First edition of the christmas carol5/26/2023 ![]() It cost about 5 schillings back then which would be equal to about 20 pounds or 33 U.S. The book hasn’t been “out of print” ever since. Ironically, the classic took Dickens only about six weeks to write and was rushed to print. Six thousand copies were published in Britain on Decemand quickly sold out in just a couple days. “I pulled out ‘A Christmas Carol’ and I realized it’s a first edition, and I’m like oh my gosh that’s incredible.” “I did a display on winter holiday traditions,” said Kelly Brown, special collections librarian. No one is certain as to when the 170-year-old book was donated to the library but it was only recently discovered among other rare books. ![]() The library owns an original first-edition copy of the Charles Dickens classic tale, ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĬLEVELAND–Upstairs on the third floor of the Cleveland Public Library, securely locked inside the Special Collections Department is an extraordinary Christmas treasure. ![]() This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]()
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