charles dickens christmas carol first edition

Generally in very good condition other than the spine’s missing section. Wreath surrounding the title with red and blue type. Coloured marble end papers with gilt edging. A Christmas Carol Characters Charles Dickens Info Dickens: Christmas Carol, MarleyS Etching By John Leech From The First Edition Of Charles Dickens A. At the same time, he was also writing his sixth novel, Martin Chuzzlewit, which was serialized in 20 monthly parts. No advertisements at the end of the book. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in October and November of 1843 and published it in time for the Christmas season. Plus woodcut black and white text illustrations. It proved to be very expensive so was never repeated. Coloured frontispiece and three further plates by John Leech, all hand coloured as issued – the first and only time Dickens used coloured illustrations, in his desire to make the book highly valued. We have decided not to repair this book as it is highly valuable and sought after in it’s first state, so we have left it for the buyer to choose how they wish to proceed with repair work.Īll the fist issue points as noted in Smith 2, 4 with ‘Stave 1’. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward. Spine with gilt lettering with top quarter missing. A Christmas Carol: Directed by Clive Donner. even looks old.Description Rare first edition, first state of Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, in prose, being A Ghost Story of Christmas with illustrations by John LeechĪ rare first edition of this Charles Dickens novel believed to be with an original publisher’s special binding, perhaps a presentation copy.īrown illustrated covers with mild wear to the extremities. A Charles Dickens Christmas : A Christmas Carol, the Chimes, the Cricket on the Hearth. This is hard backed and embossed as it appeared. Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol, Perpetua, 1961, First Edition, Ronald Searle Original red cloth with dust jacket like new. is a great and attractive object best wrapped in brown paper and string and given on christmas eve! be sure to get from this seller tho as A Christmas Carol book reviews probably cover 'random' versions and not neccesarily this one? I've see this book listed elsewhere when in fact its just a soft back version with colour photo on the front?. Embossed back and front and not just a picture. I am no expert to the finer details but I imagine this is not far off what the original 1843. with some added notes on the author and the edition obviously the original would not have! it even has the inside end papers in the green, (which apparently would come off in your hands). this book is a 'reproduction' of a 1922 'reproduction'. I was very happy with what i received 'even tho I am extremely fussy and may nit pick!. I wanted a copy of what people would have held when this story first appeared. I'm a huge fan of this book AND I'm dead fussy.

Charles dickens christmas carol first edition