first edition
1940 · Chicago
by Dickens, Charles; Philip Reed (illustrator)
Chicago: The Monastery Hill Press, 1940. First thus. Fine. A Fine copy of this handsome production of Dickens' Christmas classic. Bound in full red morocco, ruled in gilt and with gilt holly sprigs in the corners. Inlaid morocco of a dancing Mr. Fezziwig on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Illustrated by Philip Reed. Book appears unread and unused. Housed in the publisher's red paper slipcase.
Dickens' most beloved Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge's redemption after being visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge is made to see the dangers and consequences of his miserly ways and awakens the following morning infused with the spirit of Christmas giving. “A tale to make the reader laugh and cry – to open his hands, and open his heart to charity even toward the uncharitable ... a dainty dish to set before a King” (Contemporary review in London’s Athenaeum magazine). Fine. (Inventory #: 6677)
Dickens' most beloved Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge's redemption after being visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge is made to see the dangers and consequences of his miserly ways and awakens the following morning infused with the spirit of Christmas giving. “A tale to make the reader laugh and cry – to open his hands, and open his heart to charity even toward the uncharitable ... a dainty dish to set before a King” (Contemporary review in London’s Athenaeum magazine). Fine. (Inventory #: 6677)
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