"Arthur Rackham’s fanciful imagination gave his illustrations instant recognition, and his dedication to illustration kept him in the public eye for 30 years" (Hodnett, 233).
One of the leading literary figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, Arthur Rackham's work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolor, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. "It was a work written at the height of Dickens’ great powers, which would add to his considerable fame, bring a new work to the English language, increase the festivities at Christmastime, and contain his most eloquent protest at the condition of the poor" (John Mortimer). It was issued about ten days before Christmas, 1843, and 6000 copies were sold on the first day"(Eckel, 110). In near fine condition.Ī Christmas Carol "may readily be called the Bible of Christmas. One of 500 numbered copies for sale in Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies signed by illustrator Arthur Rackham, this is number 20. Quarto, original gilt-decorated full vellum, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 tipped-in color plates with lettered tissue guards in addition to numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout the text. Signed limited edition of Rackham’s illustrated edition of Dickens’ classic Christmas tale. After their visits Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. A Christmas Carol, published in 1943 in response to the wage gap during the Hungry Forties, is a tale about Ebenezer Scrooge, a money-hungry, selfish businessman.
A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Folios fabulous limited edition of the first great military history has been expertly handbound in full-grain leather. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens Museum Edition £20.00 Quantity This edition of A Christmas Carol is as close to the original 1843 edition as possible and reproduces many of the original design features. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.Illustrator John LeechCountry EnglandPublished 19 December 1843Publisher Chapman & HallText A Christmas Carol at WikisourceA Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 the first edition was illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens-A Christmas Carol-Cloth-First Edition 1843.jpgFirst edition cover (1843)Author Charles DickensOriginal title A Christmas Carol. Octavo (8" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's wrappers. 131 pages with frontispiece, illustrated title, pictorial end papers and illustrations throughout by Michael Foreman. A Christmas Carol may readily be called the Bible of Christmas It was issued about ten days before Christmas, 1843, and 6000 copies were sold on the first day.
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