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Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Lie a Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 175 pages. plus ads. This is the First Edition fourth issue. This copy has been professionally repaired with spine reattached and new backing cloth. corners worn. title and emblem on cover clean and bright. ; 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 "
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. The Battle of Life: A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, 1846.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Front board detached but present. Half of backstrip missing. General shelf/dust wear. Gilt picture on front board is still vibrant, could be rebound by an expert.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life: A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, London, 1846.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 3/4 Morocco green leather with marbled endpapers, 5 raised bands.Engraved frontispiece and false title-page. Illustrated. 175 pp. Previous owners' notes indicate that this is the 4th issue, bound without the 2 pages of ads at rear. A very nice copywith marbled page edges. VG-, wear and scuffing to extremities, book and contents solid and clean
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Dickens. Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story.. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$44.90 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: original gilt and blindstamped decorated red cloth hardcover, half title, engraved frontis and engraved title page, dedication leaf, printed title page, list of illustrations, 1-176pp, plus advertisment leaf, all page edges gilt, name to flyleaf and top edge of title page, cover stained, spine chipped with loss, internally very clean, poor. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 317
Seller: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life, a Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Novel. First edition, later printing. Leather spine end corners scuffed, author spine label gone, but impressed letters readable, date on heel. Interior clean and tight, all edges gilt, pages toned.
Seller: R Bryan Old Books, Sewell, NJ, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. THE BATTLE OF LIFE: A Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, third printing (without the publisher's name at the bottom of the engraved title page), small octavo, embossed red cloth printed in gilt, spine replaces with plain red cloth, illustrated throughout by Maclise et alia, some finger staining but generally clean, 175 pages. Overall condition good. [QP]
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life: a Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: has inscrip to f-fep, spine and covers have seperated from pp, spine is completely split, pp in good condition Size: 12mo
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story.. London: Bradbury & Evans 1846., 1846.
Price: US$66.14 + shipping
Description: 8°. 176 Seiten. Mit Illustrationen. Goldschnitt. Leinenband mit Goldprägung. An den Kanten berieben und leicht bestoßen. Einband am Buchrücken teilweise aufgeplatzt. Papier etwas gebräunt.
Seller: Antiquariat Messidor, Bamberg, BY, Germany
Price: US$96.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITON, fourth issue. Sextodecimo (18 x 12cm), pp.[10]; 175; [1]. Bound in red cloth with the original publisher's red cloth blocked in gilt laid on. Illustrated. Internally toned with a few marks. Binding a little rubbed and worn. Very good. The fourth of the five Christmas Books. John C. Eckel; The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens and their Values, p.127-130.
Seller: Benedict Wilson Books, Tonbridge, KENT, United Kingdom
DICKENS Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans 1846, 1846.
Price: US$102.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: original decorated cloth, rebacked with original backstrip relaid and retaining original endpapers (with old sellotape marks to the joints), corners rubbed, illustrated, advertisement leaf, all edges gilt, good; from the library of William H F Hinde with his bookplate to front pastedown and signature at head of front free endpaper; first edition; 175 pages
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens. The Battle of Life. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$102.62 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: The Battle of Life - A Love Story by Charles Dickens. First edition in tome 1846. Small book. Condition fair, Internal has some discolouration and age toning. Edges gilt. Pencil signatures of previous owners on endpapers. Red cloth boards and gilt titling/decoration is worn and discoloured especially on spine.
Seller: UK Countryside Booksellers, Cromford, DERBY, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles.. THE BATTLE OF LIFE.. Bradbury & Evans London 1846, London, 1846.
Price: US$112.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good condition, red gilt pictorial boards, light edgewear One of Dickens Christmas Books. All edges gilt. 1st edition 4th state. 3 copies available.
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life, A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans London 1846, 1846.
Price: US$122.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition hardback in decorated cloth Very Good small octavo 175pp., illusts., Cloth worn & spine stripped o/w complete & tight. Very scarce
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Charles Dickens. The Battle for Life. Bradbury and Evans, UK, 1846.
Price: US$128.28 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition 4th state 1846. Illustrated by various engravers including Maclise, Leech, Doyle etc. Bound in a bespoke Victorian decorative cloth. Book is very good++ and bright. Spine slightly lightened. The contents are good with slight age toning to the pages. More images available upon request.Ref 16833
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life: A Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, 1846.
Price: US$131.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Lacks title page and first two illustrations, but appears to be some state of the 1846 first edition (unable to determine state without title page). Boards rubbed, owner bookplate and ink name on front endpaper, front and end matter heavily foxed. 175 pp. Dark green leather, gilt titles & decorations on spine, top edge gilt, printed marbled design on endpapers. One of Charles Dickens's lesser known Christmas books.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles.. The battle of life. A love story.. London Bradbury & Evans 1846, 1846.
Price: US$132.29 + shipping
Description: Gestochenes Frontispiz, gestochener illustrierter Titel, 2 Bll., 175, (1) S., 2 S. Verlagsanzeigen. Mit 11 Holzschnitt-Illustrationen von D. Maclise, R. Doyle, C. Stanfield u. J. Leech. Roter Orig.-Leinen mit Blindprägung, goldgeprägtem Titel, goldgeprägter Deckelvignette u. allseitigem Goldschnitt. Erste Ausgabe im vierten Druck (Schmucktitel mit dem Banner schwingenden Cupido, hierauf der Titel, unten der Engel mit dem Untertitel auf einer Fahne, kein Druckvermerk). - Reizend illustriertes Weihnachtsbuch. - Block gering verzogen u. nach dem Verzeichnis der Illustrationen gelockert, Außengelenke leicht angeplatzt, 4 Seiten durch Abklatsch leicht gebräunt.
Seller: Dieter Eckert, Bremen, Germany
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. Bradbury, London, 1846.
Price: US$132.29 + shipping
Description: Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. A love story. London. 1846. 175, [3] S. Mit 13 Holzstichen von D. Maclise (4), R. Doyle (3), C. Stanfield (3), J. Leech (3). Kl.-8°. Illustriertes rotes OLeinen mit Rücken- und Vorderdeckeitel mit Goldschnitt. etwas berieben, bestoßen und unfrisch. Vierte Variante des Vortitels mit dem Cupido, die Rolle "The Battle of Life" haltend und dem Engel, die Rolle "A Love Story" haltend. An den Rändern altersbedingt gebräunt, hinterer Innendeckel leicht lädiert, insgesamt gut erhalten.
Seller: Antiquariat ABATON oHG, München, Germany
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. Bradbury, London, 1846.
Price: US$143.31 + shipping
Description: Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. A love story. London. 1846. 175, [3] S. Mit 13 Holzstichen von D. Maclise (4), R. Doyle (3), C. Stanfield (3), J. Leech (3). Kl.-8°. Illustriertes rotes OLeinen mit Rücken- und Vorderdeckeitel mit Goldschnitt. etwas berieben, bestoßen und unfrisch. Vierte Variante des Vortitels mit dem Cupido, die Rolle "The Battle of Life" haltend und dem Engel, die Rolle "A Love Story" haltend. An den Rändern altersbedingt leicht gebräunt, insgesamt gut erhalten.
Seller: Antiquariat ABATON oHG, München, Germany
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life; A Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fourth State. Good. Unsigned half-leather binding, rubbed at the edges and surface, a small chip at the head of the spine. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge, former owner's bookplate inside the front board, inscription on the second front free endpaper, lacking the publisher's ad. One of the five Christmas books published by Dickens.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 175, [2] p. 17 cm. Frontispiece engraving, engraved title page, and 11 other engraved illustrations. Burgundy cloth with gold and blank impressing. All edges gilt. 2 p. of ads at rear for Dickens' works. A little soiling to exterior. Corners a little worn. Tape repairs to hinges. A novella by Charles Dickens, the fourth of his five "Christmas Books," coming after The Cricket on the Hearth and followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. The setting is an English village that stands on the site of an historic battle, the battle being a metaphor for the struggles of life. A relatively unknown Dickens work, unlike the wildly popular A Christmas Carol.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small 8vo. Pp. (8), 175, followed by 2 pp. of publisher offerings. Lavish frontis. and title page. Illustrated with engravings by Maclise (two plates) and three each by John Leech, Richard Doyle, and Clarkson Stanfield. Bound in blindstamped ribbed red cloth with bright gilt illustration and lettering stamped on front cover; gilt lettering and design on spine. AEG. Corners bumped, with lower corners slightly worn-through. A bright copy. An attractive copy in original state. Written under duress and published the same year as "The Cricket on the Hearth," the literary quality of this effort hasn't held up. While an immediate commercial success, with 23,000 copies immediately sold, the stature in Dickens' Christmas books is trifling. ECKEL, p. 121.
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life: A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$199.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dark red 3/4 morocco, marbled paper covered boards, spine panel lettered in gilt with 5 raised bands, top text block edge in gilt. Minor rubbing to spine extremities, with mild foxing to endpapers and a few early/late leaves. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. [vii],176 pp., illus., double engraved frontis. 1st ed., 4th issue. A lovely example in an elegant period binding that is perhaps original to issue. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original Cloth. First edition, fourth state of vignette title. Deep red horizontally ribbed cloth, the front and back covers are stamped in blind with double rul ed border interspersed with 12 floral designs on each cover. Front cover stamped in gilt with two cherubs about to do battle while mounted on wasps above a decorative spray. Former owners book plate i nside front cover and bold signature on fly. Thirteen engraved vignette illustrations as follows: Daniel Maclise (4); Richard Doyle (3); Clarkson Stanfield (3); john Leech (3). light fraying to spine ends and cloth on outer joints worn, else a very good clean copy of Dickens' penultimate Christmas book. Smith II 62-65; Podeschi A116
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 175 pp. ill. Pretty copy in full red morocco binding, Gilt rules and gilt inner dentelles. Raised spine bands with gilt deco in bands. Original front cover bound in front and the original spine and rear board bound in rear. Spot where small bookseller ticket had been removed from inside rear board. Front board very loose.
Seller: Trophy Room Books, Agoura, CA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Live, A Love Store. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good minus, 4th State book. Professionally restored with re-backed spine and new endpapers and paste downs. Blind decorated, red cloth covered boards with gilt text and graphics on front panel and gilt page edges. Inscribed and dated (1866?) by previous owner on the reverse of the title page vignette. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life: A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, London, 1846.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, fourth state. Bookplate front pastedown, lacking the top one inch of the spine, not affecting any text, light soiling to spine and along edges of boards. This is the fourth state with the frontispiece vignette including an angel holding the banner and no publisher's information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles.. The Battle of Life.. Bradbury & Evans. 1846, 1846.
Price: US$253.99 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 4th issue. Half title, front., engr. title, illus., final ad. leaf. Orig. red vertical-grained cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; small ink mark on front board, spine a little dulled. a.e.g. Smith's primary binding.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens. The Battle for Life. Bradbury and Evans, UK, 1846.
Price: US$256.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Edition 4th state 1846. Illustrated by various engravers including Maclise, Leech, Doyle etc. Bound in the original publishers cloth binding. Re-cased retaining the cloth and endpapers. Book is very good and bright. Light edge rubbing. The contents are good with slight age toning to the pages. Name to endpaper. More images available upon request.Ref A1234
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom
Price: US$275.60 + shipping
Description: Kl.-8°. 4 Bl., 175 S., (3) S. Mit 13 Holzstichen. Roter OLn.-Bd. mit goldgepr. Rücken- und Deckeltitel und -Verzierung und blindgepr. Deckelverzierung, Ganzgoldschnitt. Erstausgabe, mit der 4. Variante des Vortitels mit dem Cupido, die Rolle "The Battle of Life" haltend und dem Engel, die Rolle "A Love Story" haltend, ohne Verlagsangabe. - Die Illustrationen von Daniel Maclise (4), R. Doyle (3), C. Stanfield (3), J. Leech (3). - (Rücken fachgerecht erneuert, Originalrücken aufgezogen. Vorsätze erneuert. S. 1-5 mit kleinem Fleck. Seitenränder etwas gebräunt, stellenweise etwas fingerfleckig). Sprache: englisch.
Seller: Biblion Antiquariat, Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
DICKENS, Charles.. The Battle of Life.. Bradbury & Evans. 1846, 1846.
Price: US$282.21 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 4th issue. Half title, front., engr. title, illus., final ad. leaf. Orig. red vertical-grained cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine sl. darkened & v. sl. rubbed at head & tail. a.e.g. A nice bright copy. Smith's primary binding.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, 3rd issue with engraved half title page & frontis plate without publishers name at the bottom. Bound in publishers original r ibbed red cloth, 16mo size, 175 pages. Spine lined and title printed i n gold. Wood-engravings throughout text by John Leech, Daniel Maclise, and others. No ads at the rear. A VG copy, bottom corners have mild b umps, spine tips are rubbed with tiny frays. Front hinge starting to p ull but sewing is tight and rear hinge is firm. Interior is clean, tig ht and unmarked. Laid in loose is a certificate stating book was purch ased at Dickens' Old Curiosity Shop on Portsmouth Street in London. Th is is the fourth of Dickens' five Christmas Books.
Seller: Dearly Departed Books, Alliance, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$303.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First UK Edition, Fourth State., small Octavo, Pp. 8 [173] 2 Adverts, wood-engraved frontispiece. Illustrations by D. Maclise, R. Doyle, C. Standfield and J. Leech, original deep red vertically-ribbed cloth, covers decorated in blind, upper cover pictorially gilt design, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, pale yellow-coated end papers, all edges gilt. Owner Bookplate to front end page.
Seller: Kelleher Rare Books, Naas, IE, Ireland
DICKENS, Charles.. The Battle of Life.. Bradbury & Evans. 1846, 1846.
Price: US$318.12 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 4th issue. Half title, front., engr. title, illus., final ad. leaf. Orig. red vertical-grained cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; spine a little dulled. a.e.g. Smith's primary binding.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens. The Battle of Life: A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$320.69 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A first edition, fourth issue of Charles Dickens's lesser known Christmas book, complete with thirteen plates of illustrations. The fourth of Dickens's Christmas Books, narrating of a charming love story set in an English village that stands on a site of a historic battle. It was first published on December 19, 1846, selling twenty-three thousand copies within the first twenty-four hours, despite being known as one of the lesser known of his 'Christmas Books.'An interesting book due to the unusual number of different issues within the first and only edition. The present is a fourth state, featuring 'A Love Story' on a banner carried by a naked cherub to additional vignette title page without publisher's information (John G. Eckel,A Bibliography).Featuring thirteen vignette illustrations, as well as a frontispiece and additional title page.From the library of Richard Wood, with his bookplate to front pastedown. In the original publisher's full crimson cloth binding with gilt to spine and front board, gilt to edges. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped and chipped to extremities of spine and boards, back-strip now laid down. Richard Wood's bookplate to front pastedown. Front hinge slightly strained, holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light spotting to odd leaf, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. THE BATTLE OF LIFE A Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$320.69 + shipping
Description: [iv]175, [1], [2]ads. with half-title. wood-engraved frontis. & additional title [Cupid carrying the scroll reading "A love story," and no publisher's imprint] & 11 wood-engraved text illus. by J.Thompson, T.Williams, W.T.Green, & Dalziel Brothers, after the designs of D.Maclise, J.Doyle, R.Leech, & C.Stanfield. Original red vertical ribbed cloth with gilt stamped lettering and cover design. New-end-papers and finely restored re-backed spine. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS Size: small 8vo
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
DICKENS, Charles.. The Battle of Life.. Bradbury & Evans. 1846, 1846.
Price: US$352.76 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, 4th issue. Half title, front., engr. title, illus., final ad. leaf. Orig. red vertical-grained cloth, blocked & lettered in gilt; v. sl. dulled. a.e.g. v.g. Smith II, 8; the primary binding.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life, a Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$386.25 + shipping
Description: 12mo. 4th state. 175pp. (2)pp. ads at rear, illustrated, half-title, frontispiece, engrave title page in the 4th state and regular title page, bound in publisher's red pictorial gilt cloth, beautifully rebacked, raised bands with compartments fully gilt decorated, endpapers renewed, all edges gilt. A very nice clean copy of this fourth Christmas book in a series by Dickens.
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. The Battle of Life, A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, London, 1846.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Bradbury & Evans, Whitefriars, 1846. First Edition, fourth state with cupid holding the banner on title page vignette and without publisher's imprint. Octavo. 175 + 2 pp. advertisements. Black and white illustrations. Deep red cloth stamped in gilt with two cherubs mounted on wasps above a decorative spray; light yellow endpapers; all edges gilt. Boards lightly worn and bumped on edges with brief exposure to extremities. Binding is sound. Armorial bookplate of "John P. Ferrier" to front pastedown and his ownership signature to title page; minor smudging; interior else unmarked. A Very Good copy of Dickens' fourth of five Christmas books. [Walter E. Smith vol. II, p. 62].
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good book. Fourth state. One page of ads at back. Red ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt-stamped lettering and illustrations on front panel and spine; blind-stamped decorative borders on front and back panels. All external page edges are gilt. Boards are soiled, edges and spine are sunned. Spine folds are rubbed and split in several places. Upper and lower edges at head and tail of board spine are torn and split. Fore-edge corner tips are rubbed through. All other board edges are scuffed but holding. Back inside gutter is cracked, front inside gutter is partially cracked. Age-toning with small stains and light smudges to text pages. In spite of internal gutter cracks, text block is sound. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life. bradbury & evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated throughout by Dalziel, Leech, Maclise et al. Thin 12mo, full red straight grained morocco , with gilt borders & dentelles by Bayntun; marbled end-papers, all edges gilt; joints strengthened. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First Edition. Fourth issue, with the cupid bearing the scroll, and without the publisher's name on the engraved title. Original red cloth covers & spine bound in, but without the ad page. Fourth of Dickens's five Christmas books
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$444.00 + shipping
Description: small 8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 175, [1]. with half-title. wood-engraved frontis. & additional title & 11 wood-engraved text illus. by J.Thompson, T.Williams, W.T.Green, & Dalziel Brothers, after the designs of D.Maclise, J.Doyle, R.Leech, & C.Stanfield. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth. a.e.g., rebacked with spine mounted (cloth bit soiled). First Edition, with fourth state engraved title. Smith II 8. Sadleir I 681. Podeschi A116. NCBEL III 811.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Charles Dickens. The Battle of Life, a Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$448.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: One of Charles Dickens' lesser known 'Christmas Books', a heart-warming love story. The fourth issue of the first edition. The first edition, fourth issue of this work, with the vignette showing an angel holding a banner with no publisher's information.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title page, and in-text engravings.'The Battle of Life' is the fourth of Dickens' spirited 'Christmas Books', set in an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle.A romantic novel, this is the only Christmas book that doesn't have any supernatural or explicitly religious elements.Charles Dickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.In the original publisher's cloth binding.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, rebacked with the original boards and spine restored, though missing the bottom half of the original spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little discolouration and marking to the boards and spine. Front hinge is weak. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a few odd spots. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Dickens, Charles. The Battle Of Life - A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, 1846.
Price: US$448.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition, later issue. Red cloth boards with blind tooling and gilt decoration and titles. All page edges gilt. Black & white engraved illustrations. There is a superficial crack to inner front hinge causing minor loosening. All else is clean and firm inside. Boards are still bright with minor edge wear.
Seller: HAUNTED BOOKSHOP P.B.F.A., CAMBRIDGE, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens. The Battle of Life. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$461.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The fourth state of the first edition of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, with charming illustrations. The first edition, fourth state of this work, with the engraved title page showing an angel holding a banner, with no publisher's information.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title page, and in-text engravings.'The Battle of Life' is the fourth of Dickens' spirited 'Christmas Books', set in an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle.A romantic novel, this is the only Christmas book that doesn't have any supernatural or explicitly religious elements.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear, retaining the original half title.With a former owner's inscription to the recto of the frontispiece. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Head of front joint starting, with board holding firm. Rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Inscription to recto of title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned to perimeters, with light handling marks throughout. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
CHARLES DICKENS. THE BATTLE FOR LIFE. A LOVE STORY. BRADBURY & EVANS, LONDON, 1846.
Price: US$461.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: AN EARLY STATE HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL GILT & CLOTH BINDING, HALF TITLE PRESENT, DOUBLE FRONTIS PLATES, SOME ILLUSTRATIONS AMONG TEXT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 7 X 4 INCHES WITH 175 PAGES + PUBLISHERS CATALOGUE. FRONT HINGE IS COCKED SLIGHTLY FORWARD WITH LIGHT WEAR AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE, FEW MINOR DENTS TO EDGES OF BOARDS, SMALL CHIP TO CLOTH AT BOTTOM OF REAR OUTER HINGE WITH A TEAR TO CLOTH AT BOTTOM OF REAR OUTER HINGE [BOARD IS HOLDING FIRM] CORNERS BUMPED, MINOR CRACK TO INNER FRONT HINGE, VERY OCCASIONAL SMALL MARK OR SPOT OF LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES. OVERALL A FEW FAULTS AS USUAL WITH THIS BOOK BUT STILL A VERY GOOD COPY WITH GILT TO COVER BRIGHT. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
DICKENS, CHARLES. The Battle of Life: A Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars, London, 1846.
Price: US$490.05 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bound in red cloth with gilt decoration to front board & to spine; there is also blindstamping decoration to boards. Gilt to all page edges. Illustrated throughout by various artists in black & white. Usual wear to outer extremities; boards lightly soiled; head & heel of spine repaired. Wear to outer hinges. Inner hinges cracked. Pages age darkened, especially toward edges; some soiling to boards. Stain to the fore edge of the last 10 pages.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Dickens, Charles. THE BATTLE OF LIFE. A Love Story. , 1846.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Description: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 2 pp undated ads. Original red cloth pictorially decorated in gilt, all page edges gilt. First Edition of the fourth of Dickens's five illustrated Christmas books -- following A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE CHIMES, and THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, and preceding THE HAUNTED MAN. This is an unusual tale in which two sisters love the same man, both ultimately settling in with him (though only one is married to him) -- according to Thackeray "a wretched affair." It is in fact quite autobiographical: Dickens loved Mary Hogarth, married her sister Catherine, and then was happy to have his household run by their sister Georgina. This copy has the vignette title page in the fourth and usual state (Todd's state E1), with an angel holding the banner and with no publisher's imprint. In our experience, at least 90% and perhaps 95% of the copies encountered are of this state. This is a bright copy, perhaps near-fine, with the usual minor wear at the spine ends; atypically, the original delicate endpapers are not cracked. Smith II pp 60-65; Podeschi (Yale) A116.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life, a love story. Bradbury and Evans, 1846.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1846 1ed Charles Dickens Battle of Life Christmas Romance Maclise Illustrated There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor. Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol The Battle of Life is one of Charles Dickens famous Christmas Books . First published in 1846, this short novel was published following Cricket on the Hearth and follows the culture in an English village near the site of an historic battle. Dickens describes the struggles of life as a battle; though strangely, Dickens does not include any sort of supernatural or religious themes in this book a style that differs from that of each of the other Christmas Books . Item number: #19930 Price: $550 DICKENS, Charles The Battle of Life, a love story London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o [6], 175, [3] o 13 illustrations Provenance: Handwritten N. Yorke Language: English Note on edition: o Includes ads at end Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Decorative red cloth Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 19930 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, 1846.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1846 Charles Dickens 1ed Battle of Life Christmas Love Maclise Leech Doyle ART Beginning with A Christmas Carol in 1843, Charles Dickens wrote and published five Christmas books for the holiday season. The fourth title in this series of novellas is The Battle of Life. Curiously, this title is the sole non-religious title of the Christmas Book series. The story is one of strife, misguided perception, and the significance of both romantic and familial love. This work includes numerous charming illustrations throughout provided by the collective work of esteemed artists Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, John Leech and Clarkson Stanfield. Item number: #40586 Price: $550 DICKENS, Charles The Battle of Life. A Love Story London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete o [8], 175, [1], [2 ads] o 13 illustrations References: Eckel pg. 121; Smith II, 8 Edition Notes: o Cupid carrying a scroll on the engraved title page vignette o Advertisements included at end o Final leaf of publisher's advertisements for Dombey and Son. Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Publishers original red cloth Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 40586 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. Bradbury and Evans, 1846.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1846 Charles Dickens 1ed Battle of Life Christmas Love Maclise Leech Doyle Art Beginning with A Christmas Carol in 1843, Charles Dickens wrote and published five Christmas books for the holiday season. The fourth title in this series of novellas is The Battle of Life. Curiously, this title is the sole non-religious title of the Christmas Book series. The story is one of strife, misguided perception, and the significance of both romantic and familial love. This work includes numerous charming illustrations throughout provided by the collective work of esteemed artists Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, John Leech and Clarkson Stanfield. Item number: #40874 Price: $550 DICKENS, Charles The Battle of Life. A Love Story London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete o [4], 175, [3] o 13 illustrations References: Eckel pg. 121; Smith II, 8 Edition Notes: o Cupid carrying a scroll on the engraved title page vignette o Advertisements included at end o Final leaf of publisher's advertisements for Dombey and Son. Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Publishers original red cloth Size: ~6.75in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 40874 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$660.00 + shipping
Description: Fourth State, with Cupid carrying a scroll on the engraved title page vignette. Octavo (17cm); publisher's red vertical-ribbed cloth, covers with decorative blind border surrounding a central gilt vignette, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine; all edges gilt; engraved frontispiece and title page, [6], 176pp, plus ad leaf; illus. by G. and E. Dalziel, Thomas Williams and W.T. Green after Richard Doyle, Clarkson Stanfield, John Leech and Daniel Maclise. Slight forward lean, with thin crack to front hinge; wear to spine ends and lower board edges, resulting in occasional board exposure; clean throughout - Very Good. The fourth of Dickens's five Christmas books.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$661.45 + shipping
Description: Kl.-8°. 4 Bl., 175 S., 1 Bl. Anz. Mit gestoch. Frontispiz, gestoch. Vortitel und 11 Textillustrationen Daniel Maclise, Richard Doyle, Clarkson Standfield und John Leech. Originalleinen mit Gold- und Blindprägung und Ganzgoldschnitt. Erstausgabe. - Vierte Variante mit dem Untertitel "A Love Story" auf dem gestochenen Titel, dieser ohne Verlagsangabe. - (Einband etwas berieben, leicht schiefgelesen. Wasserfleck auf beiden Vorsätzen). Sprache: englisch.
Seller: Biblion Antiquariat, Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: A Christmas Carol. The Cricket on the Hearth. The Battle of Life; A Love Story. Bound together in a single volume. A Christmas Carol. 166 pages. Lacking title page - The first page present is the colored plate 'Scrooge's Third Visitor.' Followed by the preface, table of contents, and then the first page of the tale. 166 pages. The original ads from the end, if there were any, are gone. Contains 3 hand-colored plates by Leech and 4 black and white illustrations in the text. The plates are, Scrooge s third Visitor, Marley s Ghost, and The Last of the Spirits. Binding is broken. Pages 1-18 are detached from the text block (but attached to each other). Page 19-30 make up another disbound group. Page 31-32 is detached. Pages 33-48 are another disbound signature. All the rest is attached to the large textblock that contains the rest of this story and all of the other two. Without a title page or the advertisements, it is hard to determine exactly which printing this is. The publisher s name, Bradbury and Evans, is printed at the bottom of the final page. Chapman & Hall printed the first printings of the book, so the Bradbury & Evans slug suggests that this is printed after May 1844. A note on the publication history: A Christmas Carol was first printed on Dec 19, 1843 in an edition of 6,000 copies. It was reprinted on January 6, 1844. It was printed 5 more times by the end of May of that year. In June of 1844, Dickens moved from Chapman & Hall to Bradbury & Evans. Bradbury & Evans printed A Christmas Carol in 1846 (presumably from the same plates as the earlier Chapman & Hall editions). Considering that the other Christmas books in this volume are 1846 Bradbury & Evans publications, the best guess is that this is the 1846 printing. That would make it an eleventh printing. Bound with: The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home. London. Bradbury and Evans. 1846. First Edition. Engraved title page and vignette. 174 pages. 12 illustrations in the text by Doyle, Leech, Maclise and Stanfield. Previous owners name on the title page Marianne Thesiger. Bound with: The Battle of Life; A Love Story. London. Bradbury and Evans. 1846. First Edition. Engraved title page and vignette. 175 pages. Final page is detached from the text block and still attached to marbled endpaper. All illustrations present. All three books bound together in a single volume. Green leather spine and corners, marbled paper over boards and matching endpapers. Spine strip missing and text block broken into several pieces, as detailed above. Both boards detached but present. 4.75 x 6.5 . Large bookplate on inside front cover Cecil Woods Vest. I have not been able to find any information on him. There is a detached blank page tucked inside the book with the name, Charles W Thesiger, 6 th Dragoons written on it. It s not clear if this is a blank page from one of these volumes or if it s from another book. As noted above, the name Marianne Thesiger is written on the title page of The Cricket on the Hearth. The Thesiger name is a prominent one and it adds interesting provenance to this book. Marianna Thesiger was married to Frederic Thesiger, the Baron of Chelmsford & Lord Chancellor of England (1858-1859). Her second son was Charles Wemyss Thesiger (he of the sixth Dragoons). Charles W. Thesiger was Aide-de-Campe to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, fought in the China War in 1860 and also in the Curragh Brigade. He commanded the Inniskillings (the Sixth Dragoons) from 1868-1878, and was then promoted to the Inspector of Yeomanry Cavalry. He was promoted to Major-General in 1884, became Inspector General of Cavalry in Ireland the next year, and was finally promoted to Lieutenant General in 1891. He died in 1903. It s wonderful to be able to place the book with its original owners & always s delight to discover such a complete biography of those owners on the incredible online resources available to us these days. A wonder
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles. Battle of Life. A Love Story. , 1846.
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Description: DICKENS, Charles. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. Original gilt-pictorial cloth, A.e.g. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition, 4th state pictorial titlepage. Smith II: 8. Eckel p. 121. Spine sunned, some wear to spine ends, ownership signature on front free endpaper, else very good.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles.. THE BATTLE OF LIFE, A Love Story.. Bradbury and Evans: London, 1846.
Price: US$862.50 + shipping
Description: Illustr including frontis and extra title, 6.5 x 4, finely bound in full gilt ruled crushed golden morocco with raised bands; aeg, binding by Bayntun-Riviere (though not identified as such), covers a little rubbed, hinges a little loose, pp toned with some scattered finger soil, else a nice copy with original red cloth covers bound in at rear. FIRST ED, Early State, (Todd "E2" & Eckels Fourth states of vignette title; Todd state 3 of verso of title) with most points in Smith: Heritage Bookshop bibliography (except for "A" on p 67, "too" on p 72, and "9" on p 168. Fine leather binding.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. THE BATTLE OF LIFE. A Love Story. , 1846.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Description: London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. 2 pp undated ads. Original red cloth pictorially decorated in gilt, all page edges gilt. First Edition of the fourth of Dickens's five illustrated Christmas books -- following A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE CHIMES, and THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH, and preceding THE HAUNTED MAN. This is an unusual tale in which two sisters love the same man, both ultimately settling in with him (though only one is married to him) -- according to Thackeray "a wretched affair." It is in fact quite autobiographical: Dickens loved Mary Hogarth, married her sister Catherine, and then was happy to have his household run by their sister Georgina. This copy has the vignette title page in the fourth and usual state (Todd's state E1), with an angel holding the banner and with no publisher's imprint; in our experience, at least 90% and perhaps 95% of the copies encountered are of this state. This is a bright, near-fine copy, with very little wear; atypically, the original delicate endpapers are not cracked (the front paste-down bears the bookplate of the late Chicago professor Thomas S. Moch, and a small corner of the rear paste-down is chipped). Smith II pp 60-65; Podeschi (Yale) A116.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Dickens, Charles. The Battle of Life. Bradbury & Evans, London, 1846.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Vignette title in the fourth state (Smith II.8). Small 8vo: [viii], 175, [1], [2]; complete. Tipped onto the advertisement leaf is a smaller leaf advertising "Monsieur Vlieland's Works," not described in Smith. A lovely, Fine copy with some contemporary ownership markings at the front end papers, otherwise an excellent copy both inside and out. Dickens' fourth Christmas book and one of the lesser known books from the series. The Battle of Life centers on two sisters, Grace and Marion, who must contend with shared romantic attachments. After Marion disappears with a presumed libertine, Michael Warden, the family struggles to make sense of her sudden departure. But in standard Dickensian fashion, the plot twists get resolved and happiness prevails for everyone. Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Dickens Charles. THE BATTLE OF LIFE. A Love Story. London Bradbury and Evans 1846, 1846.
Price: US$1485.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, with the vignette title page in the Todd E1 and Eckel 4 state, rare thus. Engraved frontispiece and vignette title pages. Illustrations by Richard Doyle, John Leech, and others throughout. Small 8vo, in a very handsome antique full dark-green crushed levant morocco binding, the spine with raised bands, lettered in gilt in two compartments, turnovers with richly gilt rolled borders surrounding gilt tooled inner borders, fine French derived marbled endleaves, a.e.g. 175, [1] ads. pp. A very handsome, finely executed binding in excellent and beautifully preserved condition both within and without, the spine panel mellowed slightly to honey as is usual. FIRST EDITION OF CHARLES DICKENS "CHRISTMAS BOOK", THE BATTLE OF LIFE. This was the fourth installment in Dickens series of Christmas Books, the first of which was the timeless and brilliant CHRISTMAS CAROL. Dickens managed to find the time to complete the THE BATTLE manuscript while working on DOMBEY AND SON in Switzerland and in December of 1846 the book was released, selling 23,000 copies in the first 24 hours. This edition was the only one published in Dickens lifetime, and it has become of special interest to bibliophiles and collectors due to the four variations of the vignette title. This title page is in accordance with Eckels state 4, the D in BRADBURY is unbroken and this copy has the publishers imprint.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
DICKENS, Charles.. The Battle of Life. A love story.. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846, 1846.
Price: US$1603.45 + shipping
Description: First edition, second state, rather than the far more common fourth state. The Battle of Life is the fourth of Dickens's Christmas books. The first state of the engraved title page has "A love story" without a banner, the second state with a banner and without a figure. Both were available on publication day, 19 December 1846. The third and fourth state have a banner with a figure. Smith II, 8. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles and decoration to spine and front cover in gilt, elaborate frame stamped in blind to covers, yellow coated endpapers, gilt edges. Housed in a red cloth slipcase. Engraved frontispiece and title page with tissue-guard, 11 illustrations in the text. Neat contemporary ownership signature to half-title. Joints and extremities skilfully restored, slight finger-soiling to contents. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom