THE CHIMES. Introduction by Edward Wagenknecht

First Edition of the Rackham illustrated printing LIMITED EDITION, one of only 1500 numbered copies AND SIGNED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM. With numerous illustrations, both full page and within the text and other decorations in black and white by Arthur Rackham, Rackham decorated titlepage printed in black and gold. 4to, publisher's original tan polished linen, gilt lettered on the spine and with a Rackham designed pictorial decoration in black and gilt on the upper cover, pictorial endpapers printed in gold, in the publisher's original pictorially decorated slipcase printed in red and gold on tan paper. [xxxv], 130 pp. A very fine copy, the book is near pristine, fresh and bright as can be. The original slipcase near fine with a little toning and faint spot, a little rubbing to the paper at the corners and edges but still strong, solid, and very attractive. FIRST EDITION AND LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR ARTHUR RACKHAM. This was Dickens second installment in the "Christmas Books" series and his labors in creating THE CHIMES were "very arduous" in order to make it a worthy successor to A CHRISTMAS CAROL. It is also the second Christmas installment to receive Rackham's masterly touch. Rackham has very graceful adapted his 20th century style to wonderfully compliment that of the 1845 original. A very fine copy of a delightfully illustrated book. …