FIRST EDITIONS.Five volumes.Christmas Carol is later state with "Stave One" on p.1.Four hand coloured plates and seceral engravings by John Leech.The other four volumes illustrated throughout by many different artists including,Leech,Doyle,Tenniel and Maclise./The Chimes has second state vignette title page/The cricket on the hearth has second state advert leaf at end./The Battle of Life with Vignette title page in 4th variant.All volumes bound in recent full burgundy calf.Spines with twin green labels,lettered in gilt.Compartments fully gilt.Boards with ruled gilt borders.Gilt decoration to inner dentelles.Marbled endpapers.All edges gilt.Original publishers cloth spines and boards bound into the back of each volume.A very good attractive set in very pretty bindings.Housed in a green cloth covered,felt lined slip-case with black silk tie-pull.: