Library Christmas books

18 Dec 2024

A 19th Century edition of A Christmas Carol on display. Dickens’ first run of 6,000 copies of A Christmas Carol sold out by Christmas Eve of 1843, with publishers returning to the press another eight times within the first six months of publication to meet demand.

Library Christmas books: A 19th Century edition of A Christmas Carol on display.
Dickens’ first run of 6,000 copies of A Christmas Carol sold out by Christmas Eve of 1843, with publishers returning to the press another eight times within the first six months of publication to meet demand.
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