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The Christmas Books (A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man) BOXED SET OF TWO BOOKS
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140430687
- ISBN 13
- 9780140430684
- Seller
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Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Penguin, 1979. 5th or later Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tenniel, Leech, Maclise, Doyle et al. UK Penguin 1981 edition. Vols 1 & 2 . Two paperback books in a slip case. Clean and tidy set VG condition.All 5 Christmas books by Dickens. (A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man) ; edited by Michael Slater
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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- Bookseller
- Angel Lane Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000203
- Title
- The Christmas Books (A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man) BOXED SET OF TWO BOOKS
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- Tenniel, Leech, Maclise, Doyle et al
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition 5th or later Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140430687
- ISBN 13
- 9780140430684
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- General, Ghost, Historical, Classics, Literary, Supernatural, Popular, Short Stories (single author)
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Angel Lane Books
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Weymouth, Dorset
About Angel Lane Books
We are a small eclectic book, ephemera and collectables seller, based on the beautiful Jurassic Coast in Dorset. We are a mail order only business, and do not have a shop opened to the public, but occasionally sell at fairs and markets.
We sell old and modern books, collectable and just for reading, both fiction and non-fiction.
We sell old and modern books, collectable and just for reading, both fiction and non-fiction.
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