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All in all, if you want to read \"A Christmas Carol\" as nearly as it was when it was first written, this edition is for you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available in hard cover, with full color original illustrations, at ISBN: 9781936830886\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1936830892\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781936830893\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Dickens, Charles, Leech, John, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Suzeteo Enterprises\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Suzeteo Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Sep 2016)","offer_id":45656973672645,"sku":"9781936830893","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781936830893.jpg?v=1768886013"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-a-facsimile-of-the-original-1843-edition-in-full-color","title":"A Christmas Carol: A Facsimile of the Original 1843 Edition in Full Color","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic 1843 tale by Charles Dickens has all your favorite characters in their original telling: Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the rest. This hard cover edition is a FACSIMILE of \"A Christmas Carol\" as first published in 1843, which means it includes the original illustrations, in full color, by John Leech. While the cloth cover cannot be reproduced exactly, the cover of this edition is nearly identical in appearance to the original. If you want to read \"A Christmas Carol\" \u003cem\u003eexactly\u003c\/em\u003e as it was when it was first written, this edition is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available in hard cover: 9781936830886\u003cbr\u003e And as a soft cover edition: 9781936830916\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e [These two options have been gently updated layout to conform with modern printing methods, with easier to read text compared to the facsimile and similar very \u003cem\u003eminor\u003c\/em\u003e adjustments.]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: THIS EDITION IS A FACSIMILE. That means it is EXACTLY as was originally published. For that reason, it has the magic of the original, but also contains all the blemishes and defects which were common to books printed almost 200 years ago. Reader beware. Further, the original illustrator, John Leech, did not use a computer or graphic editing to create his illustrations. llustrations at the time were created as engravings which had to be colored by hand, or through wood cuts. Readers beware. They were not mofidied or enhanced for this edition. 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