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CHRISTMAS STORIES
by Charles DIckens
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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NEWARK, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.: The World Syndicate Publishing Co., 1930. Book. Illus. by L. J. Bridgman. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd.. Seller's image, know what you are getting! Pre-packing weight is 0 lb. 11.2 oz . ORIGINAL, Red cloth covered boards!! !!! NOTE !!! Has black lettering on spine and Front Cover, very Very light browning throughout, No other wear noted, solid hinges. Has Presentation owner markings noted, "Christmas-1935 from Mother" on Front End Paper. See Picture! NOTE!! The Original Copyright date is NOT STATED, but is Ca. 1930 for this printing. This volume was purchased through Local Public Auction. Thank you for your purchase from Sunset Books! Help Promote World Literacy, GIVE a Book as a GIFT!! In stock, Ships from Ohio. WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!! SEE PICTURES!!!!! ANY ODD/GREEN TONES ON THE SCANS ARE CAUSED BY MY SCANNER!! All of our Technical/Textbook/Ex-Library volumes were obtained legally through Public or Auction sales. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
The first edition of Dicken’s classic work A Christmas Carol, was published in 1843. It was a runaway success, and Dickens went on to write dozens of follow up Christmas tales over the next 25 years. Many of these stories are bundled in collections, titled Christmas Stories or Christmas Books. The first four Christmas books published after the success of A Christmas Carol were: The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home (1845), T he Battle of Life: A Love Story (1846), The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain: A Fancy for Christmas-Time (1848). After the success of these stand-alone books, Dickens began to write and edit special Christmas-themed issues of Household Words, a twopenny journal he launched in 1850. He collaborated with well-known authors, as well as wrote his own stories. You can find multiple bound editions of these early stories from Household Words , such as "What Christmas Is" (1851), "The Poor Relation's Story "(1852), "The Schoolboy's Story" (1853), "The Seven Poor Travellers" (1854), "The Holly-Tree Inn" (1855), "A House to Let" (1858), "The Haunted House" (1859), "A Message from the Sea" (1860), and "Somebody's Luggage" (1862).
Reviews
On Dec 14 2011, Patrick1952 said:
The first time I read [The Chimes], my Father was still alive and I remembered he enjoyed reading it too. Dad liked the character 'Trotty Veck', and who wouldn't? 'Trotty' was the typical Dicksonian 'decent poor'. I had bought a centennial edition of Charles Dickens complete works when I was 20. Most people don't realize Dickens wrote other fine Christmas stories besides his famous [A Christmas Carol]. The characters which seemed, 40 years ago a little fantastic in their personalities, don't seem so today when I am approaching 60 years of age. The morals that I found uplifting in the pages then are as much or more so today. This volume also includes [A Christmas Carol] and [A Cricket on the Hearth].
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Details
- Seller
- Sunset Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 028313
- Title
- CHRISTMAS STORIES
- Author
- Charles DIckens
- Illustrator
- L. J. Bridgman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd.
- Publisher
- The World Syndicate Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1930
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