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Christmas Books: Comprising A Christmas Carol - The Chimes - The Cricket On The Hearth - The Battle Of Life - The Haunted Man, To Which Are Added Christmas Stories 1851-1853
by Charles Dickens
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
Undated but pre 1923 hardback as pictured. Ex-library with typical markings. Binding is firm. Green cloth boards are rubbed with some edge wear and slight fraying at head and tail of spine and at corners. Text is lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Page 15/16 has small tears at top and bottom near hinge. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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Synopsis
The first edition of Dicken’s classic work A Christmas Carol, was published in 1843. It was a runaway success, and Dickens went on to write dozens of follow up Christmas tales over the next 25 years. Many of these stories are bundled in collections, titled Christmas Stories or Christmas Books. The first four Christmas books published after the success of A Christmas Carol were: The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home (1845), T he Battle of Life: A Love Story (1846), The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain: A Fancy for Christmas-Time (1848). After the success of these stand-alone books, Dickens began to write and edit special Christmas-themed issues of Household Words, a twopenny journal he launched in 1850. He collaborated with well-known authors, as well as wrote his own stories. You can find multiple bound editions of these early stories from Household Words , such as "What Christmas Is" (1851), "The Poor Relation's Story "(1852), "The Schoolboy's Story" (1853), "The Seven Poor Travellers" (1854), "The Holly-Tree Inn" (1855), "A House to Let" (1858), "The Haunted House" (1859), "A Message from the Sea" (1860), and "Somebody's Luggage" (1862).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1641
- Title
- Christmas Books
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Illustrator
- F Barnard
- Format/Binding
- See description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Volume 13 Of The Works Of Charles Dickens
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little , Brown, And Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- Undated but pre 1883
- Pages
- 494
- Size
- 5x7.75
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- F Barnard, Christmas Carol, Dickens
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christmas; Charles Dickens;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
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