Q: To Whom it may concern,

I have a very old Henry Altemus publication of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol.
It was given to me by my 92 year old Mother.
She received it from hers who was 101 when she died.
I don’t think for a moment that the signature is authentic but I would like to know more about it.
I have attached some photos of this book for you to peruse.
I hope you may be able to shed some light on it’s history.

A: This book is part of the Yuletide Series which was published between 1912 and 1916.
See http://henryaltemus.com/series/series203.htm

The books of this series originally came within a labeled box.
Since Dickens died in 1870 the signature, as you guessed, the signature is not authentic.
Generally this book sells between $10-25.