The Chimes - UK 1st/1stFirst UK edition first impression with the publishers name on the border of the title page vignette. There is a previous owner inscription to the front endpage, other pages clean, binding firm, the boards have some very minor wear, the gold gilt is vibrant and unblemished, please see pics. About The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, commonly referred to as The Chimes, is a novella by Charles Dickens,