DICKENS | dinner invitation and photogaph, both relating to his American tour of 1867

DICKENS, CHARLES

Two items relating to his American tour of 1867:

i) Engraved invitation to Dickens's farewell dinner prior to his departure for America, Freemason's Hall, Great Queen Street, London, 2 November 1867, stamped ("52"), 76 x 114mm, green card

ii) Photographic portrait by J. Gurney & Son of New York, carte de visite (54 x 89mm), depicting the three-quarter length, mounted with photographer's stamp on the reverse, 1867 

together in a red wallet

Dickens's second tour of America ran from November 1867 to April 1868.