A Child's History Of England Dickens, Charles Children's Books,History,Literature,Literature Before 1900

First edition in book form, first issue with 'Christmas, 1851' on dedication page and ad pages as described by Eckel. 1852, 1853, 1854 [but actually 1851-1853]. Complete in three volumes. x, 210pp; viii, 214pp; x, 210pp [ads in rear of each volume] Bound in red blind stamped publisher's cloth, titled in gilt with pictorial gilt decoration at centers. Very Good+ with fading at spines, slight lean to bindings. minor soiling and dust staining to covers; volume two has heavier staining to top edge of front board and crown; staining persists through binding in first gathering. All edges marbled. Contents slightly tanned with minor instances of foxing. Dickens' anti-aristocratic and anti-monarchical history of England, written for children, in the original cloth.