The Battle of Life A Love Story
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First Edition, Fourth Issue. Hardcover. 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. Very Good. Item #452
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.
Price: $175.00