Boucicault--[Royal General Theatrical Fund], Proceedings at the Twenty-Second Anniversary Festival, 1867, first edition

BOUCICAULT, DION--[ROYAL GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND]

Proceedings at the Twenty-Second Anniversary Festival of the Royal General Theatrical Fund, held at the Freemasons' Tavern... on... April 18th, 1867... London: J.W. Last, [1867]

12mo (171 x 105mm.) FIRST EDITION, original red cloth lettered with crest in gilt on upper cover, gilt edges, yellow endpapers

Dickens was a supporter of the Royal General Theatrical Fund (and had given them a speech in 1866). He is listed in this publication as an honorary vice-president (together with others including Wilkie Collins, John Forster and W.C. Macready.

PROVENANCE:

Henry Alexander, bookplate