A Christmas Carol. Illustrated in Colour and black & white by A.C. Michael. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. Pp, 135, all edges gilt. Beautifully rebound in full crimson morocco, raised bands with gilt decoration & lettering to spine with inner floral dentils. Contents pages age-toned, otherwise a very handsome copy.

A beautifully bound edition of Dickens’ Christmas classic, with eight tipped-in color plates and six full-page black-and-white line illustrations by A.C. Michael.

A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 and “may readily be called the Bible of Christmas” (Eckel, 110). Many illustrators have embellished this timeless tale over the years.