Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection
Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection
Auction Closed
September 24, 03:31 PM GMT
Estimate
60 - 80 GBP
Lot Details
Description
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