Edition details
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Full-colour frontispiece depicting the Three Ghosts of Christmas, hand-drawn wreath on the title page, full colour double-page spread at the beginning of each chapter and two additional illustrations per chapter by Sarah Coomer. Introduced by Simon Callow. Printed in full colour throughout. All page edges gilded. Bound in leather blocked with a golden wreath design inspired by the first edition from 1843. Clamshell box decorated with an inset illustration of a traditional Christmas tree and a lining illustration by the artist. 128pp. 27.5x20.6cm. 350 copies.
About the book
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol follows the miser Ebenezer Scrooge during a life-changing Christmas Eve. Visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, Scrooge is forced to confront his loneliness and the consequences of his selfishness. The story remains a celebrated tale of generosity, compassion and personal redemption. Charles Dickens's beloved Christmas classic tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter and selfish old miser whose life is transformed after a series of supernatural visits on Christmas Eve.
