A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- A fine example in period full gilt crimson calf.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
, Size: 8vo (105mm x 172mm), Illustration: Illustrated with 4 plates and some intext illustrations., Pages: P. Blank, Half Title, Edition info, Frontis, Title, Printer’s Imprint, Preface, Blank, Contents, Blank, 1-166, advertisement (2)., Category: Book Literature
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.
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Reviews
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
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B4217
- Title
- A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine example in period full gilt crimson calf.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- Book Literature
Terms of Sale
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- Children & Juvenile Children’s Fiction & Literature
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