A Christmas Carol in Prose being a Ghost Story of Christmas ( RARE & Scarce Illustrated Edition )
by Charles Dickens, Illustrated with Tissue guards by I. M. Gaugengigl & T. V. Chominski, Frontispiece author with light fox & small tear Tissue Guard, Inner Hinge slight Starting,
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Nims & Knight Troy, NY, 1891. HB NODJ, 1891, 1st edition THUS, Interior nice, tight Clean light wear, Fox & few small tear chips edges pages, Brown Tan Green decorated Cloth Gold Gilt cover lightning TO cover EDGES & light wear rub, light Fox O/W very nice, Some pages with light stain at inner hinge, NF/NF+, AS-IS, NODJ,121 pages, Back Cover small staining, copyright page says Copyright 1888, By Samuel E. Cassino. First Thus. Hard Cover.
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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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- Title
- A Christmas Carol in Prose being a Ghost Story of Christmas ( RARE & Scarce Illustrated Edition )
- Author
- Charles Dickens, Illustrated with Tissue guards by I. M. Gaugengigl & T. V. Chominski, Frontispiece author with light fox & small tear Tissue Guard, Inner Hinge slight Starting,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Nims & Knight Troy, NY
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- CHARLES DICKENS LITERATURE CHRISTMAS POEMS PROSE
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