Buy Charles Dickens a Christmas Carol in Antiquarian and Collectable Books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! Condition: Near Fine. We have decided not to repair this book as it is highly valuable and sought after in it's first state, so we have left it for the buyer to choose how they wish to proceed with repair work. Hardcover. 2 pages of undated ads at end. A near fine first edition, second state (Stave One on first chapter heading), handsomely rebound. Housed in a custom-made collector's case. Some scattered light foxing otherwise a very fine set of arguably the most influential and important nineteenth century tales of the Christmas season. in ?Dickens? Bookbid A Christmas Carol "may readily be called the Bible of Christmas It was issued about ten days before Christmas, 1843, and 6000 copies were sold on the first day"(Eckel, 110). The firm signed their work with a stamp on the verso of the free front endpaper. In near fine condition with an autograph letter bound in and period catalogue descriptions affixed to the half-title. 1st Edition. We have decided not to repair this book as it is highly valuable and sought after in it's first state, so we have left it for the buyer to choose how they wish to proceed with repair work. (Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. London, 1843. Complete with half-title and ads. Spines very slightly and uniformly darkened. Chapman and Hall, London, 1843. 1920 (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-ins). Chapman & Hall: London 1 vol., "Stave One" as the first chapter heading, title-page printed in red and blue, frontispiece & 3 plates by John Leech hand colored. From: More information about this seller Although not stated, the rebinding was most likely after 1880 but before the firm of Riviere and Son was acquired by George Bayntun in 1939, probably to match the gift inscription on the front fly-leaf dated, "Merry Xmas 1935. Spines very slightly and uniformly darkened. Stave 1 on page one. Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars, London, printers. Uniformly bound by Root & Son ca. Four similar but smaller corner-pieces also inlaid in green and red morocco. Four color plates + four woodcuts all by John Leech. 1 vol., "Stave One" as the first chapter heading, title-page printed in red and blue, frontispiece & 3 plates by John Leech hand colored. This copy has been expertly re-backed and comes with a custom slipcase. London: [Various], 1843-1848. 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-1/4", chapter heading reading "Stave I", illustrated with 4 hand colored engraved plates by John Leech and 4 black and white illustrations by W.J. The only one of it's type we have come across. A superb 5 volume set SIGNED by the author. A Christmas Carol: With Original Illustrations In Full Color. Near fine condition, and rare as such. Few books are as beloved and influential as Christmas Carol, and this is a fine, important, and sumptuous copy. 10. From: Plus woodcut black and white text illustrations. FREE Delivery on your first order shipped by Amazon. Octavo, 5 volumes, bound in the original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panels, all edges gilt. Seller Inventory # mon0000173218. Some scattered light foxing otherwise a very fine set of arguably the most influential and important nineteenth century tales of the Christmas season. Seller Inventory # 241764. First edition of The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home with half-title, frontispiece and vignette title page with tissue guard present, first state ad leaf. 17. The entirety in incredibly fine clean condition. (Laguna Hills, CA, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman & Hall, London, 1843. John Leech (illustrator). 1st Edition. (Blue and Red title page, blue half title, "Stave I"). All the books are bound in the publisher's original cloth and are in excellent condition. (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. | Contact this seller Sixteenmo (6 3/8 x 4 inches; 160 x 100 mm). 1st Edition. Two tiny pinholes, one at the bottom of the front joint and the other at the bottom of the rear joint. First edition, fourth issue, with Cupid added to the scroll but without publisher's imprint on engraved title. Copies for Sale. Half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, four hand-colored plates, and intertextual illustrations. | Contact this seller Illustr (including four color plates) by John Leech, 6.5 x 4, finely bound in gilt-ruled gold crushed morocco; aeg, SIGNED BINDING BY BAYNTUN- RIVIERE,166 pp + ads. First edition. With its miserly protagonist, spirits and ghosts, moral lesson, Scrooge?s change of heart, and a happy, festive ending, it remains a Christmas favourite over 170 years later. £7.95 Used. Charles Dickens' famous tale of Christmas, Scrooge and Tiny Tim. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Unknown Binding Currently unavailable. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. First edition, first issue: "Stave I"; text entirely uncorrected; green-coated endpapers; blue half-title page; red and blue title page. A Christmas Carol, in Prose. A Christmas Carol. The entirety in incredibly fine clean condition. 4.1 out of 5 stars 102. (Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. London, 1843. A Love Story. This includes the color frontice. Coloured marble end papers with gilt edging in very good state. [8], 175, [1, colophon] pp. Changierender olivgrüner Ganzleineneinband der Zeit, Einband geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Name auf Vorsatz, Seiten stellenweise schwach stockfleckig. A beautiful, crisp copy. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. Hardcover. Hardcover. - - - Dieser Druck des Christmas Carol ist die erste internationale Ausgabe in englischer Sprache, die im gleichen Jahr erschien, wie die englische Originalausgabe von Chapman & Hall. Gilt coloured page ends. There is a record in the June 10 1905 issue of The Academy "Esteemed Editions of various Authors, some scarce, all in new extra leather bindings. John Leech (illustrator). | Contact this seller First edition. 5. More information about this seller ?D? First Edition. Published by The Cricket on the Hearth. T: +44(0)20 7405 2127 Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is a sixth edition with the half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, verso printed in blue, hand-colored etched frontispiece and three hand-colored etched plates by John Leech, four wood-engravings in-text by W.J. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1848. The volume, published by Chapman and Hall on 19 December 1843, was an immediate success and the initial print run of 6,000 copies sold out within a matter of days. Other books also in near fine or fine condition. (Detroit, MI, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman & Hall: London, 1843. More information about this seller First issue, with red & blue title page, mottled green end-papers & Stave I at the beginning of the text. FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, and intertextual illustrations. First edition, later printing. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas is a sixth edition with the half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, verso printed in blue, hand-colored etched frontispiece and three hand-colored etched plates by John Leech, four wood-engravings in-text by W.J. Beautifully rebound by renowned London bookbinders, Riviere and Son, in red Morocco with double gilt-stamped borders. Full blue crushed levant morocco, covers with three-line gilt border surrounding a large holly leaf inlaid in green morocco and detailed in gilt with six inlaid red morocco berries on stem. Condition: As New. All the books are bound in the publisher's original cloth and are in excellent condition. Housed in a custom-made collector's case. [And:] The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. ), FIRST EDITION, Todd's first impression, first issue, with 14-15mm. 1st Edition. [8], 175, [1, colophon] pp. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. 1st Edition. More information about this seller Published by all edges gilt. on page one, title page printed in red and blue, dated 1843 in roman numerals, green endpapers. Complete with ads and half-title. First edition. The ultimate Christmas tale. The Book Dispensary by Charles Dickens | 25 Aug 2019. 4. (1843) 166 pages. Uniformly bound by Root & Son ca. Condition: Fine. A Christmas Carol "may readily be called the Bible of Christmas It was issued about ten days before Christmas, 1843, and 6000 copies were sold on the first day"(Eckel, 110). A Christmas Carol was an instant success, reportedly selling all 6,000 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. As to bibliographic points of edition, the date on the title page has been corrected to 1843; 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. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, and intertextual illustrations. As to bibliographic points of edition, the date on the title page has been corrected to 1843; 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. Although not stated, the rebinding was most likely after 1880 but before the firm of Riviere and Son was acquired by George Bayntun in 1939, probably to match the gift inscription on the front fly-leaf dated, "Merry Xmas 1935. [8], 174, [2, ads] pp. 2. Published by Duodecimo (6 ½" x 4 ¼"); 166pp + [2pp] advertisements; rebound by Riviere and Son in red goat with double gilt-stamped borders, 5 raised bands, title and author on stained frame, gilt ornaments to the spine edge & dentelles; all edges gilt; decorative head & tailbands; red marbled endpapers, binding signed on verso ffep; gift inscription dated 1935 to fly-leaf; color lithograph illustrations; housed in a red cloth slipcase; fine in very good case. First edition. | Contact this seller Dickens, Charles. Beautifully rebound by renowned London bookbinders, Riviere and Son, in red Morocco with double gilt-stamped borders. Seller Inventory # 1189. More information about this seller Sixteenmo (6 3/8 x 4 inches; 160 x 100 mm). [And:] The Battle of Life. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. Leather bound. Four similar but smaller corner-pieces also inlaid in green and red morocco. Hardcover. Bound in the original mauve cloth, 1st issue binding with the "D" in Dickens unbroken, yellow pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt, housed in a felt lined red cloth clamshell slipcase, spine neatly relined at an earlier date, back corners slightly rubbed, generally clean and bright throughout, still a VERY GOOD copy. 14. A Christmas Carol. publisher's advertisements at rear. A Christmas Carol (facsimile 1st printing). Correct, 14-15 mm measurement from the gilt wreath to the blindstamping on the front board and the D in Dickens perfect, indicating a first issue copy Todd . 2 pages of undated ads at end. 1st Edition. First Edition. A Reproduction of the 1922 Reproduction of the 1843 First Edition A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol was an instant success, reportedly selling all 6,000 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. 1st Edition. A rare first edition of this Charles Dickens novel with even rarer special publisher's binding in an original state, published by Chapman & Hall 1843. Pearson Education/Longman, 2003. 1st Edition. Nice collector's copy. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Hardcover. Hardcover. First edition of The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home with half-title, frontispiece and vignette title page with tissue guard present, first state ad leaf. Original brown cloth, lettered in gilt, gilt floral decoration to the front cover, all edges in gilt. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. (1843), From: More information about this seller Uniformly bound by Root & Son ca. First. The ultimate Christmas tale. Condition: Fine. publisher's advertisements at rear. Some chipping to edges of plates, small closed split to upper joint, covers slightly soiled, corners ever so slightly bumped, uniformly toned. Seller Inventory # ABE-1524516468943. Duodecimo (6 ½" x 4 ¼"); 166pp + [2pp] advertisements; rebound by Riviere and Son in red goat with double gilt-stamped borders, 5 raised bands, title and author on stained frame, gilt ornaments to the spine edge & dentelles; all edges gilt; decorative head & tailbands; red marbled endpapers, binding signed on verso ffep; gift inscription dated 1935 to fly-leaf; color lithograph illustrations; housed in a red cloth slipcase; fine in very good case. Small slim 8vo. Seller Inventory # T-101-MD-X. The spine has 5 raised bands, the title and author in gilt on stained frames, with gilt holly and mistletoe ornaments. Chapman & Hall, London, 1843. First edition, first issue, with "Stave I" reading. 13. More information about this seller (Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman and Hall, London, 1843. Charles Dickens' famous tale of Christmas, Scrooge and Tiny Tim. XCI. 11. First editions of all five Christmas books in extraordinary condition, featuring a near fine and unrestored copy of the true first issue of The Christmas Carol, with "Stave I" on p. [1] and with the text entirely uncorrected. [8], 166, [2, ads] pp. A beautiful, crisp copy. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with "Stave 1" printed on page 1. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843 Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol with the original dust jacket is for sale. With its miserly protagonist, spirits and ghosts, moral lesson, Scrooge?s change of heart, and a happy, festive ending, it remains a Christmas favourite over 170 years later. Hardcover. "It was a work written at the height of Dickens great powers, which would add to his considerable fame, bring a new work to the English language, increase the festivities at Christmastime, and contain his most eloquent protest at the condition of the poor" (John Mortimer). First editions of all five Christmas books in extraordinary condition, featuring a near fine and unrestored copy of the true first issue of The Christmas Carol, with "Stave I" on p. [1] and with the text entirely uncorrected. More information about this seller Published by | Contact this seller (New York, NY, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman and Hall, London, 1843. hardcover. Frontispiece & 3 plates by John Leech, all hand colored as issued; 4 woodcut text illustrations. It proved to be very expensive so was never repeated. More information about this seller First edition. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at eBay… Published by First edition of The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home with half-title, frontispiece and vignette title page with tissue guard present, first state ad leaf. Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller No advertisments at the end of the book. John Leech (illustrator). Complete with half-title and ads. First edition, second state of the engraved title. Complete with half-title and ads. Seller Inventory # 104873. (1843), From: The Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Battle of Life; Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Ghost's Bargain. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843., 1843. Brown illustrated covers with mild wear to the extremities, believed to be an original publisher's special binding, perhaps a presentation copy. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. He continued publishing the Christmas Books throughout the 40s, and the stories became mainstays of Dickens's public reading tours of the 1850s and 1860s. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. Own the Finest. Published by Complete set of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books. All the fist issue points as noted in Smith 2, 4; with 'Stave 1'. Spines very slightly and uniformly darkened. Complete with ads and half-title. More information about this seller To June from Uncle Charles". (London, United Kingdom), About this Item: 1843. First Edition. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) ; 8vo; 166 pages. First edition. Condition: Good. (Detroit, MI, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman & Hall: London, 1843. The Chimes; 3. [8], 188 pp. | Contact this seller Hardcover. (1843), From: Condition: Fine. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, and intertextual illustrations. (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. of their premises on Paternaster Row during the 1941 Blitz. A CHRISTMAS CAROL (REPLICA OF THE 1843 FIRST ED.). First edition of The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year with the advertisement, half-title, engraved frontispiece and additional first state pictorial vignette title page. Because the first printing was only 6,000 copies; in 1843 no less; facsimile copies themselves have become collectible placeholders; until you're ready to drop 50k for one of those 6,000 copies. Housed in a red cloth slipcase. First Editions, First Printings SIGNED by Charles Dickens on a hand written check laid into the "Christmas Carol" The "Christmas Carol" has the First Issue points with text uncorrected, "Stave I" as first chapter heading, red and blue title-page dated 1843, and blue half-title. (Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.), About this Item: Chapman & Hall, 1843. by Charles Dickens and John Leech | 12 Sep 2016. [8], 175, [1, colophon] pp. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843., 1843. (1843), From: A Christmas Carol: Annotation-Friendly Edition Ideal for GCSE students! Original endpapers bound in. More information about this seller Chapman & Hall, Ltd. London, 1843. Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB Published by Chapman & Hall To June from Uncle Charles". A Christmas Carol. Small slim 8vo. First edition of the Battle of Life: A Love Story with half-title, advertisements, frontispiece and fourth state vignette title page. Condition: Very Good. | Contact this seller Browsers' Bookstore, CBA A Christmas Carol: by Charles Dickens Paperback – 16 Oct. 2020 by Charles Dickens (Author) › Visit ... A Christmas Carol: Annotation-Friendly Edition (Ideal for GCSE students!) 4.7 out of 5 stars 500. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. [8], 188 pp. Chapman & Hall. Hardcover. The luxury binding continues with all gilt-edges, decorative head and tailbands, edge and inside dentelles, and red marbled endpapers. Chapman & Hall, Ltd. London Charles Dickens' famous tale of Christmas, Scrooge and Tiny Tim. More information about this seller Seller Inventory # 261870. In FINE+ condition. Spines very slightly and uniformly darkened. The binding is stained and the hinges are cracked, but otherwise a clean, sound copy, in a red morocco solander case. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. Published by Seller Inventory # 1811208. London: [Various], 1843-1848. London. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. Rascher, Zurich-Leipzig (1917). Small book, a little under 7 inches by 4 1/2. From: First edition. (1843) 166 pages. Leipzig Tauchnitz 1845 1846, 1843. Leipzig Tauchnitz 1845 1846, 1843. All first issue points present, as called for by Eckel: ?Stave I? "Suddenly conceived and written within a few weeks, [A Christmas Carol] was the first of Dickens Christmas books (a new literary genre thus created incidentally) it was an extraordinary achievement the one great Christmas myth of modern literature.". Condition: As New. W. Root & Son, 29-30 Eagle Street, Red Lion Street, Holborn, W.C." Root & Son are also recorded at the same address in The Literary Year-Book, 1909 (thirteenth annual volume). [And:] The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. Seller Inventory # 1811208. 1st Edition. The firm signed their work with a stamp on the verso of the free front endpaper. Chapman & Hall FIRST EDITION, WITH TITLE IN RED AND BLUE, AND "STAVE I" ON PAGE ONE, and the typographical errors mentioned in Smith: Heritage Bookshop bibliographical catalogue. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC) ; 8vo; 166 pages. The entirety in incredibly fine clean condition. First Edition. Following the overwhelming success of A Christmas Carol in 1843, Dickens embarked upon the Christmas Books project, seeking to marshal "the Carol philosophy . Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. 4 hand coloured etched illustrations by John Leech, 4 wood engraved illustrations by W.J.Linton. First edition, first issue, with "Stave I" reading. Stave 1 on page one. Seller Inventory # 000467. In FINE+ condition. Bound Cosway-style by Bayntun-Riviere in full red crushed levant morocco leather with five raised bands, spine and covers elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt with the front cover set with a large oval miniature painting of Dickens under glass, gilt dentelles, silk doublures and endpapers, all edges gilt. The binding is stained and the hinges are cracked, but otherwise a clean, sound copy, in a red morocco solander case. (1843), From: A Love Story. First edition, first issue, with "Stave I" reading. [And:] The Chimes: A Goblin Story or some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and A New Year In. Plus woodcut black and white text illustrations. A Fairy Tale of Home. John LEECH, illustrator (illustrator). 99 £2.50 £2.50. 1 vol., "Stave One" as the first chapter heading, title-page printed in red and blue, frontispiece & 3 plates by John Leech hand colored. The Christmas Books. First issue, with red & blue title page, mottled green end-papers & Stave I at the beginning of the text. 1st Edition. Brown illustrated covers with mild wear to the extremities, believed to be an original publisher's special binding, perhaps a presentation copy. | Contact this seller Condition: very good. In near fine condition. A Fairy Tale of Home. Condition: Near Fine. Leipzig Tauchnitz 1845 1846 Modern, recent, replica, As New condition, of the 1843 first edition by Chapman & Hall, London. 1st Edition. Details: christmas, carol, charles, dickens, hardback, book, royal, mail, class In near fine condition. From: Available instantly. Original end papers not included. Linton after Leech, 2pp. Half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, four hand-colored plates, and intertextual illustrations. Spines with five raised bands, similarly decorated with inlaid green and red morocco holly leaves and lettered in gilt in compartments. 1st Edition. Charles dickens centenery edition complete works 3 book set. Quintessential Rare Books, LLC Small slim 8vo. Bound Cosway-style by Bayntun-Riviere in full red crushed levant morocco leather with five raised bands, spine and covers elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt with the front cover set with a large oval miniature painting of Dickens under glass, gilt dentelles, silk doublures and endpapers, all edges gilt. The luxury binding continues with all gilt-edges, decorative head and tailbands, edge and inside dentelles, and red marbled endpapers. London: [Various], 1843-1848. Complete with half-title and ads. Rare And Antique Books PBFA 3. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. Chapman and Hall, London Changierender olivgrüner Ganzleineneinband der Zeit, Einband geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Name auf Vorsatz, Seiten stellenweise schwach stockfleckig.