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A Christmas Carol: A Facsimile Reproduction of the Author's Original MS.
by Dickens, Charles; Introduction by F.G. Kitton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Brentano's, 1890. # 247 of 250 copies of the American Edition, (there were also 500 copies printed for Great Britain) , SIGNED by publisher ("Brentano's) under numbered entry and with an introduction by F.G. Kitton. Original paper covered boards with gilt lettering front cover and spine, top edge gilt. viii pages, [2], 66 unnumbered leaves :chiefly facsimile. Very Good, white quarter paper at spine darkened, paper rubbed at joints, corners rubbed and bumped, title page detached completely and front end page starting to detach at bottom edge. rear hinge starting at bottom edge. Internally clean and bright, a better than usually seen copy of a SCARCE Dickens book. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Synopsis
The full title of Charles Dickens' most famous work is technically A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas. 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. The publication of the first edition was fraught with complications, and even though the book was received to positive reviews, profits of the book fell far below Dickens' expectations, and the financial strain caused rifts between Dickens and the original publisher, Chapman & Hall.
Reviews
On Oct 7 2014, a reader said:
It was interesting to read this story and see what was from Dickens' original text and was part of the many movie adaptations about Scrooge evil ways coming back to haunt him.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009524
- Title
- A Christmas Carol: A Facsimile Reproduction of the Author's Original MS.
- Author
- Dickens, Charles; Introduction by F.G. Kitton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Edition
- Publisher
- Brentano's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Nineteenth Century;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
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