A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND OTHER CHRISTMAS STORIES 1ST EDITION PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Charles Dickens | 9780451532022 | | | | | A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories 1st edition PDF Book Condition: Near Fine. The child in this is a fuller version of Ignorance in A Christmas Carol — a thing to be prevented, or feared. I just found that out tonight after making a point to read the bloody collaborations in December, and my thoughts on the publisher, Fall River Press, now run like this. Seller Inventory ABE Dickens" bound at the back. There are many variants of the book and still some argument as to priority. In uniformly very good condition with just a hint of rubbing to the bindings. Two pages of publisher's adverts at the rear. Joseph Conrad. Yellow endpapers, perfect D in Dickens on front cover, title page in red and blue. Chipping to spine ends. Each volume housed in a full red morocco pull-top slipcase. Thus Spoke Zarathustra Friedrich Nietzsche. Ever since it was published in An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here. First Edition, First Printing. First Facsimile of Edition. The first page of the text is devoted to a list of characters, printed with a border, and looking rather like a theatre programme. This novel is a collection of Dickens' Christmas stories, including "A Christmas Carol", five other Christmas-themed stories, fourteen very short Christmas stories, and three short Christmas stories he co-wrote. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Chimes: 4 "Trotty" is a pauper who is struggling to survive in a world that believes he and others like him should be "put down". A nice set. With illustrations by John Leech. A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories 1st edition Writer A Room with a View. The story was conceived and written over the period of just six weeks. Dicke Charles John Huffam Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. A very good copy. Charles Dickens is pretty much King of Christmas, and all these stories have a spectral vibe to them. Honestly what can I even say about this book other than it is a timeless classic and the best thing to read at Christmas time! Spines elaborately stamped and lettered in gilt. My eyes were glazing over and I sincerely regretted not just buying the novella on its own! British Library newsletter Sign up to our newsletter Email. But the ghost goes further — everyone whom Mr Redlaw meets will suffer the same fate… Hurrah! In-text black and white illustrations. In some cases these influences occurred because I didn't properly understand the wider context or social norms beyond the work, but in the case of A Christmas Carol I think it's something the text in its many forms has actually put into the wider Anglo-American culture. As to bibliographic points of edition, the date on the title page has been corrected to ; the title page is printed in red and navy blue; Chapter I appears as a Roman numeral while the others have the number written out; and the first edition points appearing in Eckel have all been corrected. The child in this is a fuller version of Ignorance in A Christmas Carol — a thing to be prevented, or feared. Joseph Conrad. They are seemingly designed to avoid reaching any sort of conclusion. They are filled with ups and downs and more ups and more downs. Beyond Good and Evil Friedrich Nietzsche. Paperback , pages. In came the boy from over the way, who was suspected of not having board enough from his master; trying to hide himself behind the girl from next door but one, who was proved to have had her ears pulled by her mistress. Wear to corners. Jean's review The Chimes Spines all uniformly slightly darkened. This was the last edition published in the same year as the original issue, which was done on Christmas eve. Final leaf of publisher's advertisements for Dombey and Son. A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories 1st edition Reviews All volumes in full dark green morocco extra, covers with gilt holly sprigs at corners, backstrips faded to rich brown, lettered and stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, each book with its original cloth covers bound in at the end. Not particularly Christmas-themed either, but the theme is very reminiscent of the season. More information about this seller Contact this seller 2. In presenting this idealized Christmas, Dickens manages to capture the importance of memory. Morocco ruled in gilt. Previous owner name to title page and erased pencil to front end sheet, and occasional age spotting to pages. Packer lists the firm in business in Red Lion Square in , and the December issue of The Rotarian notes with regret that W. Add to Basket Used. The contents with a contemporary previous owner's inscription to the front endpaper and the occasional foxing spot to the margins are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Minimal wear to head and tail of spine. I have a heart made of stone, or at least something equally hard, immune to the plight of tiny, poor, crippled tots and destitute Victorian families who couldn't afford a stuffed goose for their Christmas tables. London, United Kingdom Seller Rating:. Dickens Centenary testimonial stamp to the contents leaf verso. First edition, later printing. To June from Uncle Charles". This is another of the Penguin Clothbound classics that I own and again it is lovely. Seller Inventory ABE Performance and Analytics. All edges gilt. Bound in a fine signed Riviere binding with inner gilt. Chipping to spine ends. Green endpapers. Coronavirus delivery updates. Most of the stories have Christmasy feel-good themes to them, though. It had been dramatized on the London stage within a month of its publication and has inspired no less then 22 motion pictures and 27 made-for-television productions. Also in Modern Library Classics. Binding is tight but cracked spine on front hinge. No advertisments at the end of the book. Half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, four hand-colored plates, and intertextual illustrations. This gives the writings a deeper and more sincere angle and provides a beautiful morale for the stories. Condition: Very Good. Some occasional minor soiling to leaves. A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories 1st edition Read Online This collection has some really interesting information in an appendix on Dickens's use of The Arabian Nights, a 3. Housed in a custom blue half morocco box, spine lettered in gilt, blue pebbled cloth sides. I am obviously familiar with the story, but not completely. Title: A Christmas Carol. Welcome back. The Christmas Books 5 books. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Half title printed in blue. Praise "A Christmas Carol] seems to be a national benefit, and to every man or woman who reads it a personal kindness. I did not find myself struck by modernity of wording in the same way when I read the less popular Hard Times a couple of years earlier. Marigold" ain't in it. The Haunted Man and the Ghost s Bargain. When you were young, time started to slow in December, and then stopped completely during that hour-long church service standing between you and your gift-wrapped toys. Fifteen in-text black and white illustrations after Leech, Stone, Stanfield and Tenniel. Add to basket. First edition, first issue: i. His bit of genius was to take this holiday and give it transformative power. A particularly fine copy. There are watercolours, incorporating some outline pen work, pen and India ink drawings, and silhouettes, all of which are listed at the beginning. From: Sandra L. These stories are difficult to read due to their poetic language think Shakespeare but the themes remain true and the literary caliber is five-star. Dickens' captured the popular imagination as no other novelist had done, he was held in in high critical esteem by contemporaries as varied as Queen Victoria and Dostoevsky. Add to Basket Used Hardcover Condition: very good. Pride and Prejudice. Several of the stories were incomplete, and that Reviews for the contents of this book are linked way below. The introduction explains the background: for some years Dickens had been struggling with memories of family members and friends who had died, and he had started to find Christmas increasingly sad because of this. The story was conceived and written over the period of just six weeks. No idea! A Christmas Carol was an instant success, reportedly selling all 6, copies of the first edition on the first day of publication, and Dickens went on to write four more small festive books for each successive Christmas. First edition, first issue, with "Stave I" reading. This was supposed to be my December read. Frontispiece Mr. Details in the review itself. A Cricket on the Hearth: 3 Told from the point of view of "the narrator", the young, newly married couple that are the protagonists, hear a 'cricket on the hearth' and deem that to be good luck. Fill your glass again, with a merry face and a contended heart. Please try again later. 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