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A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.

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A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.

by DICKENS, Charles

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The text, printed in two columns, is uniformly age-toned. The front wrapper is nearly detached, with shallow chipping and two c
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About This Item

New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1844.. First American edition; wrappers issue (no priority determined).. publisher's lettered pale green wrappers.. The text, printed in two columns, is uniformly age-toned. The front wrapper is nearly detached, with shallow chipping and two corners missing. Old initials in ink at the head of the front wrapper. . 8vo,.

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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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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Bookseller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
74067
Title
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.
Author
DICKENS, Charles
Format/Binding
Publisher's lettered pale green wrappers.
Book Condition
Used - The text, printed in two columns, is uniformly age-toned. The front wrapper is nearly detached, with shallow chipping and two c
Edition
First American edition; wrappers issue (no priority determined).
Publisher
Harper & Brothers,
Place of Publication
New York:
Date Published
1844.
Pages
31 pp.
Size
8vo,

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