DICKENS, CHARLES. A Christmas Carol. Hand-colored etched frontispiece and three plates by John Leech, four wood engravings in the text by W.J. Linton after Leech. Half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, verso printed in blue, 2 page publisher's advertisement at end, yellow coated endpapers. 8vo, original vertically-ribbed brown cloth, all edges gilt, spine and front cover gilt-stamped, head and foot of spine slightly frayed, few pale stains to rear board; ownership signature to front free endpaper and contents leaf, mild foxing, chiefly to front and end matter; slipcased. Fourth edition. London: Chapman & Hall, 1844