Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol - 1915

This is a First Edition Thus copy, of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The title was first published at Christmas 1843, and forms part of Dickens' Christmas Books. This is a first printing of Heinemann's edition featuring tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham. This copy remains Good condition. It would make a great addition to any children's illustrated library or private collection.

CONDITION & FEATURES

- Good overall condition - lightly read
- First Edition Thus, 1915
- First printing featuring Arthur Rackham's illustrations
- Tipped-in colour plates and black & white illustrations by Rackham
- Descriptive tissue-guards to the colour plates
- Illustrated Endpapers
- Pages are generally clean & straight
- Text-block is complete
- Binding and hinges are secure
- Decorative Front Board and Spine
- Boards & Spine are heavily marked and worn on the bottom edge
- Neat inscription to Front Free Endpaper

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SUMMARY

- A Christmas Carol
- Written by Charles Dickens
- Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
- Printed 1915, First Edition Thus, 1st Printing
- Published by Heineman, London
- Hardback

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CONDITION TERMINOLOGY

Fine (F): An excellent copy, showing next to no wear. Likely unread.

Near Fine (NF): Small signs of wear, but still an excellent copy. Possibly unread.

Very Good (VG): A very good copy. Expect a few signs of wear but nothing overtly detrimental to the book. Lightly read.

Good (G): A generally very good copy, but with the possibility of either a large number of minor defects, or a few more significant defects which will be noted.

Fair: An average book that has complete text pages but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. Binding, jacket (if any), etc., may also be worn. May require repairs.

Poor: A book that is heavily worn, possibly with broken joints, hinges, missing pages, etc. Generally only rare books are sold in this condition. Likely to require repairs.

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SHIPPING

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