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Fall Great Estates Curated Auction
Lot 159:
4 books on Charles Dickens.
George Gissing. Charles Dickens. A Critical Study. First edition, 1898. Blackie & Son, London. The Victorian Era Series. Corners bumped and fraying, wear and fraying to spine, names written in pencil front endpaper and title page.
The Extraordinary Life of Charles Dickens. An Exhibition Curated by Ralph & Bruce Crawford, The Grolier Club, New York. Sealed in original plastic.
John C. Eckel. The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens and Their Values. A Bibliography. Chapman & Hall, London, 1913. Numbered 585 of 750 copies. Corners bumped, some wear to spine, foxing throughout.
Thomas Hatton and Arthur H. Cleaver. A Bibliography of The Periodical Works of Charles Dickens. Bibliographical, Analytical and Statistical. Large paper edition, 1933. Chapman & Hall, London. Number 17 of 250 copies. Signed by Thomas Hatton and Arthur H. Cleaver. Corner bumped, some scratches to spine.
Provenance: Gissing, Sumner & Stillman, Yarmouth, ME, 10/5/1987; Extraordinary Life, Grolier Club, 3/10/2006; Eckel, George S. MacManus Company, Philadelphia, 1/19/1987; Hatton & Cleaver, Whitlock Books, Bethany, CT, 3/10/1971; all private collection, New York City; thence by descent.
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