65. [Dickens, Charles.] A group of four printed items by or about Charles Dickens, comprising:

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn. “Sermon preached . . . in Westminster Abbey June 19, 1870 . . . being the Sunday following the funeral of Charles Dickens.” London; Macmillan and Co., 1870; violet wrappers; stamps from State Library of Massachusetts and stamp indicating it was withdrawn. Provenance: Miss Mary Dewey of Sheffield Mass. (inscription on title-page).

Pamphlet for the “Dickens Carnival, Highland Rink Tuesday Evening, May 5. The first Dickens Carnival on Skates.” [No place, no date]; pink paper wrappers. Bookplate “from the Library of Charles Dickens, Gadshill Place , June 1870” affixed to verso of a detached calf cover of a small octavo volume.

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. New York: Holiday House, 1940. Original maroon leather binding with a dancing figure [presumably Scrooge] inset on the front cover in brown, black, green and flesh color. The binding is further embellished with mistletoe stamped designs and gilt-ruling; slight amount of scuffing to spine. The volume contains numerous hand-colored illustrations by Philip Reed. $500 - $700