A Christmas Carol 1st Edition

Saturday, February 1, 2020

A Christmas Carol 1st Edition

Synopsis the full title of charles dickens most famous work is technically a christmas carol in prose being a ghost story of christmas. By charles dickens.

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Light reddish brown vertically ribbed cloth with gilt and blindstamping on the boards all page edges gilt.

A christmas carol 1st edition. Chapman and hall 1843. A christmas carol may readily be called the bible of christmas it was issued about ten days before christmas 1843 and 6000 copies were sold on the first day the number of reprintings have been so many that all attempts at the figures have been futile. This is a nice version of a christmas carol but i was hoping it would be a more accurate reproduction of the first printing.

A christmas carol recounts the story of ebenezer scrooge an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner jacob marley and the spirits of christmas past present and yet to come after their visits scrooge is transformed into a kinder gentler man. This novella was published on december 19 1843 and the first edition run of 6000 copies were sold out by christmas eve of that year. This novella was published on december 19 1843 and the first edition run of 6000 copies were sold out by christmas eve of that year.

An about fine copy of the first issue and exceptionally rare in this condition. Altogether 24 editions were issued in the original format eckel 110. May nothing you dismay scrooge seized the ruler with such energy of action that the singer fled in terror leaving the keyhole to the fog and even more congenial frost.

It also does not have the gilded page edges like the original. Black and white illustrations a christmas carol in prose being a ghost story of christmas. First edition with original hand written pages.

It has a printed hardcover but not leather with gilded graphic and text like the first edition was. A christmas carol in prose being a ghost story of christmas to give the work its full title was the first and the most popular of dickens s series of christmas books. The full title of charles dickens most famous work is technically a christmas carol in prose being a ghost story of christmas.

Being a ghost story of christmas commonly known as a christmas carol is a novella by charles dickens first published in london by chapman hall in 1843 and illustrated by john leech. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. The volume published by chapman and hall on 19 december 1843 was an immediate success and the initial print run of 6 000 copies sold out within a matter of days.

But at the first sound of god bless you merry gentleman. Seller inventory grp66349446 more information about this seller contact this seller 5. Stooped down at scrooge s keyhole to regale him with a christmas carol.

Correct 14 15 mm measurement from the gilt wreath to the blindstamping on the front board and the d in dickens perfect indicating a first issue copy todd.

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