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A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas [KING PENGUIN] [DUST JACKET]

Name: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas [KING PENGUIN] [DUST JACKET]
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Author: DICKENS, Charles (1812–1870)

by DICKENS, Charles (1812–1870)

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Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1946. First Edition. Boards. Near fine/Very good +. John Leech. Slim 8vo (18.5cm). Printed paper over boards. With gilt decoration to cover. No. 32 in the King Penguin series. Illustrations in colour and b&w by John Leech. pp. 138. In the scarce, price clipped dust jacket with slight rubs, to folds and edges, small fray around upper spine end. Traces, only, of foxing to leading page edges. Text block bright and clean. Previous owner's gift note to flyleaf. A small ding to upper edge of front board, boards otherwise in excellent condition.

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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's Inventory #: 00005771
Title: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas [KING PENGUIN] [DUST JACKET]
Author: DICKENS, Charles (1812–1870)
Illustrator: John Leech
Format/Binding: Boards
Book Condition: Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition: Very good +
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex
Date Published: 1946
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs: Literature and modern firsts;

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