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The Most Valuable Collectors' Items in History

205. First Edition: A Christmas Carol

Creator: Chapman & Hall
Original price: $0.05*
Worth Today: $75,000*

According to AbeBooks, a seller of antique books, a copy of the first edition of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol it costs $ 75,000 – and that's for a used book. The book was published in 1843 by Chapman & Hall. First editions are extremely difficult to find, especially in good condition. We'd bet there are less than 100 of these in the world, which explains the high price.

First Edition A Christmas Carol @abebooks / Pinterest.com

Dickens published “A Christmas Carol” nearly two centuries ago, but the story is still an integral part of Christmas celebrations to this day. The fable has inspired parodies, remakes, TV series and box office hits, proving that a good story never gets old.

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