A Christmas Carol
Book
1843 (printed and published)
1843 (printed and published)
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First edition.
[8], 166, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates
Presentation inscription by the author on the half-title page: 'John Forster, from his affectionate friend, Charles Dickens, eighteenth December 1843'.
[8], 166, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates
Presentation inscription by the author on the half-title page: 'John Forster, from his affectionate friend, Charles Dickens, eighteenth December 1843'.
Object details
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| Title | A Christmas Carol (published title) |
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| Brief description | Book, A Christmas Carol in prose. A Ghost Story of Christmas, by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by John Leech, London, Chapman and Hall, 1843. |
| Physical description | First edition. [8], 166, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates Presentation inscription by the author on the half-title page: 'John Forster, from his affectionate friend, Charles Dickens, eighteenth December 1843'. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | Presented by Charles Dickens to John Forster on 18 December 1843 (inscription on half-title page); part of the Forster bequest in 1876. |
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| Library number | Forster 2416 |
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| Record created | December 22, 2021 |
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