{"product_id":"1886-scarce-hand-colored-edition-a-christmas-carol-a-ghost-story-of-christmas","title":"1886 Scarce Hand-colored Edition - A Christmas Carol, A Ghost Story of Christmas","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"1686\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"416\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Dickens. Illustrated by John Leech.\u003cbr data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"463\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"473\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"538\"\u003eA Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"541\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"555\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1886.\u003cbr data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"599\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"612\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"632\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 x 4.5 inches.  \u003cbr data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"676\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"686\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166 pages + 2 pages of publisher’s advertisements.\u003cbr data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"740\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"752\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and very good, finely bound by Root \u0026amp; Son, London, in three-quarter dark brown morocco over marbled paper boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and floral gilt tooling to compartments (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed with light toning soiling to the marbled paper boards - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. Bound for Charles E. Lauriat Co., Boston, a noted 19th-century American bookseller of fine bindings.\u003cbr data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1235\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1247\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and toning - as shown, original red silk page marker detached but preserved intact and laid in). A well-preserved and complete example of this rare colour illustrated reprint.\u003cbr data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1404\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated with four hand-colored etched plates by John Leech (including the famous \u003cem data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003e“Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball”\u003c\/em\u003e frontispiece) and wood engravings in text by W. J. Linton after Leech. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1722\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 750 – 1000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"2089\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1742\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA beautifully preserved scarce \u003cstrong data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1810\"\u003e1886 hand-colored illustrated edition\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cem data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e, Dickens’s immortal tale of redemption and compassion. This edition, reprinted from the stereotype plates of the original 1843 issue, preserves the celebrated John Leech illustrations, here finely hand-colored as in the earliest impressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2419\"\u003eThe edition was printed by Chapman \u0026amp; Hall at a time when Dickens’s Christmas masterpiece had become both a literary and cultural institution. The result is a sumptuous revival of the Victorian classic, complete with all Leech plates, in a handsome Root \u0026amp; Son binding, one of London’s premier binderies of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2915\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2441\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2444\" data-end=\"2463\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/strong\u003e (1812–1870) was England’s greatest Victorian novelist and social commentator. With \u003cem data-start=\"2547\" data-end=\"2566\"\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e (1843), he redefined the spirit of Christmas through a moral and emotional lens, emphasizing charity, goodwill, and personal transformation. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, and Tiny Tim became one of the most beloved narratives in English literature, embodying Dickens’s lifelong concern for the poor and his genius for storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"3379\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2942\"\u003eThe illustrator: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2945\" data-end=\"2959\"\u003eJohn Leech\u003c\/strong\u003e (1817–1864) was one of the preeminent illustrators of the Victorian era, best known for his caricatures in \u003cem data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3074\"\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e and his collaborations with Dickens. His hand-colored etchings for \u003cem data-start=\"3142\" data-end=\"3161\"\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e — especially \u003cem data-start=\"3175\" data-end=\"3198\"\u003e“Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball”\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"3200\" data-end=\"3218\"\u003e“Marley’s Ghost”\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"3224\" data-end=\"3258\"\u003e“The Ghost of Christmas Present”\u003c\/em\u003e — are among the most iconic images in 19th-century book illustration, defining the visual identity of Dickens’s world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022697677049,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20251114Christmas-000.jpg?v=1763116638","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1886-scarce-hand-colored-edition-a-christmas-carol-a-ghost-story-of-christmas","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}