A Christmas Carol
By
Charles Dickens
Published By The Gold Medal Library
London New York Calcutta
circa 1920
Undated; this is a circa 1920s printing.
Hardcover
Full leather binding, with stamped gold lettering and decoration on the front cover.
All page edges gilt.
Marbled endpapers.
Small binding, 3 1/8" x 4 3/4"
96 pages.
About 100+ years old.
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
One of Charles Dickens' most famous stories; the tale of the greedy miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his awakening to the true spirit of Christmas.
Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet To Come. After their visits, Scrooge sees the error of his ways and is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
In addition to the infamous central character, Scrooge, there is a collection of other memorable characters, including Bob Cratchit , Tiny Tim , Jacob Marley , Scrooge's nephew Fred , kindly Mr. Fezziwig , and more.
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Condition.
Some binding wear, the leather is scuffed.
The spine has had some repair work to firm up the leather.
( see the photos )
The covers are well attached.
A little stray red ink on the rear endpapers (see the photos).
No other writing.
No markings.
Some pages have a small corner-crease.
The pages are otherwise good.
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A beloved Christmas classic.
About 100+ years old.
Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.