The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In
London: Chapman & Hall, 1845. First edition. Leather Bound. 175pp. Sextodecimo [17.5 cm] Rebound in 3/4 red leather with red cloth over boards, a gilt tooled spine, and new endpapers and flyleaves. All edges gilt. Bookbinder's stamp on reverse of front free endpaper. Contemporary owner's name at head of title page. Light tidemarks in the top halves of the fore-edge margins of the first sixteen pages (largest tidemarks measure 2" tall by just under 1" wide and gradually decrease in size). Publisher's name is within the title page vignette. Colon after "London" on title page. Eckels, p. 116-118. Very Good. Item #71338
The second in Charles Dickens' series of Christmas books. Illustrated by four of the leading illustrators of the day- D. Maclise, R. Doyle, J. Leech, and C. Stansfield. Dickens' story is an attack on selfishness, cowardice, and cant.
Price: $300.00