Charles Dickens 1812-1870, An Anthology from the Berg
Collection
Compiled by Lola L. Szladits, foreword by Francis O. Mattson. An illustrated
centennial catalogue, presenting a biography of the great novelist with excerpts
and facsimile reproductions from his manuscripts, letters, and illustrated works,
as well as photographs and memorabilia of unusual interest. Included in the
American Institute of Graphic Arts selection of the best-designed books of 1990.
1990, 114 b/w illustrations, 180 pages, paperback, $22.50, ISBN 0-87104-424-2
Charles Dickens' Book of Memoranda
Edited by Fred Kaplan. A facsimile edition with full transcription of and notes
by a leading Dickens scholar on the tiny notebook (now in the Berg Collection)
in which Dickens recorded ideas.
1981, 118 pages, $20.00, ISBN 0-87104-279-7
A Christmas Carol: The Public Reading Version
By Charles Dickens, introduction by Philip Collins. A facsimile of Dickens's
own annotated copy of his beloved Christmas story which he used during his popular
public reading tours in England and America.
1971, 232 pages, $20.00,
ISBN 0-87104-228-2
A Christmas Carol and Other Haunting Tales
By Charles Dickens. This selection of some of Dickens's most captivating stories
is illustrated with handwritten manuscript pages, rare family photographs,
and a splendid array of prints and drawings from the Library's special collections.
The volume features the beloved A Christmas Carol, illustrated with
Sol Eytinge's beautiful and tender drawings, which Dickens himself found "remarkable
for a delicate perception of beauty"; the magical Christmas stories "The Haunted
Man" and "A Christmas Tree"; a selection of the master's most gripping ghost
stories, including "Nurse's Stories," "The Signal-Man," "The Story of the
Bagman's Uncle," "To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt," and "The Story of the
Goblins Who Stole a Sexton"; and three of Dickens's tales in their "reading
versions," which Dickens specially prepared for his riveting public performances
in the 1850s.
1998, illustrated, 421 pages, $18.50, ISBN 0-385-48725-8
Published by Doubleday
Great Expectations
By Charles Dickens. This volume from The New York Public Library Collector's
Edition series features illustrations drawn from the collections of The New
York Public Library, a biography of the author, and suggestions for further
reading.
1997, 608 pages, $20.00, ISBN 0-385-48721-5
Published by Doubleday