{"id":432991,"date":"2025-12-17T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=432991"},"modified":"2025-12-19T17:48:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:48:56","slug":"a-christmas-carol-first-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/a-christmas-carol-first-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of \u2018A Christmas Carol\u2019 Is a Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AChristmasCarol-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"A Christmas Carol\" class=\"wp-image-433102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AChristmasCarol-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AChristmasCarol-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AChristmasCarol-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AChristmasCarol-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/AChristmasCarol.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/books\/dickens-christmas-carol-first-edition-first-issue-1843-original-cloth\/id-f_44215292\/\"><em>A Christmas Carol<\/em> by Charles Dickens, 1843<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you stop a hundred people on the street, a hundred of them would know <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>,\u201d says David Carlson, of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/dandd-galleries\/\">D&amp;D Galleries<\/a>, which is offering a rare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/books\/dickens-christmas-carol-first-edition-first-issue-1843-original-cloth\/id-f_44215292\/\">1843 first edition, first issue of the Charles Dickens classic<\/a> on 1stDibs. The narrative has been recast in every conceivable medium, from stage plays and silent films to the beloved, joyfully anarchic<em> Muppet Christmas Carol<\/em>. Yet before the adaptations and the cultural saturation, there was simply this small, cloth-bound volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the tale told in <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em> is endlessly engaging, the original physical books are remarkable in their own right. Dickens was not merely interested in selling a story \u2014 he was obsessed with its presentation. He financed the production himself, insisting on high-quality materials, gilt edges and four hand-colored etchings by the illustrator and caricaturist John Leech. It was a costly gamble that resulted in a gorgeous object, designed to be cherished rather than just read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes this specific copy of <em>A Christmas Carol <\/em>a grail for the serious collector, however, isn&#8217;t only its beauty but its bibliographic significance. Dickens, a notorious perfectionist, quite literally stopped the press mid-run to make tweaks, meaning this early copy has quirks not present in subsequent editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/books\/dickens-christmas-carol-first-edition-first-issue-1843-original-cloth\/id-f_44215292\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"433105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_5_master-624x950.jpg\" alt=\"A Christmas Carol\" class=\"wp-image-433105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_5_master-624x950.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_5_master-230x350.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_5_master-79x120.jpg 79w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_5_master-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_5_master-612x933.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_5_master.jpg 919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/books\/dickens-christmas-carol-first-edition-first-issue-1843-original-cloth\/id-f_44215292\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"433106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_4_master-598x950.jpg\" alt=\"A Christmas Carol\" class=\"wp-image-433106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_4_master-598x950.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_4_master-220x350.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_4_master-76x120.jpg 76w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_4_master-768x1221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_4_master-587x933.jpg 587w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_4_master.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/collectibles-curiosities\/books\/dickens-christmas-carol-first-edition-first-issue-1843-original-cloth\/id-f_44215292\/\">This version of <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em><\/a> titled the first chapter &#8220;Stave I,&#8221; which Dickens later changed to &#8220;Stave One.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile not only in the original cloth, this copy has the two earliest points that Dickens corrected,\u201d Carlson says, \u201cone being chapter one, originally titled &#8216;Stave I,&#8217; then changed to &#8216;Stave One.&#8217; The second is the green endpapers, which he later switched to plain yellow.\u201d Furthermore, finding an example in this condition is a minor miracle. \u201cMany copies have been rebound, as the cloth was not very sturdy,\u201d Carlson notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To hold the book is to step into a particular moment in time, like a customer browsing a store in 1843. \u201cThis copy would have been one of the very first off the press and onto their shelves before any changes or corrections were made,\u201d says Carlson.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master-950x735.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-433109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master-950x735.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master-453x350.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master-120x93.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master-1536x1188.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master-1206x933.jpg 1206w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/2373_2_master.jpg 1681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bound in its original cloth, this version also has green endpapers, which Dickens later changed to yellow.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, the value of the volume extends beyond its rarity or its condition. It is a beautiful object, certainly, but it is also a profound symbol. It serves as a tangible reminder that the holiday season is more than a date on a calendar \u2014 it has also come to represent a spirit of generosity and the possibility of radical personal change, as embodied by Scrooge\u2019s final, enduring vow: <em>&#8220;I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf you stop a hundred people on the street, a hundred of them would know A Christmas Carol,\u201d says David Carlson, of D&amp;D Galleries, which is offering a rare 1843 first edition, first issue of the Charles Dickens classic on 1stDibs. 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