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Charles Dickens

Limited to 350 copies

A Christmas Carol (Limited Edition)

Name: A Christmas Carol (Limited Edition)
SKU: ACCL
Price: 425 GBP
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£425

Illustrated by Sarah Coomer

Introduced By Simon Callow

Step into a Victorian Christmas with this exquisite Folio limited edition of A Christmas Carol. Bound in leather with golden edges and housed in a festive clamshell box, it features atmospheric illustrations by Sarah Coomer. Dickens’s beloved tale of redemption and generosity shines in a beautifully crafted seasonal tribute.

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Book Details

Production DetailsCover design inspired by the first edition from 1843
Full-bound in leather and blocked with a golden wreath
Gilded on 3 edges
Printed in full colour throughout
Housed in a clamshell box decorated with an inset illustration of a traditional Christmas tree

Dimensions10 inches × 7½ inches

FontTypeset in Caslon Fourteen with Granville as display

Pages128

AuthorCharles Dickens

Illustrated bySarah Coomer

Illustration1 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 stave (chapter)
2 additional illustrations per chapter

Publication Date14/10/2025

PrintingLimited to 350 copies

Editor's Notes

Nearly two centuries ago, on a cold and snowy December night, Charles Dickens stood before a crowd of two thousand in Birmingham Town Hall and read aloud his Christmas Carol. The performance was an overwhelming success. In the years since, A Christmas Carol (1843; Folio 1970, 1988, 2003, 2015) has become synonymous with the festive season. It is an enduring classic and the most iconic Christmas story of all time. This elegant limited edition is an homage to the very first printing of A Christmas Carol from 1843. Bound in blocked leather, with golden page edges, the book is housed in a clothbound clamshell box with an inset illustration of a traditional Victorian Christmas tree. The inner lining features a festive Victorian streetscape.

Synopsis

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is the quintessential festive tale, at once a ghost story, a moral fable and a celebration of the redemptive power of kindness. On a frosty Christmas Eve, cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts who guide him through shadows of his past, glimpses of a joy-filled present he has long ignored and a chilling vision of what will come if he fails to change his ways. Through satire and sentiment, Dickens depicts the harsh realities of Victorian London and the possibilities of human redemption. This leather-bound limited edition, featuring exquisite illustrations by Sarah Coomer and a revelatory introduction by Simon Callow, brings Dickens' unforgettable characters to life, making it not only a joy to read but a timeless keepsake reminiscent of the very first edition.

Production Details

About the Book

Housed in a clamshell box decorated with an inset illustration of a traditional christmas tree and a lining illustration by the artist

Cover design inspired by the first edition of A Christmas Carol from 1843

Illustrated by Sarah Coomer

Leather binding blocked in gold with a wreath design by the artist

Printed in full colour throughout

Gilded on three edges

Introduction by Simon Callow

Letterpress limitation label, signed by artist and introducer

About the Illustrator

Sarah Coomer

Sarah Coomer is a freelance illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Largely self-taught, she combines traditional media with digital techniques. Her work often delves into themes of folklore, ghost stories and mythical creatures, drawing inspiration from literature, film and personal narratives. Coomer’s illustrations are characterised by their atmospheric and detailed nature.

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Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Landport, England. His family moved to London in 1816, and then to Chatham in 1817, where Dickens spent the happiest years of his childhood. They returned to London in 1822, and two years later Dickens’s father was imprisoned for debt. Dickens was sent to work in a shoe-polish factory – a period that would come to influence much of his later writing. In 1833 he began contributing stories and essays to newspapers and magazines, and The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was serialised in 1836. He went on to complete 15 novels – including Oliver Twist (1838), A Tale of Two Cities (1859) and Great Expectations (1861) – all now considered classics of English literature, and became a celebrity in America as well as in Britain. He also established, edited and regularly contributed to the journals Household Words (1850–9) and All the Year Round (1859–70). Dickens died in 1870; he is buried in Westminster Abbey.

Simon Callow is an acclaimed actor, director and writer, celebrated for his extensive work on stage and screen. He has appeared in countless theatre productions, including acclaimed performances in Shakespeare, modern classics and one-man shows, as well as memorable roles in films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral and Shakespeare in Love. A prolific author, he has written biographies of Charles Laughton and Orson Welles, along with several books on theatre and acting. Callow has a long association with Charles Dickens’s works, particularly A Christmas Carol, which he has performed to great acclaim in solo productions in recent years.

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