charles dickens christmas carol first edition

Hardcover, maroon cloth with pictorial pastedown. Includes: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (48 pages) by Charles Dickens and, THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY (45 pages followed by ads) by Edward Everett Hall – published by Barse & Hopkins Publishers, New York, no date, but gift date of 1934 on front free endpaper. The important thing with this edition is the color frontis of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim.ġ930s – DICKENS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL AND OTHER STORIES – THE PLEASANT HOUR SERIES Published by McLoughlin Brothers, New York, no date, circa 1910-1920s. Some glare in image above and below from dust jacket protectorĬ1920 – CHRISTMAS STORIES by CHARLES DICKENS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL and THE HOLLY TREE Another uncommon edition of this classic from my personal collection. Good+, dark red cloth in uncommon lightly chipped dust jacket. Crowell Company, New York, 1924, 144 pages, 12 color plates tipped in. Harrap & Co., but that edition is also scarce.ġ924 – A CHRISTMAS CAROL – by CHARLES DICKENS – Illustrated by ETHEL F. An earlier edition was done in 1916 by Tabor for the George G.

Manchester UK artist Alan Lansdown Tabor (1883-1957) did the work on the text. This is an extremely uncommon edition (I found an auction record of 260 pounds). Cedric David Charles Dickens (24 September 1916 – 11 February 2006) was an English author and businessman, a great-grandson of Charles Dickens and the steward of his literary legacy. In addition, this copy was SIGNED BY CEDRIC CHARLES DICKENS IN 1986. Green cloth, hardcover, book block measures about 7 inches by about 10 1/8 inches. Unpaginated (about 112 pages), color frontis, black and white illustrations, Calligraphic text (in double columns), decorative initials and borders, decorative title page, printed in red and black. Orr – Published by The Hubbell Publishing Co., New York. It is now time for me to find new homes for a few of my cherished editions.Ĭ1917 – A CHRISTMAS CAROL – DESIGNED BY ALAN TABOR – UNCOMMON EDITION – SIGNED BY CEDRIC CHARLES DICKENS IN 1986Ī CHRISTMAS CAROL IN PROSE BEING A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS BY CHARLES DICKENS – Designed by Alan Tabor with Frontispiece by Monro S. Many scene changes with utilization of a scrim, up to fifty performers from The Walpole Players, we accepted donations at the door for the local area food shelves, raising over $27,000 during our run. Relocating to New Hampshire in 2002, in 2008 I wrote my own stage adaptation of this classic and for seven years produced it. I wanted to do readings in my bookshop in Haddonfield, NJ, but that never happened.

I first visited Charles Dickens home in London in 1990 and became fascinated with A CHRISTMAS CAROL and began collecting different editions of the tale and ephemera.

Charles dickens christmas carol first edition