11-21-200411-21-2004
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2256Boston
November 21, 2004 11:00 AMCalender
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Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2256Location: BostonDate / Time: November 21, 2004 11:00AM

Description:

Dickens, Charles (1812-1870), Autograph letter signed, April 8th, 1857, one page, recipient unknown, concerning his authorship of David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, 8vo, framed, (creasing). Text in full: I beg to state that I give my consent, on the solicitation of Mr. King of St. Michael's Hill, Bristol, to the admission into this country of one copy of a Leipzig reprint of David Copperfield, and one copy of a Leipzig reprint of Pickwick (I being the author of both books) brought over by a German passenger from Manila in the Hamburg ship Martaban.
Estimate $4,000-5,000

Keywords

David Copperfield, The Pickwick Papers, Leipzig, Manila, Hamburg