The Chimes ,A Goblin Story By Charles Dickens ,1St Edition Pbl 1845 Chapman Hall
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ANTIQUARIAN ( HT # 16 ) THE CHIMES A GOBLIN STORY SOME BELLS THAT RANG AN OLD YEAR OUT AND A NEW YEAR IN by CHARLES DICKENS FIRST EDITION pbl in 1845 by CHAPMAN AND HALL , 186 STRAND First edition , with publishers imprint of engraved vignette title.The frontis piece present as are all other called for illustrations 175 pages , illustrations by John Leech , Richard Doyle + others This was Dickens second installment in the Christmas books following on from A Christmas Carol The spine is rubbed off , but imprint of the original title and tiny amount of gilt remains.Some light nicks and rubs to board edges ( these may not be the original boards , it may have been rebound at some point in it's life ) Has the bookseller stamp of Tyrrells Limited , Castlereagh Street Sydney on front pastedown There is some scatted staining and spots throughout , which can be seen in the scans above .Foredge also has couple small marks Hinges a little slack , text block quite solid A TRULY SCARCE AND LOVELY BOOK , 180 + YEARS OLD Will be safely packaged for postage FREE POST WITHIN AUSTRALIA BUY MORE THAN ONE ITEM IN A SINGLE TRANSACTION AND GET 12% OFF BUY FROM ONE OF EBAY'S MOST TRUSTED SELLERS
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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