A Christmas Carol

London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Four inserted hand-colored steel-engraved plates by and after Leech and four black and white text wood-engravings by W.J. Linton after Leech. Full green morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with intricate gilt stamping on front and back including the letter "E" and 1908 in the top corners and "Xmas 1908" in the bottom corners, all in gilt, spine in compartments with gilt lettering and ornaments, all edges gilt; title page printed in red and blue, and half title printed in blue. Tipped in is a leaf of thick paper with an elaborate multi-colored and gold pen and ink illustration of a London street scene with the words, "To Edmund From" and dated Christmas, 1908. The street is in Central London and shows numerous shops, including the bookstore of the well-known London bookseller Walter Spencer. It is quite probable that the illustration was done by Alberto Sangorski, the brother of Francis (who founded the bindery) and a well-known illustrator. The fly-leaf is signed by Francis Sangorski, George Sutcliffe, and Spencer (fl. 1860-1880), who was friends with Dickens. The original brown publisher's cloth binding is bound in on 3 separate leaves (front, back and spine). A unique, exquisite copy. First edition, first issue, with all first issue points (half-title printed in blue, title printed in blue and red with the 1843 date thereon, "Steve I" on page 1 with the uncorrected text). One of Dickens' most acclaimed works, capturing of the zeitgeist of the Victorian-era revival of the celebration of the holiday. It describes the evolution of businessman Ebenezer Scrooge from arrogant, stubborn miser to warm-hearted, kind holiday celebrant, following his meeting with the now famed characters of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Published on 19 December, the first edition sold out by Christmas Eve, 1843. Given the illustration and binding, it is likely that the book was specially bound for someone who was both a client of the bindery as well as the bookseller Walter Spencer. Sangorski and Sutcliffe made "Christmas bindings" as gifts for good customers over the years, but this example is clearly not one of their usual holiday offerings, as none of those were ever signed. It is possible (though not at all proven) that the Edmund to whom the book and the binding was given was Edmund Dulac, who was indeed a customer of both the bindery and the bookseller at the time (1908) and who was living in Central London. Dickens (1812-1870), known for his many other notable works, including Oliver Twist and David Copperfield, penned A christmas carol during England's revived exploration of yuletide traditions and the newly emerging ones, taking inspiration from tales written by Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Deeply in debt, Dickens began this novel in the 1840s in order to supplement his family's deficient income. This work resulted in acknowledging Dickens as a lasting influence on the modern Western observance of Christmas, including the festive generosity of spirit experienced during the holiday season.

Chapman and Hall, London, 1843 First Edition, First Printing. This is the TRUE FIRST EDITION with following First Issue points present "Four hand colored steel-engraved plates by John Leech" "Four black and white wood-engraved illustrations by W.J. Linton" "The title page in printed in blue and red" "dated 1843 on title page" "The front board has a perfect 'D' within 'Dickens' and a 14mm closest gap from left margin to left of wreath" with two pages of advertisement present on last page." A wonderful copy. The book is great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp copy housed in a custom clamshell slipcase.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Chapman and Hall, London, 1843 First edition, first issue, with all first issue points, original cloth, near fine condition, housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Chapman & Hall, London, 1843 First Edition. A superlative copy of the First Edition, second issue with "Stave One" as the first chapter heading, and balance of text uncorrected. The book is a first binding with the closest interval between blind decorative border on the left. The left extremity of the gilt cartouche measures 14-15 mm and the "D" of Dickens unbroken. The book is in amazing shape and is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A magnificent unrestored copy.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

Chapman & Hall, London, 1843 First Edition, First Printing with "Stave 1" printed on page 1 later changed to "Stave one" on later editions. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL brown cloth with NO restoration and has the First Issue points "title page printed in blue and red dated 1843 in Roman numerals, "yellow endpapers" "perfect "D" in "Dickens" in the front cover wreath". The front board has a few black marks but the book is still attractive. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

First edition, mixed/second issue with "Stave One" on p. 1. Yellow endpapers, perfect D in Dickens on front cover, title page in red and blue. Book in very good condition, previous owner's name and address on front free endpaper, small owner's purple stamp on front and rear paste-down, small bookstore sticker at bottom of front paste-down, book slightly cock-shelved, page edges gilted. Comes in custom-made slipcase.

New York: Carey & Hart, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with covers decorated in blind and spine stamped in gilt, illustrated with four hand-colored lithograph plates and four uncolored. Near Fine. A beautiful copy, with cloth lightly rubbed with light wear at the corners and spine ends, faint water splash to top edge of front cover, ding across top edge. Previous owner name to title page and erased pencil to front end sheet, and occasional age spotting to pages. Quite a remarkable example of this classic Dickens novel, uncommon with the original cloth in such nice condition, and housed in a custom clamshell case.

Philadelphia: Lippincott. Limited. hardcover. fine. Rackham, Arthur. Color frontispiece and 11 other mounted color plates by Arthur Rackham. Many b/w line drawings. 4to, white vellum, pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt. Uncut edges, t.e.g. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, no date, [1915]. Limited Edition - one of only 100 copies, signed by Rackham. An absolutely fine, bright copy, except for the missing silk ties.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition, second issue [ with "Stave One", red and blue title- page, yellow end papers]. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition, second issue [ with "Stave One", red and blue title- page, yellow end papers]. With four hand-colored engravings and four black and white woodcuts after John Leech. [i-viii], [1]2-166, [2, ads] pp. Hardcover. 8vo. PublisherÕs reddish-brown blind- and gilt-stamped , ribbed cloth. All edges gilt. Covers quite worn, cocked, inner hinges crackedThe covers are now more brown than red, lightly cocked, there is bubbling of the cloth along a one-inch band down the front fore-edge of front cover, endpapers cracked at gutters, very little, scattered foxing. Over all, a better than average copy of a fragile book. Very good-/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).

Elliot Stock, London, 1890 The Christmas Carol 1890 Facsimile reproduction of the author's original manuscript. One of only 250 copies in the U.S. and 500 in the U.K. Very rare with uncut pages. Original paper boards with gilt detailing. Rubbing along the edges, corners and spine ends, piece of spine missing at bottom. Exceptionally clean and bright inside. Comes housed in a custom slip case.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London & Philadelphia: William Heinemann & J.P. Lippincott, 1915. leather_bound. Full straight grained red morocco. Teg. Fine. Rackham, Charles. 147 pages. 29 x 23.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 457 of 550 signed by Rackham. 12 tipped-in color plates with lettered tissue guards, and 18 illustrations by Rackham. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for E. Joseph with original pictorial endpapers retained, front endpapers toned, rear a hint darkened. LATTIMORE & HASKELL, P.44. HAMILTON, pp. 108-109, "Rackham's book for Christmas 1915 in a mood of national anxiety and tragedy of wartime. This was the first Dickens story Rackham had attempted ......Rackham voluntarily softened his interpretation of this story in a way he might not have done eight years earlier, or indeed twenty years later with Poe's TALES," as a temper to the times. Raised bands, gilt spine panels, gilt border cover fillets with pictorial inlay of two sprites ringing a green bell in green morocco, and title in green and gilt.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, 1843. SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., title-page printed in red and blue, illustrated with 4 hand colored engraved plates by John Leech and 4 black and white illustrations by W.J. Linton. Bound in full red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt, gilt dentelles, blue morocco doublures, white silk morie endpapers, all edges gilt, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright a VERY GOOD copy. Three editions all dated 1843 were published before the new year of 1844.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, 1843. SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., title-page printed in red and blue, illustrated with 4 hand colored engraved plates by John Leech and 4 black and white illustrations by W.J. Linton. Bound in full tan calf, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers triple ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, gilt lettered red and green spine labels, original cloth covers and spine bound in the rear, all edges gilt, by Morrell, spine expertly relined, head and foot of spine renewed, a VERY GOOD copy. Three editions all dated 1843 were published before the new year of 1844. Two additional leaves are bound in the rear of this volume stating that this book belonged to Eugenie Field and signed by Eugenie Field's son and wife and notarized on Dec. 20, 1929.

1844 1st US ed RARE The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Scrooge Illustrated "There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor." ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is perhaps one of the most beloved English novels of all time, let alone the most well-known holiday season story. Dickens's masterpiece follows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his being haunted by three ghosts of Christmases through time. First published in 1843, this work covers various English Christmas traditions and has never been out of print since its first print run. This rare 1844 first American edition is incredibly valuable and a highly desirable printing of one of the most memorable English novels of all time. The Carey & Hart publishing is considered the much more desirable edition of the 1844 American printings. Item number: #6959 Price: $2500 DICKENS, Charles The Christmas Carol: In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844. First American edition. Details: · Collation: Complete with all pages o [8], 158 o 8 engravings John Leech · References: Gimbel A80; · Edition note: frontispiece is "Marley's Ghost" o Two American edition were published in 1844; however, the order for the submission to copyright is unknown. The Harper edition is known to have been rushed to production, printed cheaply, and did not include illustrations. · Language: English · Binding: Cloth; tight & secure · Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 11cm) · Exceedingly rare with auction estimates and price comparisons as high as $8,500 Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 6959

Baronet Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Perfection Learning Corporation, 2001. School & Library Binding. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Heinemann, 1915. First Rackham Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in full purple morocco, gilt titles and box design to spine, raised bands, gilt rule to boards, beautifully decorated gilt turn-ins, marbled end papers, all edges gilt. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, with twelve color prints and eighteen black and white. A truly beautiful and fine copy of this classic in a very handsome full leather binding.

Fall River Press, 2008. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

J. B. Lippincott. Hardcover. in good dust jacket rare dust jacket Book is hardly used 1915 ( no date but my research indicates this is 1st ed.) all first marks J. B. Lippincott is First publisher noted above William Heinemann. Violet boards with gold bells and fairies the book itself appears not used but some browning from age all illustrations have guard, the dust jacket extremely smooth with image on front with red cherries is split at front spine spine of dust jacket is decorated Again book probably sat on shelf and not used but again does have browning and foxing color illustrations are all in great shape . Very Good. 1915.

Published by William Heinemann, 1915. 1st USA edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Good. Illustrated by Rackham, Arthur. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. The first Dickens story Rackham attempted. Despite its ghostliness and opportunities for the supernatural, Rackham did not exploit these to the full. He seems to have voluntarily passed up the opportunity to terrify his readers, choosing instead to calm them with charming images of families enjoying the spirit of Christmas. Perhaps his choice resulted from the mood of national anxiety and tragedy of wartime. 147pp. 8 x 6". 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations and decorations. First American edition. Lavender cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Grey/white pictorial endpapers. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. All colour plates are present, with captioned tissue-guards. Wrapper is in two pieces, all the way down spine edge next to front cover; repaired previously to verso with tape. A few other closed tears and small nicks, but minimal loss. [S]

London and Philadelphia: William Heinemann and J. B. Lippincott Co., 1915. First Edition Thus. Full Vellum. Good. 12 tipped-in color plates, with 18 additional black and white illustrations. xv + 147 pp. Original gilt-pictorial vellum, uncut. Moderate wear, ties gone. Covers a bit soiled and stained. Endpapers foxed, with minor foxing and soiling elsewhere internally, but most pages are clean. Plates clean. Tissue guards with captions intact. While resembling large format limited edition, there is no limitation or signature page in this copy.

London and Philadelphia: William Heinemann / J. B. Lippincott Co. N.d. [c. 1915]. 8vo. Early Rackham edition. xi, 147 pp. Publisher's deluxe dark brown leather with gilt decoration & lettering to front board & spine. Top edge gilt. Covers bright. Internally clean. Pictorial endpapers. Front hinge split. Title page in red & black. Colour frontis and eleven full-page colour plates by Arthur Rackham, each with tissue-guard. Wth 18 line drawings throughout the text. The first issue of this book has the frontis tipped-in and the publication dated on the verso of the title-page. This copy is a later issue with the plate printed onto the page and no date. This variant of the later issue in the deluxe binding is not mentioned in Riall's bibliography of Arthur Rackham. . Near Fine. Full Leather. 1915.

Pocket, 1997-12-01. Mass Market Paperback. Used:Good.

IndyPublish, 2007-02-05. Paperback. Used:Good.

New York Public Library, 1971-06. Hardcover. Good.

BiblioLife, 2009-06-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

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New York: Holiday House, 1940 Handsomely bound in full red morocco, raised bands, gilt decorated panels, gilt rules with corner ornaments on boards, upper board with inlaid leather figure of Mr. Fezziwig in four colors, t.e.g. Housed in custom red cardboard slipcase. Illustrated with color textual illustrations by Philip Reed. Slight darkening to spine area, else a fine copy!. Later. Morocco. Near Fine/Slipcase. Illus. by Philip Reed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1997-01-01. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Used:Good.

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Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Co.. G/G. ca 1918. ........ Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 147 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, split at fold, loose plates, inside hinges broken, page toning, shelfwear, writing on flyleaf .

Scotland: Glenmorangie Distillery Co., 1993. Bound in tan leather, stamped in gold. A tight, clean copy of this Scottish Distillery's giveaway to Commemorate 150 years of Distilling. Quite rare - only one copy on OCLC/Worldcat. 98 pp. Illustrated in color and black and white. . First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket - As Published. Illus. by John Leech.

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Troll Communications. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. B002ZALKY8 Very Good Condition. Has some wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence! . Very Good.

Cassell and Company, Limited,, 1843.. leather_bound. VERY GOOD. Very Good plus. Facsimile of Dicken's handwritten manuscript submitted to Chapman & Hall in 1843; brown leather spine and corners, brown marbled boards, thin gold borders between leather and marbling, tiny gold lettering and four flowers arranged vertically on spine; endpapers have same marbled design as cover; 8.8"x11.2"; unpaginated (5/8" thick); published by Cassell, no publication date. Very slight wear to tips of corners and lower edges. Interior as new except bookplate inside front cover; foxing on pages near the covers; no marks or writing. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. 

NEILL, JOHN R.. (NEILL,JOHN R.)illus. A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens. Chicago: Reilly & Lee (1915). 8vo, pictorial boards, 60p., FINE IN DUST WRAPPER (dw chips on both cover edges). This title in the Children's Red Book Series is wonderfully illustrated with full page color illustrations by JOHN R. NEILL. Rare in dw.

London: William Heinemann Limited, 1962. 5th or later Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Arthur Rackham. 5th or later Printing 1 Copyright date 1962, first printing of the later edition. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with color and black-and-white illustrations. Marbled Decorative inside covers front and back, three-quarter bound leather with marbled paper. Gilt lettering and design on the spine with five raised bands, gilt top page edges. No Dust Jacket. No tears, two bent bottom right corner pages 143 and 145, previous owners name written on the inside front cover. Text and illustrations remain bright and clean, binding a secure, a scarce illustrated edition of A Christmas Carol by Arthur Rackham.

London: William Heinemann, 1915. Early British Trade Edition. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Arthur Rackham. Octavo. An early printing of the London edition; all plates present with captioned tissue guards; the frontispiece is not mounted. There is light and scattered foxing throughout. In the publisher's green cloth decorations and titling stamped in black; the boards have light spotting. No writing or other marks in the book; mylar has been custom cut to protect the binding. (Latimore and Haskell 44-45). near Very Good binding.

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London: William Heinemann Ltd Book. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No date on verso of title page. Frontispiece NOT tipped in, though present and printed on glossy paper, tissue guard. All illustrations present with tissue guards. Green cloth with black pictorial stamping. Boards clean and bright, a touch of sunning along top & bottom edges. Exceedingly gentle bump at lower corner of front board. Spine solid, ends very gently bumped. Binding firm. Text block toned with some foxing. Previous owner's name on front paste down, else contents unmarked and clean. End papers with light toning and a hint of foxing. Tissue guards toned. DJ price clipped, very minor chipping along left portion of top edge on front panel; top of title lettering affected, though title still very legible & un-obscured. Very shallow chipping at spine head, corners; heel with very minimal chipping. Two small spots (about 1" each) of horizontal darkening along spine. Photographs available upon request. Jacket in very nice shape; scarce..

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