The Chimes

London and New York: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Elaborate gilt pictorial cover. Spine slightly sunned. Free edges a bit foxed, as is generally noted. Seven mounted color plates illustrated by HUGH THOMSON. An altogether enchanting book with a striking cover. Also issued in a blue binding with the same cover designs. See Spielmann 57. 138pp.. First Thomson Edition. Bright Crimson… Read more about this item

London: Limited Edition Club, 1931. First edition thus. Cloth. Near Fine. Arthur Rackham. 4to. 11 1/2 x 8". [xxxlll],130 pgs. Brown cloth with illustration with gilt highlight on cover. Top edge gilted. In original illustrated slipcase. Illustrated endpapers. Near fine with a bit of darkening to the spine and some wear to the edges of the slipcase. Gilt… Read more about this item

"THE CHIMES - A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In" by Charles Dickens. 1845 1st American edition, 1st printing; Lea and Blanchard; Philadelphia. The book features gilt decorations on the front cover and spine as well as full-page illustrated plates. With a wonderful 2-page illustrated frontispiece. "The Chimes" is the… Read more about this item

Hardback, Very nice blue pebbled/textured cloth with decorative black paneling to front with coloured vignette plate of a small boy in centre of front cover, with gilt lettering to spine and front. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped, rear top corner slightly rubbed at edge. Cover clean and smart. Some minor darkening and minor foxing to free endpapers.… Read more about this item

Leopold B. Hill. London. No date. circa 1910. Small 8vo. (3.5 x 2.4 inches). Finely bound in early twentieth century leather binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London. Full red calf. Spine decorated with gilt ruled lines, floral and bell centre pieces, lettering and gilt piping. Gilt ruled line border on both boards with a gilt stamped device showing… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. First American Edition. Hardcover. Poor+/None. Linen cloth over boards, faded gilt and blindstamped decoration and titling on front, 12mo. Decorative blindstamped border on back as well. Covers are stained, corners bumped and spine ends worn and chipped. Missing ffep, front board repaired with tape where hinge cracked inside; outside still attached. Owner's… Read more about this item

London: Limited Editions Club, 1931. hardcover. Spine a bit darkened, as usual, but gilt bright. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Arthur Rackham. Quarto (7-3/4" x 11-1/2") bound in decorated buckram with gilt highlights; 166 pages. Designed and printed by George Jones. Copy #397 of 1500 illustrated with six full-page black and white illustrations and fourteen smaller black and… Read more about this item

The Chimes is the second of Dickens's "Christmas Books." Written in 1844 it came a year after A Christmas Carol and a year before The Cricket on the Hearth. Set on a New Year's Eve, The Chimes is a story about self-respect and the consequences of our choices. The main character, Trotty Veck is an inverse of sorts to A… Read more about this item

Paris: A. and W. Galignani and Co; Baudry's European Library, 1845-49. Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 3.5". None. Early Paris editions of four Charles Dickens' Christmas novellas, all published the year after the first UK editions. Early editions of these work, all published in the year after the first editions.A collection of four works by Charles Dickens bound… Read more about this item

London: Chapman & Hall, 1845. Book measures 6 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches. Collation, [4],175pp, engraved frontis, engraved title, 1pp advertising '' A Christmas Carol '', half title, illustrated throughout. Bound in full red morocco by Bayutun of Bath, raised bands, gilt tooling within compartments, gilt rulled lines, full gilt edges, marble decorative endpapers, inner dentelles. A couple of very… Read more about this item

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1931. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Rackham, Arthur. #948 of 1500. 4to, full tan cloth stamped in black and gilt, spine darkened, light spotting to spine edge of front and back panels. Illustrated with Arthur Rackham's charcoal drawings, full and partial pages, signed by him on the colophon. Top edge gilt. Edgeworn slipcase… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. Twelfth Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. 175 pp. 12mo. 13 illustrations. Full red leather binding with bold embossed titling to cover as well as a holly sprig, borders on both front and rear boards; five raised band at spine, gold titling, and green leather patch titles that have faded to brown. Slight fading… Read more about this item

Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Hugh Thomson. Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. First Thus. Red cloth over elaboratly blind stamped boards with gilt titles and decoration. Cover has mild shelfwear/soiling, faded spine. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned, a bit of foxing on first/last few pages. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845. Original Cloth. Original fine rib-grain white cloth stamped in gilt and in blind; pale yellow endpapers; binder's septuple flyleaves at front and back. Cloth is darkened and age soiled, with rear board showing several darker spots, and backstrip chipped at top and bottom. Interior foxed and text pages browned. Twelve full page illustrations on whiter… Read more about this item

The Platt & Peck Co, New York, 1908. The Platt & Peck Co, New York. Stated: Copyright 1908, by ThThe Baker and Taylor Company. Published, October 1908. Very good copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Color illustration pasted on front board is in excellent condition/No dust jacket as issued. The Chimes is the second… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd. 1899. 16mo. [ix], 155 pp. Half green calf over marbled boards with raised bands, gilt lettering and devices to spine; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Spine slightly darkened and a little wear to bottom of front joint and around edges. Ink inscription to ffep. dated 1909, otherwise internally clean. A very nice little copy with… Read more about this item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Hardcover. Fine. Thomson, Hugh. 8vo, full blue cloth elaborately decorated in gilt with 7 tipped in color plates by Hugh Thomson, 1/2" tear to top of spine, modest darkening to spine, former owner touched up tips and spine top and bottom with color. Offsetting to facing page like a border, opposite each color… Read more about this item

London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis, engraved title, 11 illustrations in text, 175p. Old but probably early 20th century green leather. 17cm. Front joint tender with splitting at ends. Internally Fine with just a hint of age-toning. All edges gilt. First issue with publisher's name within the vignette, colon on title-page and page… Read more about this item

UK: Chapman and Hall, 1899. New Edition . Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. F D Bedford. New Edition 1899. Coloured frontis and title page by F D Bedford. Bound in half leather with marbled end pages and boards. Book is very good with a nice tight binding. A little rubbing to… Read more about this item

UK: Routledge, 1886. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. New Edition 1886. Illustrated new edition in this format with decorative Christmas Holly boards. The book is very good and quite bright. Edges lightly rubbed in places. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request.Ref16685