A Christmas Carol
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Pictures and commentary courtesy of Paul Jackson
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, 1902
#12 of 100
This book
measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and has 141 pages. The body of the text is in Caslon
and the regular suede edition is printed in two colors on Boxmoor paper. 100
copies were printed on Japan Vellum and bound 3/4 Levant. Other variants
of the binding include full vellum with cloth ties much like The Last Ride,
paper over boards with suede spine and corners and paper over boards. The book
layout was by Charles Rosen with presswork by Otto Franz. Samuel Warner designed
the title page, headbands and tailpieces.
This book was originally listed in the
1902 catalog and sold for $15.00. It was listed again in the 1903 catalog for
the same price.