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A Christmas Carol

Book
1843 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Chapman & Hall (publisher)
Charles Dickens (author)
Place of origin
London (printed and published)

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'.

Object details

Categories
Books
Literature
Christmas
Object type
Book
TitleA Christmas Carol (published title)
Materials and techniques
Paper
Ink
Printing
Writing
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'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 170mm (Closed)
  • Width: 111mm (Closed)
  • Depth: 20mm (Closed)
Production typeMass 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.
Bibliographic references
  • XIX century fiction: a bibliographical record based on his own collection, by Michael Sadleir, London: Constable; Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951. no. 684.
  • A Catalogue of the VanderPoel Collection at the University of Texas, by Lucile Carr, Austin, University of Texas, 1968. no. B356.
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1700-1974, by Robert Reginald, Gale, 1979. no. 04327.
  • Dickens and Dickensiana: A Catalogue of the Richard Gimbel Collection in the Yale University Library, by John B. Podeschi, New Haven, Yale University Library, 1980. no. A79.
Other numbers
  • Forster 48.A.10 - NAL Pressmark
  • 38041800743205 - NAL barcode
  • Forster MS 170 - Previous National Art Library accession number
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
Forster 2416

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Record createdDecember 22, 2021
Record URL
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