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The Chimes
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Petaluma, California, United States
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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 lettering on spine still bright. #1027 of 1500 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham and signed by him in the colophon. Designed and printed by George W. Jones at "The Sign of the Dolphin" near Dr. Johnson's House in Gough Square, London. Full page illustrations and headings and tailpieces by Rackham in B&W line. The 25 page introduction by Edward Wagenknecht includes a transcription of a letter by Dickens concerning his plan for the story. The Chimes was one of Dickens 5 Christmas books. It concerns the poor and their need to have faith in themselves. The illustrations are delightful and the book is printed on a nice vellum like paper.
Synopsis
A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang An Old Year Out and A New Year In.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carl Blomgren Fine books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1913
- Title
- The Chimes
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Limited Edition Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- abaa-vbf, Rackham, Christmas book, Limited Edition Club
Terms of Sale
Carl Blomgren Fine books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Carl Blomgren Fine books
Biblio member since 2020
Petaluma, California
About Carl Blomgren Fine books
Fine books with an emphasis on the arts and design including photography, posters, prints and ephemera.Member of ABAA and ILAB
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Poor
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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