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Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. The CHIMES. A Goblin Story. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1845.

Price: US$247.50 + shipping

Description: 96 pp. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8" A Good copy (cloth soiled/spine darkened/dampstain to last half of text). White linen cloth stamped in blind

Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.

DICKENS, Charles.. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In.. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1845.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: 96 pp. Illustrated, including frontispiece, added illustrated title page plus ten plates by R. Doyle, J. Leech and others. 12mo, publisher's gilt blue-green cloth. First illustrated US edition in 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.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles. The Chimes: A Goblin Story. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1845.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 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 stock than text and very clean with virtually no foxing to images. Though the illustrations are essentially the same as the those which adorned the English edition, several have been modified to include additional material. The artists are D. Maclish [2], R. Doyle [4], J. Leech [5] and C. Stanfielf [1]. A very scarce imprint, usually found in blue cloth, of the first American edition of Dickens's second Christmas book. Quite soiled, with moderate wear to cloth, else a good soild copy. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.

DICKENS, Charles.. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In.. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1845.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: 96 pp. Illustrated, including frontispiece, added illustrated title page plus ten plates by R. Doyle, J. Leech and others. 12mo, publisher's gilt blue-green cloth. First illustrated US edition in cloth. Some age-toning and scattered foxing to text; light use to cloth; tight and sound.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1845.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Original cloth (once cream, now handsoiled grey) over boards. Blindstamped designs on both front and back covers, with gilt lettering and decoration. First American illustrated edition, and first American clothbound edition. Lithography by T. Sinclair. Binding strong and tight. Corners bumped. Previous owner's name (several times). Some foxing. Most pages are toned where text is. More free endpapers than we've ever seen in one book - eight in the front and eight in the back! This sweet little book was one of Dickens' Christmas Stories, although ghosts figure heavily in it as they do in "The Christmas Carol." A wonderful addition to any Dickens collection. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

Seller: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada

DICKENS, Charles. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In.. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845., 1845.

Price: US$395.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: FIRST AMERICAN CLOTH BOUND EDITION. 1 vol., illustrated with plates after the first London edition, publisher's original gilt and blind stamped blue/green cloth, light general handling, head and foot of spine lightly rubbed with some minor loss, inner and outer hinges fine, back corners fine, no bookplate or previous owners markings, overall a GOOD unsophisticated copy which has become increasingly difficult to find in cloth. There was an edition in wrappers issued by Harper & Brothers a month earlier.

Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA, Somerville, NJ, U.S.A.

DICKENS, Charles. The Chimes: A Goblin Story, of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In., With Illustrations. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1845.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: [FICTION] [HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS]. First American edition published in cloth. 16mo (6 ½" x 4 ¼"); [1-9] 10-96pp; teal colored cloth over board, blind stamped decorative borders, gilt-stamped lettering and bells hanging from a roof with goblins atop; pale yellow endpapers; gift inscription in pencil dated 1858; 6 fly-leaves; engraved frontispiece and pictorial half-title; 10 engraved plates; age-toning of paper, darkening of text block from acidic ink; a few pencil marks,4 of the rear fly-leaves have penciled graffiti and contemporary drawings of women; binding is tight; fading of boards, chipping at head and tail of spine, bumped corners, light staining; very good minus. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English novelist perhaps most famous for his story, A Christmas Carol. This is the second book in his series of five Christmas novellas, all with strong moral and social messages often involving the disparity between the poor and rich classes. First published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1845. There was a reading of this new story by Dickens to a select audience of friends on December 2, 1844. This is the first American edition to be published in cloth with illustrations.

Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.

Charles Dickens. The Chimes - A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Lea and Blanchard, 1845.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: "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 2nd of five novellas that comprised Dickens's "Christmas Books" (which included "A Christmas Carol"). There is a Dickens centenary stamp affixed to the inside front cover. From the library of A. Edward Newton, esteemed book collector and author (his bookplate is also affixed to the inside front cover). Condition: Light stain at the top edge of the boards; small cloth tears at the corners; bright gilt lettering and illustrations on the front cover, a bit dulled on the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Thin, light stain at the top page edges. Consistent light foxing throughout (heavier on the front end papers). Name written in pen on a front end paper.no other writing found. Tiny tear at the upper-outer corner tip of the 1st front end paper.no other tears found. Affixed to the front pastedown is a very nice bookplate (of "A. Edward Newton") as well as a commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th year of Dickens' birth (1812-1912).

Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles. THE CHIMES: A GOBLIN STORY OF SOME BELLS THAT RANG AN OLD YEAR OUT & A NEW YEAR IN. Lea & Blanchard, Phila, 1845.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: 1st Amer. ed. (Harper published a New York ed. the same year, priority unknown). 12mo. Illustrated. Orig. gilt-stamped blue cloth. Text block foxed, a few leaves severely. Plates clean save for a few spots. A woman's ownership signature.

Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.

Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. The CHIMES. A Goblin Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia, 1845.

Price: US$544.50 + shipping

Description: 96 pp. Binder's blanks at front & rear. With 12 illustrations after the originals. 12mo. 6-3/8" x 4-1/8" Age-toning, soiling & average wear to binding. Usual bit of foxing & browning to paper, though the plates less so. A proud early gathering. Prior ownership signatures. Pforzheimer stamp to rear paste-down. Withal, a VG copy in a Nr Fine case. White linen cloth binding stamped in gilt to front board & spine, design after that of the UK edition. Pale yellow eps. Custom cut clear mylar protective wrapper. Bespoke red cloth slipcase with gilt stamped black leather title label to spine 1st edition thus (Smith AMERICAN, p. 55).

Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.

DICKENS, CHARLES.. The Chimes. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1845, 1845.

Price: US$1150.00 + shipping

Description: First American IIlustrated Edition; first American clothbound edition, preceded by an edition in wrappers issued by Harper & Brothers a month earlier. This edition uses the illustrations and format of the English edition. Publisher's blue cloth (it was issued in various colors); very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.