DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Carte-de-visite photograph signed ("Charles Dickens," with the usual flourish) by Mason & Co., London. 4 x 2 3/8 in., including mount. Elegantly matted, glazed and framed (15¾ x 20 1/8 in. with frame) . Not examined out of frame. [ Framed with :] DICKENS. Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), also with flourish, to Wilster, 3 Hanover Terrace, Regents Park 15 February 1861. 1p., 8vo .
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Carte-de-visite photograph signed ("Charles Dickens," with the usual flourish) by Mason & Co., London. 4 x 2 3/8 in., including mount. Elegantly matted, glazed and framed (15¾ x 20 1/8 in. with frame) . Not examined out of frame. [ Framed with :] DICKENS. Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), also with flourish, to Wilster, 3 Hanover Terrace, Regents Park 15 February 1861. 1p., 8vo . THE DYNAMO AT REST: A VERY RARE SIGNED CARTE. A fine image of the author, seated, leaning his head against his left hand, his elbow resting on an ornate table, as he reads a book. The autograph letter invites Wilster to a dinner engagement: "Will you come and dine here next Sunday week--there's a good long notice for you, with no company, at 6 sharp." Image and text capture Dickens at the start of the final stave of his life. His marriage to Catherine ended, his angry change of publishers behind him, he embarks on his final, greatest works. Tale of Two Cities had already come out in 1859. Serialization of Great Expectations was underway at the time he writes this letter. Two fine Dickensian pieces. Together two items . SIGNED CARTES OF DICKENS ARE INEXPLICABLY VERY RARE: American Book Prices Current records only two examples since 1970. (2)
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Carte-de-visite photograph signed ("Charles Dickens," with the usual flourish) by Mason & Co., London. 4 x 2 3/8 in., including mount. Elegantly matted, glazed and framed (15¾ x 20 1/8 in. with frame) . Not examined out of frame. [ Framed with :] DICKENS. Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), also with flourish, to Wilster, 3 Hanover Terrace, Regents Park 15 February 1861. 1p., 8vo .
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Carte-de-visite photograph signed ("Charles Dickens," with the usual flourish) by Mason & Co., London. 4 x 2 3/8 in., including mount. Elegantly matted, glazed and framed (15¾ x 20 1/8 in. with frame) . Not examined out of frame. [ Framed with :] DICKENS. Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), also with flourish, to Wilster, 3 Hanover Terrace, Regents Park 15 February 1861. 1p., 8vo . THE DYNAMO AT REST: A VERY RARE SIGNED CARTE. A fine image of the author, seated, leaning his head against his left hand, his elbow resting on an ornate table, as he reads a book. The autograph letter invites Wilster to a dinner engagement: "Will you come and dine here next Sunday week--there's a good long notice for you, with no company, at 6 sharp." Image and text capture Dickens at the start of the final stave of his life. His marriage to Catherine ended, his angry change of publishers behind him, he embarks on his final, greatest works. Tale of Two Cities had already come out in 1859. Serialization of Great Expectations was underway at the time he writes this letter. Two fine Dickensian pieces. Together two items . SIGNED CARTES OF DICKENS ARE INEXPLICABLY VERY RARE: American Book Prices Current records only two examples since 1970. (2)
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