The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In.
by DICKENS, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- The text is age-toned and foxed, and there is a light dampstain affecting a lower quadrant of teh second half of the text. Li
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia:: Lea and Blanchard,, 1845.. First illustrated US edition in cloth.. publisher's gilt blue-green cloth.. The text is age-toned and foxed, and there is a light dampstain affecting a lower quadrant of teh second half of the text. Light use to cloth; tight and sound.. 12mo,. Illustrated, including frontispiece, added illustrated title page plus ten plates by R. Doyle, J. Leech and others. .
Synopsis
A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang An Old Year Out and A New Year In.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70741
- Title
- The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In.
- Author
- DICKENS, Charles
- Illustrator
- Illustrated, including frontispiece, added illustrated title page plus ten plates by R. Doyle, J. Leech and others.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's gilt blue-green cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - The text is age-toned and foxed, and there is a light dampstain affecting a lower quadrant of teh second half of the text. Li
- Edition
- First illustrated US edition in cloth.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lea and Blanchard,
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia:
- Date Published
- 1845.
- Pages
- 96 pp.
- Size
- 12mo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...