Fall Great Estates Curated Auction

Charles Dickens Pickwick Papers First Edition

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

Buyer's premium: 28%

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Charles Dickens (England, 1812-1870). The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. First edition, 1837. Chapman and Hall, London; printed by Bradbury and Evans, London. With illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne).

Engraved title mounted and repaired, a few leaves repaired, some foxing and discoloration to plates, corners bumped and losses to leather, scratches to leather and some wear to spine.

Provenance: Sotheby & Co. London, 2/12/1971; private collection, New York City; thence by descent.

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