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Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection
27 August - 24 September 2019 • London
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![[Dickens], The Library of Fiction, [1836-37], 6 of the original parts](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b95e0dc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1677+0+0/resize/150x126!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F97%2F2d%2F15d1629a46d7968cfff4c006103e%2F437l19416-9w222.jpg)
1. [Dickens], The Library of Fiction, [1836-37], 6 of the original parts
![[Dickens], The Library of Fiction, 1836-37, first edition in book form](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d12cde4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/606x1015+0+0/resize/150x251!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F35%2F5e%2F843910124c04b26534d11d0039eb%2F423l19416-9vzzz.jpg)
2. [Dickens], The Library of Fiction, 1836-37, first edition in book form
![[Dickens], The Library of Fiction, Volume I, 1836, first edition in book form](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/02f46ed/2147483647/strip/true/crop/672x1120+0+0/resize/150x250!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ff8%2Fe5%2Fbcc625b14b388977fefd84d1db33%2F441l19416-9vzzy.jpg)
3. [Dickens], The Library of Fiction, Volume I, 1836, first edition in book form
![[Dickens], Sunday Under Three Heads, 1836, first edition](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4fc2fe3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1100x1577+0+0/resize/150x215!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F3e%2F8c%2F11e6007d410c85861ebaabe3c29f%2F434l19416-9w228.jpg)
4. [Dickens], Sunday Under Three Heads, 1836, first edition

5. Dickens, The Village Coquettes, 1836, first edition, original unbound sheets

6. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, First and Second Series, 1836-1837, first editions inscribed to Thomas Beard

7. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, First and Second Series, 1836-1837, first edition
![[Dickens], Watkins Tottle, and Other Sketches, 1836, first American edition of 'Sketches by Boz'](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8c82228/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1182x2000+0+0/resize/150x254!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F11%2F6e%2F14fb13084eb2ac7e34e3ecd2d412%2F444l19416-9w223.jpg)
8. [Dickens], Watkins Tottle, and Other Sketches, 1836, first American edition of 'Sketches by Boz'

9. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, 1836, second edition with additional preface
![Dickens, Sketches by Boz, Second Series, 1837 [1836], first edition](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4379837/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1293x2000+0+0/resize/150x232!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F74%2F44%2F3481b7074d20b91376d6ba8341b7%2F067l19416-9w225.jpg)
10. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, Second Series, 1837 [1836], first edition

11. Cruikshank, Sketches by Boz,1836-1837, proof impressions of etched plates

12. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, 1836, original parts, Dickens' bibliographer's own annotated copy

13. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, 1839, first one volume edition, presentation copy inscribed to Upcot

14. Dickens, Sketches by Boz, 1839, first one volume edition

15. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1836-1837, 19/20 original parts

16. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1836-1837, first American edition

17. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, first edition in book form

18. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, first edition in book form

19. Dickens, Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, presentation copy in presentation binding inscribed to Elliotson

20. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, first book edition, previously owned by Dickens' lawyer

21. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, rare two volume edition

22. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, first edition in book form

23. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, first edition in book form, publisher's deluxe binding

24. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, possible special publisher's binding

25. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, first edition in book form

26. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 2 volumes, contemporary half calf, 1837

27. Heath, Pickwickian Illustrations, 1837, first edition
![Onwhyn, Thirty-Two Illustrations to the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Mr Samuel Weller, [1837]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bebc1af/2147483647/strip/true/crop/609x986+0+0/resize/150x243!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F0f%2Fc5%2Fef11adc24ac993a02a2adcec778f%2F134l19416-9w25v.jpg)
28. Onwhyn, Thirty-Two Illustrations to the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Mr Samuel Weller, [1837]

29. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837, first book edition, presentation copy inscribed to Prentis

30. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1847, cheap edition, in 8 original parts
![Onwhyn, Thirty-Two Plates to Illustrate the Cheap edition of Pickwick, [1838]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1ec9fb0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1548+0+0/resize/150x116!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fa8%2F88%2F11b79ec04983800739b636c5be63%2F140l19416-9w4k2.jpg)
31. Onwhyn, Thirty-Two Plates to Illustrate the Cheap edition of Pickwick, [1838]

32. Onwhyn, 12 Illustrations to the Pickwick Club, 1894, 2 copies

33. Grego, Pictorial Pickwickiana, 1899, first edition
![Clark, Set of 55 Pickwick Playing Card designs, [together with two packs of printed cards], [c. 1931]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0484f46/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1276x1199+0+0/resize/150x141!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F35%2F66%2F4092864043b3951049b90faa04e0%2F652l19416-9w4js.jpg)
34. Clark, Set of 55 Pickwick Playing Card designs, [together with two packs of printed cards], [c. 1931]

35. Clarke, Two pamphlets, 1980-1993

36. Dickens, The Extraordinary Gazette, 1837, Bentley's Miscellany, original state

37. Dickens, The Extraordinary Gazette, 1837, Bentley's Miscellany, separately issued smaller size format

38. Dickens, The Extraordinary Gazette, 1837, Bentley's Miscellany, separately issued smaller size format

39. Dickens, The Strange Gentleman, 1837, first edition, large copy uncut

40. Dickens, The Strange Gentleman, 1837, first edition with rare frontispiece

41. Dickens, The Strange Gentleman, 1871, facsimile of the 1837 edition
![[Dickens], Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble, once Mayor of Mudfog. By Boz, 1837](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/823c83c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1279x2000+0+0/resize/150x235!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F5b%2F91%2F3c9acacf4145a2ee53d3fab3ddfe%2F506l19416-9w22z.jpg)
42. [Dickens], Public Life of Mr. Tulrumble, once Mayor of Mudfog. By Boz, 1837

43. Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1838, first edition, first issue, with autograph letter signed by author

44. Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1838, first edition, first issue

45. Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1838, first edition, second issue

46. Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1838, second edition, first issue

47. Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1838, second edition, later issue
![Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1839, "new edition" [second edition, later issue]](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/84a4cfd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/966x1332+0+0/resize/150x207!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2F44%2F57%2Fe3b836784fa4b40dfe9203323191%2F161l19416-9w23q.jpg)
48. Dickens, Oliver Twist, 1839, "new edition" [second edition, later issue]