The Christmas Box True First Edition 1993 Signed

NEW - The TRUE 1st Edition SIGNED by the Author – privately printed by the Author in 1993. Before it became an international best seller published by Simon & Schuster in 1995, Mr. Evans self-published his book in 1993 through Richard Paul Evans, Publishing Inc. – Salt Lake City, Utah. This is a later printing of that first edition. Published BEFORE the limited leather edition, before the hard cover edition, etc. Paperback ISBN 1-56684-028-7 Richard Paul Evans, Publishing Inc. – Salt Lake City, Utah Copyright 1993 87 numbered pages Size: approx. 4 ½” X 7” X ¼” Book is NEW – signed boldly by the Author on the Title Page in his unique scrawl (see photo); no other marks; no wear; pages and cover clean and bright A very collectible, gift-worthy copy!! From Wikipedia: “A Christmas story purportedly written for his children, the book was advertised locally by Evans, who was working at the time as an advertising executive. He placed the book in Utah stores, and it became a local best-seller. This got the attention of major publishers who bid against each other, resulting in Evans receiving several million dollars for the publishing rights. Released in hardcover in 1995 by Simon & Schuster, The Christmas Box became the first book to simultaneously reach the No.1 position on The New York Times bestseller list for both the paperback and hardcover editions.”. …