THE CHIMES ILLUSTRATED BY HUGH THOMSON
London, England: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. v, [1], 138. Illstrated with seven tipped-in plates by Hugh Thomson set on tan paper. Red cloth boards elaborately blind-stamped with a floral design, with gilt wreath and title to feront. Gilt title and holly leaves to spine. Light shelfwear to spine ends and corners. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Front hinge just starting. LIght age-toning to pages. Offset ta nning on pages opposite plates. Rubbing to dustjacket with closed tears to dustjacket hinges; bottom two inches of dustjacket spine missing. Very Good / Fair. Item #100597
The Chimes is a novella by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), first published in 1844, one year after "A Christmas Carol." It is the second in his series of five "Christmas" novellas with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s.
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