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Dickens, Charles (1812-1870) Frederick W. Pailthrope (1838-1914) Five Illustrations. Three colored title pages to the Pickwick Papers, large paper proofs; hand-colored engraving of "Pickwick in the Pound" enlarged from the vignette by Phiz in the household edition of Dickens's works, proof before letters; and an original unpublished pencil drawing for Pickwick, captioned, "are them wretches going?" Depicting Mrs. Raddle, Bob Sawyer's landlady, on a toned piece of paper, chipped. (5)
Estimate $200-300
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Bob Sawyer, Frederick W. Pailthrope, RaddleJohn Dorfman
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