Charles Dickens - The Chimes a Goblin Story

London, Chapman and Hall, 1845. First edition. Cloth. A nice first edition of one of Charles Dickens' immensely popular 'Christmas Books', an entertaining festive tale complete with illustrations. The first edition, first issue of this work, with the publisher's imprint within the border of the engraved vignette title.Illustrated with a frontispiece, a vignette title page, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.'The Chimes' is Dickens' second 'Christmas Book', published after his popular 'A Christmas Carol&apos.Like his other Christmas books, 'The Chimes' has strong social and moral messages, typical of many Victorian fiction works.'The Chimes' deals with the sad disillusionment of a poor working-class man, Toby 'Trotty' Veck.Charles Dickens is one of the most popular authors of the Victorian age. His novels show the grimy side of poverty and prosperity in Victorian England, showing poor social conditions alongside repulsive characters.With a preliminary advert leaf and half-title. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with a few light marks and a few patches of light rubbing to the board and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, resulting in small chips to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is a touch faded. Front hinge is lightly strained, rear hinge is starting. Rubbed out ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with only the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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