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Dickens, Charles
Estimate
2,500 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Dickens, Charles
- Autograph letter signed ("CD" in a heart-shaped paraph), to Georgina Hogarth ("Dearest Georgy")
- ink on paper
updating her on an unauthorised theatrical production of a short story ("...'We' are in the full swing of stopping managers from playing a Message from the Sea. I privately doubt the strength of our position in the Court of Chancery, if we try it, but it is worth trying...") and reassuring her that his health is improving, 2 pages, 12mo, text on rectos only, headed stationery of All the Year Round, 9 January 1861
Provenance
William E. Self, his sale, Christie's, New York, 4 December 2009, lot 93
Literature
The Letters of Charles Dickens, vol. 9, ed. Storey (1997), p.365
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing unless otherwise stated
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
A LETTER TO HIS COMPANION AND CONFIDANTE ABOUT ATTEMPTS TO ENFORCE HIS INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS. Dickens, then in the midst of writing Great Expectations, together with his fellow collaborators in All The Year Round, were attempting to prevent the performance of C.H. Hazlewood's unauthorised dramatization of Dickens's 'A Message from the Sea', which had appeared in the Christmas 1860 issue of the magazine. Dickens's mixed feelings about going to law are evident in this letter especially as the manager of the offending theatre, The Britannia, was "a very good man whom I respect".