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Dickens, Charles
Estimate
16,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description
- Dickens, Charles
- The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. Chapman and Hall, 1841
- paper
large 8vo, first separate edition, illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot K. Browne, presentation copy inscribed by the author on recto of initial blank ("from | Charles Dickens | Fourteenth December 1843"), with further inscription beneath ("Presented by Charles Dickens | to TB Brindley, on the | occasion of his Dedi- | cation of a volume of | Poems to that celebrated | author"), printed copy of Brindley's poem "Summer" affixed to second blank, later full green morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, gilt dentelles, silk endpapers, all edges gilt, preserved in slipcase, tiny tear to final leaf, some minor soiling, spine slightly faded
Thomas Bardel Brindley, author and mesmerist, of Stourbridge, wrote Hints, Humorous and Satirical, to all the World and his Wife and The Evening Walk and other Poems. After he dedicated his book Of the Omnipotence of the Deity and other Poems (third edition, 1843) to Dickens the novelist wrote to Brindley on 26th June, 1843: "My Dear Sir, In consequence of your book and kind letter having been sent to my Publishers (where parcels addressed to me accumulate until there is a great heap to be opened) I have only just now received them. I need not assure you that this is the sole cause of the present tardy acknowledgment of your glowing dedication. Although it puts my modesty to the blush, and makes it very rosy indeed, I am truly obliged to you for your earnest and fervent tribute. I am sure you mean and feel what you say; and this consoles me for not deserving it. I shall not forget your request, with which I am delighted to comply. My booksellers shall find means of forwarding to you a couple of Volumes, which pray put on your shelves in remembrance of me ..." (The Letters of Charles Dickens, Pilgrim Edition, vol. III, p.515)
One of the volumes Dickens sent was Barnaby Rudge; the second was this copy of The Old Curiosity Shop.
Thomas Bardel Brindley, author and mesmerist, of Stourbridge, wrote Hints, Humorous and Satirical, to all the World and his Wife and The Evening Walk and other Poems. After he dedicated his book Of the Omnipotence of the Deity and other Poems (third edition, 1843) to Dickens the novelist wrote to Brindley on 26th June, 1843: "My Dear Sir, In consequence of your book and kind letter having been sent to my Publishers (where parcels addressed to me accumulate until there is a great heap to be opened) I have only just now received them. I need not assure you that this is the sole cause of the present tardy acknowledgment of your glowing dedication. Although it puts my modesty to the blush, and makes it very rosy indeed, I am truly obliged to you for your earnest and fervent tribute. I am sure you mean and feel what you say; and this consoles me for not deserving it. I shall not forget your request, with which I am delighted to comply. My booksellers shall find means of forwarding to you a couple of Volumes, which pray put on your shelves in remembrance of me ..." (The Letters of Charles Dickens, Pilgrim Edition, vol. III, p.515)
One of the volumes Dickens sent was Barnaby Rudge; the second was this copy of The Old Curiosity Shop.
Provenance
Frederick Seymour Winston, bookplate; sale at Sotheby's New York, 14 February 1986, lot 93
Literature
Smith I:6A
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."