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$17.50The Story
6j Charles Dickens. Siegel, Hill & Co., ca. 1910.
Notes
The Cricket on the Hearth is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1845 as one of his famous Christmas books. The story centers on the simple joys of domestic life, love, and family, with a magical cricket serving as a cheerful guardian and symbol of home and happiness. Dickens combines humor, sentimentality, and moral lessons, celebrating virtues like loyalty, kindness, and the warmth of hearth and home, making it a beloved story in Victorian literature and an enduring example of his festive, heartwarming storytelling.
Miniature books grew especially popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when improvements in printing, paper quality, and typesetting made it possible to produce readable texts at very small sizes. Their appeal blended novelty, craftsmanship, and collectability: readers enjoyed the surprise of fully functional books small enough to fit in a pocket, while collectors prized the fine bindings, gilt lettering, and clever design challenges they represented. Miniature volumes were often given as gifts or souvenirs and frequently featured well-known classics, poetry, or religious texts, since familiar works lent themselves well to abbreviated or compact formats.
Description
Miniature. Green suede binding. Gilt edges and gilt lettering on spine. Fading to spine. Fine condition.
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Description
6j Charles Dickens. Siegel, Hill & Co., ca. 1910.
Notes
The Cricket on the Hearth is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1845 as one of his famous Christmas books. The story centers on the simple joys of domestic life, love, and family, with a magical cricket serving as a cheerful guardian and symbol of home and happiness. Dickens combines humor, sentimentality, and moral lessons, celebrating virtues like loyalty, kindness, and the warmth of hearth and home, making it a beloved story in Victorian literature and an enduring example of his festive, heartwarming storytelling.
Miniature books grew especially popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when improvements in printing, paper quality, and typesetting made it possible to produce readable texts at very small sizes. Their appeal blended novelty, craftsmanship, and collectability: readers enjoyed the surprise of fully functional books small enough to fit in a pocket, while collectors prized the fine bindings, gilt lettering, and clever design challenges they represented. Miniature volumes were often given as gifts or souvenirs and frequently featured well-known classics, poetry, or religious texts, since familiar works lent themselves well to abbreviated or compact formats.
Description
Miniature. Green suede binding. Gilt edges and gilt lettering on spine. Fading to spine. Fine condition.
