The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Ring an Old Year Out and a New Year In. By Charles Dickens. London: Chapman and Hall, MDCCCXLV (1845).
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In a fine Riviere & Son binding with red publisher's cloth bound at the rear.
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First Edition Points (as mentioned in Smith II.): (All Present)
- Unnumbered pages with no headlines: pp.49, 55, 88, 92, 125, and 135.
- pp.72, line 8, period after "master".
- pp.125 & 174, type loose in the last five lines.
- pp.149, 4 lines up, "him" loose.
- pp. 166, line 1, h in "mother" printed incorrectly with top part missing.
- pp.170, line 7, & pp.171, 2 lines up, some words closely spaced.
Second State Point:
- Vignette title page the publisher, "Chapman and Hall" is centred below the names of artists and engravers at the foot.
Size: 111 x 171 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[1ff. (advertisement), half title, frontis, vignette title, t.p., 1ff. (list of illustrations), 175pp., 1pp.]
Fine full calf binding with gilt borders to the boards, and a gilt title in a compartment to the spine between raised bands, other compartments with decorative gilt. Binding with very minor wear. Front board detached with the blanks, and the rear board attached with a cracked joint and hinge starting. Shelf and edge wear. All page edges gilt. No attached bookplates or ownership inscriptions. Text blocks with light edge toning and occasional foxing. Original publisher's cloth bound in at the rear.
[Smith II., 5].
