Old, well-used and well-kept, with commensurate wear and aging. Please see description and photos for more details.

THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH 1846 CHARLES DICKENS Possible First US Edition

Product Description

The Cricket on the Hearth

by Charles Dickens

32 pages + 16 pages ad. 5.75 x 9.5 inches.

Publishing Info: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. New York. 1846.

Overall in GOOD condition.

• Probable 1st edition of this Dickens short story.
• Includes newspaper clipping about sale of Dickens reading copy of this short story.
• Binding is sewn, holding the pages of the story together; brown paper covers are detached, dirty and chipped; overall edges are rough.
• Horizontal creasing shows that it had been folded in half at some point.
• The small type used for story is crisp and clear; text has some pencil in margins; foxing scattered throughout.

AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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