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A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript Edition
Charles Dickens
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Description for A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript Edition
Hardback. A first-ever trade edition of the original manuscript of the beloved Christmas classic. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Every Christmas, the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan displays one of the crown jewels of its extraordinary collection: the original manuscript of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with its detailed emendations, deletions and insertions in Dickens' hand. Here, for the first time in a beautiful trade edition, is a facsimile of that invaluable manuscript, along with a typeset version of the story, a fascinating introduction by the Morgan's chief literary curator on the history of the story and a new foreword by Colm Toibin celebrating its timeless appeal.
Every Christmas, the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan displays one of the crown jewels of its extraordinary collection: the original manuscript of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol with its detailed emendations, deletions and insertions in Dickens' hand. Here, for the first time in a beautiful trade edition, is a facsimile of that invaluable manuscript, along with a typeset version of the story, a fascinating introduction by the Morgan's chief literary curator on the history of the story and a new foreword by Colm Toibin celebrating its timeless appeal.
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
453 g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393608649
SKU
V9780393608649
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-31
About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the most acclaimed and popular writers of all time. His many works include the classics The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House, Hard Times, Our Mutual Friend, The Pickwick Papers and many more.
Reviews for A Christmas Carol: The Original Manuscript Edition
It is thrilling to have, for the first time available to everyone, a superbly-produced facsimile of the manuscript of A Christmas Carol, which enables us to follow every stroke of Dickens's pen as, in a white heat of excitement, he creates his timeless Christmas masterpiece.
Michael Slater, author of Charles Dickens There's now a gorgeous new edition ... Read more
Michael Slater, author of Charles Dickens There's now a gorgeous new edition ... Read more