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Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. William Heinemann / J.B. Lippincott, 1915.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Scarce dust jacket, but missing bits around spine.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

[Rackham, illus.] Dickens Charles. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. London and Philadelphia William Heinemann and J. B. Lippincott Co. n.d. ca.1915, 1915.

Price: US$605.00 + shipping

Description: Early issue of the holiday classic with Arthur Rackham's illustrations. With 12 haunting colour plates, illustrated endpapers, 18 black and white illustrations and line drawings by Arthur Rackham. The colourplates with tissue-guards captioned in dark red/brown. 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt on the upper cover with a ringing Christmas bell motif and on the spine in gilt in a holly and berry motif. xi, 147 pp. A nice copy with minor mellowing to the decoration and lettering, some luster gone from the cloth at the edges, the binding is strong with sharp corners, the text very clean and fresh, the plates in wonderful condition. SCARCE EARLY ISSUE IN PLEASING CONDITION. A shining example of what you get when a true masterpiece of literature is complemented by one of the world’s greatest book illustrators. An inspiring combination. Dickens writes of A Christmas Carol in his preface: "I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book to raise the Ghost of an Idea which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their house pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it." Surely, the author would be pleased with the perennial delight his little Christmas tale has stirred in the hearts and imaginations of generations of readers. Originally, Rackham’s illustrated edition of Dickens’ classic was published during the war years (1915) and was quite well received. The artist successfully incorporated the ‘Phiz’ and Cruikshank styles into his own to create striking renditions of Victorian London with ample room to uniquely evoke ghostly fantasy images as well. His almost characterized depiction of Scrooge, features chiseled and grotesque, are as bone-chilling as his fantastic entourages of moaning ghouls. The muted, shadowed atmospheric tones so characteristically Rackham, support Dickens’ eerie tale wonderfully. Some examples of Rackham’s emerging special talent for silhouette are also included.

Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. J. B. Lippincott Co. - William Heinemann, Philadelphia - London, 1915.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First American printing; undated. Scarce sharp first edition. Stated verso title page: "Printed in Great Britain". Dark violet full-cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine design, titles, light shelf wear, rub. Cover depicts whimsical mischievous elves hanging from bells with holly decoration at spine, both in bright gilt. Dark violet top-stain. Thick heavy stock leaves, near fine. Stylish antiquarian inscription in very neat fountain pen at half-title page: "Antoinette & Elector Gallup, Christmas 1915." Illustrated endpapers of the greedy Scrooge and ebullient transformed character. Includes eight full-colour plates and four additional rarities not seen elsewhere by the ever enchanting artist, Arthur Rackham, each with fine captioned tissue guard in violet. Several b&w illustrations, decorative headers and tailpieces throughout. Bind fine, light cant; hinges intact. Near fine, beautiful book craftsmanship. In October 1843, Charles Dickens, heavily in debt and obligated to his publisher, began work to help his family's meagre income. A Christmas Carol has long since become one of the most beloved in the English language. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen wreaths, this perennial favourite continues to delight and rekindle thoughts of charity and goodwill. With its characters exhibiting many qualities often ascribed to Dickens himself, the imaginative and entertaining tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge's eerie encounters with spectral visitors. Journeying through Christmases past, present, and future, he is ultimately transformed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warm-hearted, and caring human being. Written by one of England's greatest and most popular novelists, A Christmas Carol has come to epitomize the true meaning of Christmas. From preface: I've endeavoured in this Ghostly little book to raise the Ghost of an Idea which shall not put my readers out of humour w/themselves, the season, or me. May it haunt their house pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. - C. D." Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, Brunswick Street, Stamford Street, S. E., and Bungay, Suffolk. 147 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

Dickens Charles. A Christmas Carol. William Heinemann - J.B. Lippincott Co., London - Philadelphia, 1915.

Price: US$3786.65 + shipping

Description: Legatura editoriale in piena pergamena con titoli e impressioni in oro al ds. e al piatto anteriore (minime tracce di polvere). Laccio di chiusura assente. Dedica ms. datata 16 maggio 1944 sulla carta d occhietto. Un piccolo strappo al margine della carta di guardia anteriore, ma esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione. Edizione di lusso in tiratura limitata e numerata firmata da Arthur Rackham. La ns. copia è la n. 424 di 525 (di cui 500 destinate alla vendita in Gran Bretagna, Irlanda e nelle Colonie e le altre 25 fuori commercio). Hudson, p. 169. 8vo (cm. 29), XVI-147(1) pp. con 12 tavv. a colori f.t. applicate su cartoncino rigido e protette da velina parlante (di cui un in antiporta) e 20 ill.ni in nero n.t. Frontespizio stampato in rosso e nero.

Seller: Libreria Ex Libris ALAI-ILAB/LILA member, Roma, Italy

Rackham, Arthur (Charles Dickens). A Christmas Carol. William Heinemann & J.B. Lippincott, 1915.

Price: US$9000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, SIGNED by Arthur Rackham. This Limited Edition of 525 copies printed is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's vellum cloth with the 12 tipped in color plates present. A beautiful copy. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy SIGNED by Rackham. We buy SIGNED Rackham First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.