A Christmas Carol; Being A Ghost Story of Christmas
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2013. Signed Limited Edition #835 / 1200. Deep green leather with five raised bands. Titling on spine in gilt with red rules and holiday motif illustrations. Graphic endpapers. Cover has an emblematic illustration of a holly wreath, encircling the title in gilt and red. Graphic endpapers, satin ribbon bookmark still tucked in. 9.25" 11.25", 162 pp. Twelve [12] plates from oil tipped in and the frontispiece on to un-numbered, ivory card stock. Each plate is protected by a translucent overlay. In total, Caniglia's work for this 170th-anniversary edition includes nearly 50 pieces of artwork, spanning these full-color oil plates alongside numerous black-and-white ink drawings and working sketches embedded throughout the text. Includes Easton Press COA.
Easton Press wanted an edition that broke away from the traditional, whimsical "Victorian postcard" style of illustration and instead honored the deeper, darker ghost-story roots of Dickens’ original text. The choice of Jeremy Caniglia as the illustrator was a bit unorthodox for a classic holiday book. Caniglia is heavily rooted in the Dark Fantasy and Horror genres. He won the prestigious International Horror Guild Award for Best Artist in 2004 and has frequently created art for heavyweights like Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Ray Bradbury, as well as working with Warner Home Video on documentaries for The Exorcist. By bringing a master of dark art to A Christmas Carol, the edition successfully emphasizes the eerie, haunting psychological reality of Scrooge’s journey—making Marley and the spirits feel genuinely otherworldly rather than cartoonish. The book is in Fine condition, near as new, original owner purchased for shelf value, never read. All edges gilt. / Slipcase in Christmas red cloth, complementing the green leather book, with gilt / red wreath on the front, encircling a copy of the last plate, Tiny Tim on a crutch wishing the world a Merry Christmas. Light rubbing on rear. Item #3435
"A merry Christmas, Bob!" said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back...I'll raise your salary, and endeavour to assist your struggling family, and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon." (p 146).
Price: $550.00