A book with maroon spine and green marbled covers surrounded by a candlestick, ink, fingerless gloves, Victorian pennies, a writing desk and a sprig of dried pine cones.,
A hand holding a book with maroon leather spine and corners and a green and gold marbled paper cover.
A hand holding a book to show the aged second-hand textblock foredge.
A hand holding a book open to show the endpapers which are swirled green, red, and white, as well as two book labels, one with a fancy border and dancing couple, signed Fezziwig in green ink, the other on a small bit of brown kraft paper, signed E. Scrooge.
A hand holding Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens open to show the frontispiece.
The spines of two textblocks, lined with marbled paper and with a quote from the book written on it.

Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles Dickens Rebound

£45.00

A perfect-bound second-hand copy of Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles Dickens. The end papers feature two bookplates linked to the tale and the covers are made to resemble a ledger from the period in Christmassy colours.

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Description

A perfect-bound second-hand copy of Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings by Charles Dickens, re-covered in a traditional 1/2 bound style, reminiscent of Victorian diaries and ledgers, using second-hand maroon leather over faux raised bands and vintage hand-marbled paper chosen for its Christmas like colours.  The end papers are also hand marbled, with a pattern that evokes fir trees and baubles. The book is finished with two handmade book labels. The larger is a Victorian style ornate bookplate created from surviving examples of Victorian print design and signed in green ink “Fezziwig“. The other is small, cut close to the text, on brown kraft paper, with black ink showing the miserliness of the name “E. Scrooge“.

The spine has been lined with vintage marbled paper and inscribed with the year of (re) binding and a quote from Christmas Carol: “I wear the chain I forged in life.”

NB: Due to the second hand nature of the main text block and the leather, these will show signs of age.

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