi S'amuse

Printed for private circulation by Steward and Murray · 1843 · Hardback

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Omoo

Harper · 1847 · Hardback

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