Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was first published on this day, 19 December,

Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was first published on this day, 19 December, in 1843.
Here we have the first American edition, published in Philadelphia by Carey & Hart in 1844. Illustrated with four hand-coloured, lithographed plates by P. S. Duval after John Leech. Original gilt-stamped cream cloth, title page in red and blue, and with yellow endpapers. Gilt-stamped pattern repeated in blind on back. Slight soiling to covers, original pale endpapers spectacularly oxidised, extremities skilfully restored, still a near-fine copy of one of the rarest issues of this famous Christmas story. Currently in our shop at 46 Curzon Street.