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 Introdttction 
 
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 ERE are many evidences by which we may judge that 
 a contemporary celebrity is being continued into a 
 lasting fame. Among the most prevalent of these may 
 be reckoned just now a certain combination of biblio- 
 mania and hero-worship. The collector of first editions 
 does his collecting with a double intention. His mania 
 is not precisely that of the collector of cocked hats or 
 of postage stamps (to mention the most curious of 
 passions) ; for he generally unites a literary admiration for his authors with a 
 love of rarities. There is no more appropriate relic of a great writer than his 
 books, or a book which testifies to his greatness. It is not surprising, therefore, 
 to find that the reprint of the Catalogue of the Dickens Sale should be an 
 object of the relic-buyer's passion. The great author's taste and pleasures are 
 illustrated by the list itself; and the prices and the names of buyers witness to his 
 reputation. Such a catalogue is a literary and a personal curiosity. It is full 
 of memories and of allusions. The story of old and new friendships, dear ties, 
 and wonderful renown of a man who was much loved, may be read between 
 the lines. Some of the most intimately personal of Dickens's relics were, it 
 is true, selected and kept by those to whom that privilege was specially be- 
 queathed ; but what remained was personal enough, pathetically interesting to 
 those who knew the author nearly ; and now, after fourteen years, it is asso- 
 ciated with other names which, like his own, have passed into silence. What 
 was scattered once at this famous sale has been scattered again since Forster's 
 death ; and much that was precious then has become doubly precious now — as, 
 for instance, the work of the gay and gentle Stanfield, who is already regarded 
 as the representative of an older school of painting. 
 
 The fame of Dickens has had its bound and its rebound. It has now pro- 
 bably settled down to its place and measure. In his youth his name was one to 
 B I conjure 
 
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 conjure with. Towards his later years his popularity, though it lost something 
 of its furiousness, took a wider, larger, and deeper range. But after his death, 
 when his old friends began to follow him one by one ; when the personal 
 memories of his first victories lived in fewer and fewer minds ; when the arti- 
 ficialities and the doubtful justice and the elaborate candour of the " Life " by 
 Forster, had caused a certain revulsion of feeling among even the enthusiastic — 
 a younger generation was rising, with calmer opinions, a somewhat different 
 code of taste, and a very different sense of humour. The question was. How 
 would the young people relish Dickens ? And the answer was divided. By 
 many — rather fastidious than refined we may consider them — Dickens's pathos 
 and his dramatic movement, his caricature and his comedy were all involved 
 in a general and complete rejection, as something too strong and coarse and 
 obvious for modern feeling. By others, divisions and distinctions were made ; 
 a rich genius was revered in its own immortal powers, and the swagger and 
 grimace and effort of so much of its work were liberally acknowledged as acci- 
 dental rather than essential — spots upon a most radiant and enduring sun. 
 
 Dickens's humour is of course relied on, even by his moderate admirers, 
 for the preservation of his fame. But, strange to say, it is in his humour that a 
 natural distinction is forming itself decisively. Some of his fun lives, some dies. 
 It is as futile as it is cheap to prophesy the verdict of those who are to follow us. 
 So we shall not hazard the vaticination that what has kept fresh for forty years 
 will keep fresh for eighty years to come. It is safer to say that what has not 
 stood the test so far is probably dead for ever, past revival. Sam Weller, rather 
 than any other single figure in Pickwick, made Dickens's first enormous fame ; 
 and yet will any candid reader assert that he finds Sam Weller comic in the 
 only way worth having — freely, freshly comic, without delay or second thought 
 in our laughter ? Or will he aver that Bob Sawyer's humours give much food 
 for modern mirth ? On the other hand, almost all that belongs to Mr. Pickwick 
 himself has kept its indefinable quality of fun. His adventure at the boarding- 
 school, and the misfortunes which befel himself and his friends when they 
 undertook to ride and to drive — these and their like are now what they were at 
 their first conception. So too we laugh at Pecksniff and at his daughters, and 
 at a few of the American passages in the same book, and at Mr. Augustus 
 Moddle ; but we hesitate at Mrs. Gamp. And Mrs. Nickleby compels us to the 
 laughter which the Kenwigs family cannot win from us. Now, in glancing at 
 these changes of taste we are much tempted to a Pharisaical self-congratulation 
 on the fact that it is the passages which the fastidious might not inexcusably 
 call vulgar, the passages of ugly low life and the drunken passages, which have 
 lost for us their frolic and charm of folly. Are we nicer than our fathers ? We 
 are evidently less large in our sympathy with the coarseness, the evils, and the 
 humours of the majority. 
 
 2 Whatever
 
 Whatever our criticism may be now, when many of us have never seen the 
 master of whom wc speak and write, the year 1870 saw another stage of public 
 feeling. His sudden death revived an almost passionate public interest, not to 
 be marred for many months to come by the biography ; and the memorable 
 sale of his collections caught the general sentiment at its heiglit. The death of 
 Dickens was in every sense sudden. After some years in which nothing more 
 important than the annual Christmas numbers had been added to his works, a 
 novel, published in the old familiar form of monthly parts, was appearing, and 
 was gaining readers in numbers never before paralleled. The pen fell from the 
 master's hand in the middle of " Edwin Drood," and at its strongest and most 
 dramatic work. Failing health and the menace of death had not dimmed the 
 fire or dulled the impulse which formed so large a part of his genius. But in 
 one or two comic passages the effort of weariness was too apparent ; and the 
 humours of the impossible lodging-house keeper in this book are the only dead 
 failure ever made by Dickens. It had been said that he was resolved to be 
 funny at all costs, and in this last novel it was obvious that he had determined 
 to be funny at a very painful cost of physical suffering and mental exhaustion. 
 It is clear that writers and others who create or perform for the public have 
 always found something well worth living for in their faculty of evoking 
 laughter. It is fine to command a world's tears and to move masses to action, 
 whether by the pen or the tongue. But to excite at will the delightfully 
 sympathetic response of a laugh would seem to be more precious than all to 
 the possessor of the power. The comic actor clings longest to the stage ; the 
 teller of good stories dines out long after the age at which all other natural 
 inclinations would lead him to prefer a modest meal at his own fireside, however 
 solitary ; and the comic author spurs his failing force in order to win that form 
 of applause which is his best reward. The power of humour failed in Dickens 
 before those other powers which he prized less ; but it was precisely the power 
 of humour that he would not forego. Hence some small parts of " Edwin 
 Drood " were dismal reading on the appearance of the book, and are melan- 
 choly reading now. Otherwise it was a masterly story, and left its author 
 in the fulness of his fame. 
 
 Charles Dickens's collection of household treasures had been made with 
 mixed taste. The art was the art of his youth, and public taste had long 
 outgrown it. In the bric-d-brac, perhaps, the connoisseur found most that was 
 desirable. Here, it is true, modern French work appeared in contrast with 
 Oriental, but almost all was fine of its kind. The relic-hunter, however, made 
 no distinctions. The pictures alone brought nearly ;^8ooo. Frith's " Dolly 
 Varden," in which Dickens had seen the realisation of his pleasant conception 
 of a little city heroine, had been painted before the time of the artist's popular 
 fame, and it is said that it passed from him to Dickens at a price of but £a,o. 
 
 3 At
 
 At the sale it was bought for ;£'iooo. Maclise's portrait of the novelist brought 
 693 guineas, although that artist's work had already begun to suffer a great 
 depreciation. This picture was the one to which Thackeray alluded in his 
 Notes in Eraser's Magazine on the Royal Academy of 1839: "Look at the 
 portrait of Mr. Dickens — well arranged as a picture, good in colour and light 
 and shadow, and as a likeness perfectly amazing ; a looking-glass could not 
 render a better facsimile. Here we have the real identical man Dickens. . . . 
 What cheerful intellectuality in this man's eyes and large forehead ! The 
 mouth is too large and full, too eager and active, perhaps ; the smile is very 
 sweet and generous. . . . The past and the future, says Jean Paul, are 
 written in every countenance. I think we may promise ourselves a brilliant 
 future from this one. There seems no flagging as yet in it, no sense of fatigue, 
 no consciousness of decaying power. Long mayest thou, O Boz ! reign over 
 thy comic kingdom ; long may we pay thee tribute — whether of threepence 
 weekly or of a shilling monthly, it matters not. Mighty prince ! at thy im- 
 perial feet, Titmarsh, humblest of thy servants, offers his vows of loyalty and 
 his humble tribute of praise." The figure is seated ; the head, with what the 
 language of the day would call its clustering masses of rich hair, is turned 
 slightly over the shoulder ; the neck is swathed in a satin stock, and the art 
 of the tailor has been directed to producing that sloping-shouldered effect, then 
 in vogue, to which most men of to-day would prefer a hump-back. Neverthe- 
 less, and in spite too of Maclise's somewhat effeminate mannerism, we can 
 understand from this portrait what Dickens's contemporaries meant when they 
 spoke of him as being " beautiful " in his youth. 
 
 But the great prize of the Sale was the set of Pickwick silver ladles, 
 which were partly formed of figures of the characters in the famous book, and 
 which Messrs. Chapman & Hall presented to their author on its completion. 
 It was, rather foolishly, calculated that these ladles were bought at the rate of 
 ^10 an ounce. The six realized ;^272. As might have been foretold, the ladle 
 which was decorated with the placid form of Mr. Pickwick himself was the 
 favourite ; then came the Sam Weller ladle ; then that consecrated to Mr. Weller 
 pere ; the fat boy was next, then Jingle, and Winkle last. And who will 
 wonder that for the raven, the " Grip " of " Barnaby Rudge," there was an 
 eager competition ? Stuffed, and in his glass case, the poor bird represented 
 much old delight in the days when Dickens was studying the raven for his 
 book, and when the tricks of the bird formed the theme of his talk and of his 
 gay and fantastic letters. 
 
 Memories like these were, for such as could remember, bound to all the 
 relics of Gad's Hill. And they are such precious memories still that the very 
 record of their sale, reprinted, has become in itself a thing to be prized for the 
 love of a memorable name. 
 
 4 Such
 
 Such extraordinary prices were realized fourteen years ago at the sale held 
 by Messrs. Christie, IManson and Woods, of the effects of Charles Dickens, as to 
 induce an immediate reprint of the catalogue with the addition of prices and 
 names of the purchasers. While the number of copies could not of course by 
 any possibility increase, collectors of first editions of the works of Dickens and 
 mementos of the great novelist have multiplied very largely indeed, and the 
 catalogue referred to has naturally become very scarce. 
 
 Few who attended this memorable sale will ever forget the intense excite- 
 ment under which the bidders laboured who crowded the room almost to 
 suffocation. For once the cautious amateur, and still more cautious dealer, 
 alike forgot their prudence, and bid against each other for the various lots until 
 prices were realised that can be characterised as little less than fabulous and 
 certainly foolish. It may be taken as a fact that not a single lot then sold 
 would, if again put up to competition, realise anything like the price then paid. 
 While this applies to the mementos of the great master of fiction then offered 
 under special conditions to an excited public, first editions of his works not only 
 maintain a high price, but have gone on steadily increasing in value, and will 
 most probably continue to do so as long as there are collectors to buy and 
 appreciate.
 
 Hints to Dickens Collectors. 
 
 BY 
 
 JOHN F. DEXTER. 
 
 jHE earliest manuscript of Dickens that I l:now of, and a 
 portion of which I have seen, is the first sheet of a 
 burlesque of Othello, now in the possession of a friend of 
 mine, who had it given to him by John Dickens, with 
 whom he was well acquainted when living at Alphington, 
 near Exeter. It is not a little singular that Dickens must 
 have entirely forgotten the existence of this as well as of 
 many others that were written at this period of his life 
 (1830-33) ; for in the preface to the first cheap edition of "Sketches by Boz," 
 he states that they (the " Sketches ") " comprise my first attempts at authorship, 
 with the exception of certain tragedies achieved at the mature age of eight or 
 ten, and represented with great applause to overflowing nurseries." One of 
 these "mature" tragedies Forster mentions in the Life of Dickens: "Misnar, 
 the Sultan of India, was the name of one of these early productions, founded 
 (and very literally founded no doubt) on one of the tales of the Genii." My 
 friend regrets at this moment that he did not take the whole of the burlesque, as 
 no value was set upon it. John Dickens, however, identified the page by writing 
 the following note at the top : — " This page is from an unpublished Travestie, 
 written by Mr. Charles Dickens for private performance in his own family (1S33), 
 and is in his own handwriting ; the ' Great Unpaid ' was your humble servant, 
 John Dickens, Alphington, 6 June, 1S42." Then follows the title "O'Thello" 
 (part of the Great Unpaid). I cannot find out what became of the remainder 
 of the MS. ; none of the Dickens family seem to know or remember anything 
 about it. I mention it here merely as a literary curiosity, and perhaps it is 
 better for his fame that the rest of the MS. is lost, for being written for " home 
 consumption " the brew is not particularly strong. 
 
 John Payne Collier in his privately printed book, " An Old Man's Diary " 
 
 7 for
 
 (for six months of the year 1833), mentions meeting Mr. Barrow, who invited 
 him to dinner to meet Dickens. At this dinner the latter sang two songs (after 
 much pressing), one of which was his own composition, entitled " Sweet Betsy- 
 Ogle." Gf this oniy one verse is given in the " Diary " ; but in Collier's own 
 copy of the book he. gives in MS. the entire song. He also gives in this same 
 copy a transcript of a " monopolylogue written by Dickens, like those of the 
 elder Mathews." On the margin of the monopolylogue Collier has recorded the 
 following information regarding its authenticity : "V. Dowling gave me this song, 
 and said it was written by C. Dickens." It relates the adventures and mishaps 
 of a tailor and his friend at the Epping hunt, in a MS. of 6 pp. 4to. It has 
 never, to my knowledge, been printed, nor had I heard of it till quite recently. 
 
 Next in order comes the " SKETCHES BY Boz," written as separate papers 
 for the RIonthly Magazine, Tlie Everting Chronicle, and Bell's Life in London (full 
 particulars of which will be found in Mr. R. H. Shepherd's Bibliography, second 
 edition, 1882). They are signed variously, "Boz," "Tibbs," " W. P.," and have 
 become very rare in the separate parts or volumes. Even some of the odd parts 
 of the Monthly Magazine have been sold for ^i by the booksellers. I do not 
 remember seeing a set of any of them for sale at the auction rooms. The 
 " Sketches " were afterwards collected and published by J. Macrone, 2 vols., 
 1836, with sixteen etchings by G. Cruikshank. The first edition of these two 
 vols, has now become extremely difficult to obtain in its original dark green 
 cloth or uncut form, as it is undoubtedly the best edition ; the etchings in 
 these volumes are far superior to those executed for the octavo volume pub- 
 lished in 1839. The book ran through four editions, the second of which 
 contained an additional preface. Each edition was entirely reset or printed 
 by different firms of printers, no two editions being alike either in type or 
 pagination. The second series of the " Sketches by Boz," was also pub- 
 lished by Macrone (i vol., 1837). The first edition in a pink cloth contains 
 ten etchings by Cruikshank ; and the second edition contains two additional 
 etchings by G. C, viz. " The Last Cab " and " The First of May." Collectors 
 of Dickens's works have a very pernicious habit of inserting the two extra plates 
 into the first edition ; this is a very grave mistake, as it leads most people who 
 possess that " little knowledge," which is a " dangerous thing," to infer that it is a 
 second edition with the first title inserted ; it also creates confusion in the mind, 
 and is not in the true spirit of collecting. Where there are variations and 
 additions of importance, amateurs should possess themselves of each edition, 
 and not mix up one thing with another, for in doing so they only succeed in 
 making sophisticated copies of the book, and to a certain extent reduce their 
 value when offered for sale. The three volumes, first editions of both series, 
 have been sold for very high prices quite recently, a complete set being worth 
 at present from £16 to ;^i8. The other editions, are perhaps, worth half that 
 
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 amount. In the list of advertisements of new works for publication, at the end 
 of the second series of " Sketches by Boz," occurs the following announcement : 
 "A novel by Boz, GABRIEL Vardon, by Charles Dickens, Esq., author of 
 ' Sketches by Boz,' ' The Pickwick Papers,' etc. Three volumes, post 8vo." 
 This was a first idea for " Barnaby Rudge," but it is scarcely necessary to add 
 that it never appeared in the three vol. form. 
 
 The three volumes of " Sketches by Boz," however, are not perhaps so 
 scarce as the octavo edition published in 1839 by Chapman & Hall in twenty 
 parts, with a pretty pink wrapper designed by G. Cruikshank ; but it is only 
 in this immber state that it is so rare and valuable. A fine copy of the 
 twenty parts has been sold for ^20. It was not a successful edition, in spite of 
 the high price (.£^2000) paid by Dickens to Macrone for the re-purchase of the 
 copyright, which was originally sold by him for £1^0. I may here mention 
 that on the first proof of the cover designed by Cruikshank for this edition, 
 the name of Macrone appears instead of Chapman & Hall. Macrone an- 
 nounced the publication of the " Sketches " in parts, and it was this advertise- 
 ment that caused Dickens to re-purchase the copyright. I have never seen but 
 one India proof of the cover with Macrone's name, and conclude that it must 
 be very scarce. It is important to get this edition in the original parts, as it 
 contains matter that was never used in the cloth copies of the book — an address 
 to the public (a favourite method of the author's) in Part II., December, 1837 — 
 setting forth the reasons why each part contained less printed matter than the 
 " Pickwick Papers." Part 5 also contains a very interesting proclamation (3 pp. 
 8vo) signed Boz, advertising " Nicholas Nickleby," and therein threatening 
 fearful vengeance against the pirates who were stealing the author's thunder, 
 and who had already been pretty successful with the " Penny Pickwick by 
 Bos." The proclamation had as much effect as water on a duck's back, for 
 the piracies were continued until 1841, when Dickens dropped down upon 
 the publishers, and completely crushed them ; not, however, before they had 
 issued a valedictory address in the fourth part of " Mister Humphries' Clock 
 by Bos," wherein they state their grievances, accept the situation, and pose in 
 the light of "injured innocents." The whole twenty parts were issued in cloth 
 8vo, with a short advertisement by the author. The title bears the date of 1S39, 
 and it also has " new edition," a very misleading word to beginners, as they are 
 apt to imagine that it is not the first octavo edition. There is another edition 
 in a cheap form, published in 1850, commonly called the "double column 
 edition," which contains an original preface, and also a woodcut frontispiece 
 designed by Cruikshank. It has no particular market value, and can be bought 
 at any time for a few shillings ; still, it adds a link to the chain. 
 
 The " Library of Fiction " was issued in fourteen monthly parts, concur- 
 rently with " Pickwick," and it is very interesting to get in this state ; for on the 
 C 9 back
 
 back of the lavender coloured covers to Parts i and 2 appears an original 
 address written by Dickens, announcing the publication of " Pickwick." 
 Part I contains a sketch by Boz — " The Tuggs's at Ramsgate " — and has two 
 woodcut illustrations designed by R. Seymour, the same artist furnishing two 
 more to the second part. Part 3 contains another Sketch signed Boz, " A little 
 talk about Spring and the Sweeps," with one woodcut only, designed by R. W. 
 Buss.* Both the sketches were afterwards issued in the collected series of 
 Sketches by Boz, 1837 and 1839. Phiz supplied some of the illustrations to 
 the other parts, only one of which calls for any comment. That is the illustra- 
 tion to the tale " John Smith," by E. Mayhew, wherein Pate Poinden is evidently 
 understudying the character of Tony Weller, and doing it to the life ; it certainly 
 is a most marvellous resemblance. The book was published in two volumes by 
 Chapman & Hall, and has gone through several editions, the first bearing the 
 dates 1836-1837. J. Oilier commenced a Vol. 3, enlarged in size and with two 
 etchings to each part by John Leech — probably his first attempts at etching. I 
 know of only two parts of this volume, but there may have been more than that 
 number issued. The two volumes in cloth have been sold as high as ;^5. It 
 is more valuable in the parts, but I do not remember ever to have seen a copy 
 for sale. 
 
 "Sunday under three Heads," by Timothy Sparks, i2mo, published 
 by Chapman & Hall, 1836, with woodcut illustrations designed by Phiz, and 
 perhaps the worst that he ever did. This was issued in a wrapper with the 
 three heads on it, the same as on the title. It was published with scraped 
 edges, but a very few copies are to be found entirely uncut, and it has realized 
 as much as ;^iS. Two reprints of it have been issued within the last six 
 months. 
 
 " The Village Coquettes," a comic opera. The music was composed by 
 Dr. John Hullah, who died quite recently. It was published by Richard Bentley 
 in 1836. About half a dozen of the songs were published separately by Cramer, 
 Addison, & Beale in 1837. Several editions of these songs have been pub- 
 lished from 1837 up to, and even after, the author's death. Three or four years 
 ago, when the alterations were made in the St. James's Theatre, a few of the 
 playbills of this opera, " The Strange Gentleman," and " Is she his Wife .' " were 
 turned out amongst a lot of rubbish. They were soon pounced upon by the 
 collectors, and have now become as rare as hen's teeth. The last lot sold for a 
 guinea apiece. They have now all disappeared. In addition to the words of 
 the opera published by Bentley, the management of the St. James's Theatre also 
 sold books, or rather pamphlets, of the songs, choruses, and concerted pieces 
 (i2mo, 16 pp.), with a list of the dramatis personcB on the back of the title. The 
 
 * This part contains the first announcement of " Sunday under three Heads." 
 
 10 opera
 
 opera was printed and published by Bradbury & Evans, in 1837, and sold for 
 tenpence in the theatre. It now sells for £2 2s. The Bentley publication sells 
 for ^10. This latter has been reprinted by R. Bentley in facsimile in 1878, but 
 the fact that it is a reprint is stated on the back of the title. A frontispiece was 
 etched for this by F. W. Pailthorpe a year later, but published separately. 
 
 "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club," published by Chap- 
 man & Hall, in twenty parts the " green leaves " having a woodcut illustration 
 designed by R. Seymour. Part i contains four etchings by Seymour; at least it 
 should do so, but ninety-nine copies in parts out of every hundred have only 
 Phiz's copies of these etchings. Mr. Joseph Aked has stated that only four 
 hundred of the first part were stitched up and put in the wrappers, which will 
 readily account for the rarity of the Seymour etchings. Part 2 has only three 
 etchings by the same artist ; these are not at all difficult to obtain, as they were 
 used in all the sets in parts and also in the first cloth issues. Seymour com- 
 mitted suicide by blowing out his brains with a fowling-piece, and this part 
 contains a rare address from the author stating the fact. On the wrappers of the 
 two parts it states that the illustrations are by R. Seymour. After his death 
 it became necessary to select another illustrator, and R. W. Buss sent in an 
 etching illustrating Part 2, executed very much in the style of Seymour, a 
 resemblance which was no doubt the means of securing him the commission to 
 illustrate " Pickwick." I have an impression of this plate, which is probably 
 unique, the plate having been spoilt by some process or other. It was certainly 
 much more suitable in style than those afterwards furnished by Buss. Part 3 
 contains two etchings by R. W. Buss, not at all in character, and clashing 
 terribly with those by Seymour. It was by reason of this lack of harmony that 
 Buss was given up and Hablot K. Browne accepted. Every one knows of course 
 that Thackeray offered to illustrate the book, and imagined that he had ob- 
 tained the commission ; tradition says that he and Browne dined off sausages and 
 mashed potatoes to celebrate the event. Phiz, however, was the chosen one, 
 and the selection was fortunate, as Thackeray's style of illustrating, though full 
 of humour, was as unsuitable as Buss's. Browne, on the other hand, caught 
 the Dickens spirit exactly, and made his work conform to that of his pre- 
 decessor. He ended by illustrating nearly all the Dickens books. The Buss 
 plates were cancelled, and Phiz supplied two capital etchings (after the two to 
 Part 4) to fill their place. Part 3 contains an original address by Dickens, 
 and also a copy of a letter from a correspondent, whose ideas of punctuation 
 were full of fancy and originality. The periods seem to have been sprinkled 
 with a pepper castor, they are so plentiful. Part 4 contains Phiz's first etchings 
 to " Pickwick," which were signed " Nemo," but very indistinctly. He after- 
 wards adopted " the sobriquet of Phiz to harmonize with Dickens's Boz," as he 
 says in a letter to Mr. James Cook, 15th March, 1879. The first plate — "The 
 
 1 1 Upset "
 
 Upset" — is rather poor, and the only indifferent etching in the book. This 
 inferiority is in all probability owing to his slight knowledge of the process of 
 " biting in." He was greatly assisted in this by Mr. Robert Young, a great 
 friend of his, a very charming engraver and a pupil of Finden's. Wonderful 
 are the strides Browne made in the art of etching. Each successive part shows 
 marked improvement as well as the artist's own inimitable talent. Part 5 I pass 
 over, as it has nothing curious about it. Part 6 is interesting on account of 
 the figure of Potts (in the etching of Mrs. Leo Hunter's garden-party) being 
 so wonderfully like the late Lord Brougham. In the first issue of the etching, 
 " The unexpected breaking up of the seminary for young ladies," there is a 
 mistake in the pagination, viz. page 154 should be page 169. This must have 
 been altered immediately, as I have only seen the mistake in one impression, 
 which is now in my collection. I have looked at dozens of copies, but have 
 never been able to find a duplicate of it. I will pass over Parts 7, 8, and 9, and 
 take Part 10. This has an original address written by Dickens. I may here 
 add that all the addresses were printed on separate fly leaves and do not appear 
 except in the very first issues of the parts. Hablot Browne began with this 
 part to etch duplicate plates, the popularity of the book being so great that one 
 set of plates was not sufficient to supply the constantly increasing demand for 
 the parts ; and from. Part 10 up to 20 there were two sets of plates being worked, 
 full particulars of which will no doubt be given in Mr. D. C. Thomson's book on 
 Hablot Knight Browne. Li all these latter parts the plates of the first and 
 second states are mixed up indiscriminately ; they were printed at the same 
 time, and this will account for the frequent occurrence of one of each state in the 
 parts. Part 15 has a fourth address written by Dickens to account for the inter- 
 ruption that took place in the issue, caused by the death of his wife's sister, to 
 whom he was devotedly attached. The author seems annoyed at the conclusions 
 drawn by the public for the non-appearance of the 15th Number at the usual 
 time, " which he thought had been sufficiently emphatically stated before." This 
 may have been true, but there are very few traces of that statement now, a small 
 slip of paper written by Dickens, and inserted in Bentley's Miscellany by the 
 publisher.s, and a curt sentence at the head of the " Answers to Correspondents " 
 for the June Number of the same Miscellany, being all the notice that I have 
 seen. There may have been some in the daily papers of the time, but papers 
 were then 3^'. and A,d. each, and they had not anything like the circulation that 
 they have now ; hence the public ignorance. I have heard it stated that the 
 young lady was engaged to be married to D. Maclise, that they were all at the 
 theatre together one night, and that she died two hours after reaching home. 
 I have a letter of Dickens, written the day after the death, regretting his 
 inability to accept an invitation to dinner and giving the particulars of the 
 sad event. I should like to give it here in facsimile, as it is one of the most 
 
 12 charming
 
 charming letters ever written by him ; even the flourish that he usually put 
 under his name seems to be in mourning, it is so blurred and indistinct. 
 
 Parts 19 and 20 contain only a publisher's notice with regard to the publica- 
 tion of the work in a complete form, and an announcement to the effect that 
 a new work by Boz would shortly be commenced in the same form as the 
 " Pickwick Papers." This eventually appeared under the title of " Nicholas 
 Nickleby." 
 
 There must have been about a dozen different issues of " Pickwick " in the 
 parts. Mr. Aked states that its circulation towards the close was 40,000. I 
 should think that the publishers sold just about double that quantity in the 
 parts and cloth copies. An edition was published with inscriptions under all 
 the etchings for the first time (the illustrations to the parts having the page 
 etched in up to part 12 onl}>). A new set of plates was etched by Phiz to 
 illustrate the first portion of the book up to page 265 (excepting the two plates 
 to face pp. Ti and "jG) and the latter portion of the book was illustrated with 
 one of the sets issued with the parts. It was published with the printed title 
 bearing the date of 1S37, but I have a strong impression that it must have been 
 about the middle or end of 1S3S. These new illustrations by H. K. Browne are 
 excellent and far superior to the former ones published with the parts. A 
 complete copy in parts and in fine state is worth £\0^ but a fine copy in parts, 
 with the four addresses, the advertisements to each part, (which are of great 
 rarity,) and all the plates in the first state, has not been sold by auction for 
 the last fifteen years. It would doubtless realise ;£■ 15 to £20. I think I can 
 safely assert that there are not a dozen copies in existence. The cloth edition 
 of 1837, with the lettered impressions of the plates, is now worth ^3 to £if, 
 according to condition. There is also a cheap edition, the first of the double 
 column series, published in 1847, wit^h a new preface by Dickens, who also wrote 
 an address to the public with a prospectus, which is to be found in some of the 
 early numbers of "Dombey & Son" amongst the advertisements. The MS. of 
 this prospectus, entirely in Dickens' autograph, was sold about four 3-ears ago 
 at Sotheby's. This cheap edition has a frontispiece designed by C. R. Leslie, 
 R.A. It is worth about three or four shillings. 
 
 The extraordinary popularity of " Pickwick " brought into existence a 
 perfect swarm of extra-illustrators, plagiarists, pirates, and others. Of the 
 plagiarisms and piracies a fairly complete list will be found in Mr. Cook's 
 "Bibliography," published in 1879. Of the extra illustrators, the principal 
 artists were A. Crowquill, T. Onwhyn, W. Heath, Sir John Gilbert, R.A,, 
 Sibson, and Hablot K. Browne himself The six woodcuts designed by Phiz 
 to illustrate the 1847 edition are by far the best, being some of his happiest 
 efforts. The other extra illustrations are rare, especially the Heath, Crowquill, 
 and Gilbert series. The plates etched by Onwhyn are still in existence, and 
 
 13 can
 
 can be bought for is., but the original set in parts is worth £^. The other 
 illustrations are worth from £^ to ^5 a set. Phiz designed a set of 5/ woodcuts 
 to the Household Edition of " Pickwick," but it would have been better for his 
 fame if he had not done them ; they are among his very worst efforts. 
 
 The following interesting lot was sold at Sotheby's on the 25th July, 
 1883:- 
 
 150. Dickens (Charles), Autograph portions of the original manuscripts of 
 the " Pickwick Papers " (chapters xxxv. and xxxvi., pp. 50 to 82), and of 
 "Nicholas Nickleby" (chapter ix., pp. ^j to 103, chapter xv. 1-70, and chapter 
 xvii. I to 106), with engraved portrait of the author, four holograph letters, 
 signed, etc., and copy of humorous rhymes from him to Mr. Hicks added, half 
 morocco. The humorous verses are as follows : — 
 
 " Private and confidential. 
 
 To Mr. Hicks. 
 
 "Oh, Mr. Hick 
 — s, I'm heartily sick 
 Of this sixteenth " Pickwick," 
 Which is just in the nick, 
 For the publishing trick, 
 And will read nice and shck, 
 If you'll only be quick ! 
 I don't write on tick, 
 That's my comfort avick ! " 
 
 It was sold to B. F. Stevens for ;^Si. I sent a commission of £\o for it, but 
 I have been given to understand that even double that amount would not have 
 obtained it for ine. It has gone to America, unluckily, and I suppose that we shall 
 never see it back again. Its proper place was the South Kensington Museum, 
 with the rest of the manuscripts in the Forster collection ; but they seem very 
 chary at that institution of spending money on a MS., even when a " Pickwick " 
 wants completion. 
 
 " An account of the origin of the ' Pickwick Papers,' (by Mrs. Seymour 
 widow of the distinguished artist who originated the work,) with Mr. Dickens's 
 version and her reply thereto, showing the fallacy of his statements ; also letters 
 of her husband's and other distinguished men. London : Printed for the 
 Authoress, 2, Drayton Villas, Old Brompton, i2nio., 36 pp. n.d." * The particu- 
 lars of the pamphlet given above were copied from the authoress's corrected proof 
 copy, the only copy I have ever heard of This pamphlet is very rare, probably 
 on account of the contempt with which it was naturally and deservedly treated 
 by the public in general. It died a natural death and was not resuscitated until 
 
 ♦ No Date. 
 
 14 1866,
 
 1 866, when a son of R. Seymour made another claim. In t\\Q Athenancm of 
 31st March and 7th April, 1866, Charles Dickens gave full particulars about 
 the " Pickwick Papers." It was such a crushing reply to the assertions that 
 were made that the question has never been reopened. 
 
 There is a curious portrait of " Boz," etched by Phiz during the publication 
 of " Pickwick," that every Dickens collector should have. It is unique as a 
 Phiz etching. It shows a most profound contempt for the laws of perspective, 
 and is in other respects an abominable caricature. 
 
 "The Strange Gentleman" was published by Chapman & Hall, 1837, 
 in a lavender coloured wrapper, with a frontispiece etched by Phiz. It must 
 also have been issued without the frontispiece, as it is the exception to find a 
 copy with it in. I have had a dozen through my hands, but only one with the 
 frontispiece. There is a copy in the Forster Collection at South Kensington 
 Museum, and but very few Dickens collectors possess this rarity. The book has 
 been beautifully reprinted, and is so closely copied from the original, that given 
 a little age and dirt it would deceive a good many people. It lacks the frontis- 
 piece by Phiz, but one was etched for it, after publication, by F. W. Pailthorpe, 
 and is to be obtained with the book for ys. or Ss. The rare original, though, 
 with the Phiz etching is worth ;^I2, and £S without it. There are also some 
 original playbills of the performance at the St. James's Theatre, not easily 
 obtainable, and worth a guinea luhen yoii get them, 
 
 " Is She his Wife ; or, Something Singular," supposed to have been 
 published in London about 1837. In a weekly periodical called "The Pen," 
 and published in 18S0, there was a very interesting article, written by Mr. R. H. 
 Shepherd, giving full particulars, as far as he was able, of this one act burletta. 
 The work was reprinted by James Osgood & Co., Boston, U.S.A., 1877, 32mo, 
 and unfortunately the original copy was destroyed in the fire which burned 
 their business premises in December, 1879. Mr. Osgood states that this was 
 a demy Svo of thirty pages, without wrapper, but he had entirely forgotten the 
 publisher's name. I have never seen a copy of it, nor do I know of any one in 
 this country who has ; it would certainly create a small sensation in the Dickens 
 world if a copy should turn up by any chance. The American reprint (entirely 
 out of print) is getting scarce, and sells now for I5i-. The playbill of the per- 
 formance at the St. James's Theatre is in existence, and is now worth a guinea. 
 One of these playbills is exceedingly curious and gives particulars of a song that 
 no one seems to have mentioned or even heard of. It was sung on the occasion 
 of Mr. Harley's benefit at the St. James's Theatre, Monday, March 13th, 1837. 
 Under the cast of " Is She his Wife ; or. Something Singular," by " Boz," occurs 
 the following: — "Mr. Harley will, in the character of Mr. Pickwick, make his 
 first visit to the St. James's Theatre, and relate, to a Scotch air, his experiences 
 of ' a whitebait dinner at Blackwall,' edited expressly for him by his biographer 
 
 IS 'Boz,'"
 
 'Boz.'" This was followed by "The Strange Gentleman," "58th, and last 
 night this season." So says the programme ; but it was acted twice again 
 after this, making in all 60 performances. This playbill is indeed a rarity ; but 
 what has become of the song ? When the St. James's Theatre was altered a 
 few years ago by Messrs. Hare & Kendal, a pile of acting copies of dramas, 
 etc., were sold as waste paper, and in amongst these were four out of the six 
 parts of "Is She his Wife?" written by the theatrical copyist; but Harley's 
 part was not amongst the number. The names of the performers and the parts 
 that they were to assume were in the handwriting of Chas. Dickens, on the 
 brown paper wrappers. 
 
 "Sketches of Young Gentlemen," published by Chapman & Hall, 1838, 
 with six illustrations by Phiz, written by Dickens as an indignant remonstrance 
 against the " Sketches of Young Ladies " (which was written, I believe, by one 
 of the Brothers Mayhew). It was not acknowledged by Dickens at the time, 
 and he thought that the price (;^iSo) that he received a very good one, taking 
 into consideration that it was written anonymously. Dickens agreed with Mr. 
 Tegg to write the " History of Serjeant Bell and his Raree Show," and accepted 
 the offer of ;^ioo that was made, but for some reason it never came off. I have 
 an autograph letter of his, wherein he offers to write it for .£'120, but on con- 
 dition that the name of Boz should not appear on the title. At the top of the 
 page Mr. Tegg has written, " The amount offered and accepted is ;£'ioo." This 
 letter was written at Furnival's Inn, and although there is no date it was pro- 
 bably at the end of 1836 or beginning of 1837. Let us, however, "return to our 
 muttons." There were several editions of the "Young Gentlemen" in 1838, 
 all in thick boards with a woodcut on the green wrapper designed by Phiz. 
 The first edition, if it be in fine state, is worth ;^3. It is not particularly un- 
 common. About 1849 a shilling edition was issued in a limp wrapper, and two 
 or three " cheap and nasty " editions have been issued since with the plates 
 lithographed. A plagiarism of this book was published under the title of 
 " Characteristic Sketches of Young Gentlemen," by Quiz Junior, with woodcut 
 illustrations, probably by Robert Cruikshank. It was published by W. Kidd, 
 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, N.D., as the companion to " Sketches of 
 Young Ladies," thin fcap. 8vo, brown cloth. 
 
 "Oliver Twist," 3 vols., post 8vo, published by Richard Bentley, 1838, 
 in a brown cloth cover, with 24 illustrations by G. Cruikshank. The first edition 
 is very difficult to obtain in nice clean state, the plates being almost invariably 
 foxed, and the text more often soiled than not. It should have on the titles, 
 " Oliver Twist ; or, the Parish Boy's Progress, by Boz," and the last plate in the 
 third volume should be that of Rose Maylie, Harry and Oliver sitting in front 
 of the fireplace. This is commonly called the cancelled plate. It also has a list 
 of the plates in the first volume next to the title, which does not appear in 
 
 16 any
 
 any of the other issues excepting the so called third edition (whicli, b}- the way, 
 is about the sixth edition). The author was so disgusted witli the last plate that 
 he poHtely but forcibly requested Cruikshank to etch another. This was done 
 at once ; and although it is an improvement on the first, neither the one nor 
 the other is an embellishment to the book. This is an accusation that cannot 
 be brought against the rest of the illustrations, as they are undoubtedly Cruik- 
 shank's finest efforts. The substituted plate, " Rose Maylie and Oliver standing 
 at Agnes' tomb," was published in an unacknowledged second edition, which 
 bears a different title from the first, viz. "Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens." 
 There were two issues of "Oliver Twist" in the three- volume form in 1839, one 
 of them bearing "2nd edition" on the title. Another edition was issued in 1840. 
 In 1841 the author made arrangements with Mr. Bentley for the re-purchase 
 of the copyright of " Oliver Twist," and also for the projected tale of " Barnaby 
 Rudge" that was advertised to appear in 3 volumes, post 8vo. The sum 
 paid was £22^0. The remaining stock was handed over, and a third edition 
 was published by Chapman & Hall in 1 841, with a new preface by Dickens. 
 The first two volumes of the tale appeared in Bentlcf s Miscellany \x\. 1837-38, 
 and in the third part of the Miscellany appeared " An E.xtraordinary Gazette," 
 announcing the forthcoming " Oliver." It is a parody on the royal speech, 
 consisting of 3 pp. 8vo, with a pretty woodcut portrait of Dickens, designed by 
 H. K. Browne. It has become very scarce and is occasionally catalogued at a 
 guinea. There were six contributions by Dickens to the Miscellany apart from 
 "Oliver" (which was concluded in the beginning of the year 1S39), besides 
 prefaces and a valedictory address in 1839, when the editorship was handed 
 over to W. Harrison Ainsworth. 
 
 The first octavo edition of " Oliver Twist " was published by Bradbury & 
 Evans, 1846, and was issued in ten monthly parts in a green wrapper 
 with a very pretty woodcut designed by G. Cruikshank. The plates were 
 repaired, but not by Cruikshank, and their appearance is certainly not im- 
 proved. This defect does not in any way alter the value of this edition, 
 as it has often been sold for as much as the first edition — a fact which does 
 not say much for the judgment or taste of collectors. The double column 
 or cheap edition was next issued by Bradbury & Evans, with a woodcut 
 frontispiece designed by G. Cruikshank, and a capital new preface written 
 by the author, wherein he holds Sir Peter Laurie up to the public ridicule 
 that he deserved, and shakes him much in the same way that a terrier would 
 a rat. The MS. of this preface is in my possession, as well as two or 
 three of the corrected proof sheets ; there are some paragraphs in the MS. 
 that do not appear in the printed preface. The value of the first edition 
 of " Oliver Twist," in 3 volumes cloth, is about £6, if fine and clean and 
 with the cancelled plate ; that of the next edition with the substituted plate 
 t> 17 about
 
 about ^4 los. Amateurs should purchase both these editions and keep 
 each intact, instead of inserting the plate of the second issue into the first, 
 which is an invariable habit with them. It is a wonder to me that they do 
 not take the preface out of the third edition and insert it in the first, which 
 would be about as judicious a proceeding. The third edition is valuable for 
 its preface, and is worth about £^ los. The first octavo edition, z/i parts 
 only, is worth £6, and has been sold as high as £\o. In the cloth case it 
 is worth about ^3 \os. The cheap edition can be bought for 2s. or ■^s. Nearly 
 every one knows that George Cruikshank laid claim to the " original ideas 
 and characters" in this book, a claim that he affected to believe in himself, 
 but he never succeeded in convincing any one else. Another fact and one 
 not generally known (which quite settles any doubt as to the first statement) 
 is that Cruikshank also claimed to have originated the " Pickwick Papers." 
 This is awkward for Seymour, who made a similar pretension with the same 
 grounds for assertion. Cruikshank's invention was not literary. Has any one 
 ever had the patience to read his teetotal twaddle in the Fairy Library (beauti- 
 fully illustrated du rcste) ? In one of these tales, I forget which, the following 
 powerful bit of writing occurs : " The King complimented him (the prince) upon 
 his manly observations about the crops and the weather." As Thackeray 
 would say, " Here's the hoighth of foine language intirely." Cruikshank had 
 plenty of genius as an etcher, and should have been content with that. 
 
 " Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi," 2 vols., pink cloth, published by 
 Richard Bentley, with twelve etchings by G. Cruikshank. This book was merely 
 edited by Boz ; the MS. being prepared by John Dickens from Mr. Egerton 
 Wilks' autobiographical notes. Except the preface he did not write a line of this 
 biography, such modifications or additions as he made having been dictated 
 by him to his father. His own estimate of the book was brief but expressive — 
 '' Twaddle." Dickens's hand can be traced, however, in the anecdote of " Mr. 
 Mackintosh's Covey," which is immensely funny and told in Boz's best vein 
 of humour. The illustrations by Cruikshank are excellent, although in none 
 of them is there a likeness to " Joe." Cruikshank knew Grimaldi well, in fact 
 the latter once stood for his portrait to George, in costume, and made a grimace 
 for him, all of which were duly etched, and form the heading of a song pub- 
 lished by Laurie & Whittle, in 18 15. There was a second issue of the book, 
 in two black cloth volumes, dated 1838, which is remarkable for the curious 
 state of the etching called "The last Song." Some idiot who could neither 
 etch nor draw, was kind enough to make a scrawl all round this etching, and 
 this embellishment has been variously ascribed to A. Crowquill and Mr. G. A. 
 Sala, an outrage on both of them, for they could etch, whereas the man 
 who perpetrated this atrocity could not even draw. 
 
 It is difficult to imagine Cruikshank, a past grand master in the art of 
 
 18 etching.
 
 etching, allowing any one to improve his plates. I should think that this 
 work must have been done after the quarrel of Bentley with Cruikshank, but the 
 publisher had the good sense to clean it off the plate before issuing another 
 edition. Strange perversity of the dilettante nature — the collectors of Cruik- 
 shank and Dickens prefer the spoiled plate to the other. An edition of 
 " Grimaldi," the two volumes i2mo bound up in one in red cloth, was pub- 
 lished by Bentley, 1S46, with only ten etchings by G. Cruikshank, but with 
 a coloured frontispiece, engraved by J. Harris after a drawing by S. de Wilde. 
 It is a portrait of Grimaldi as clown in the pantomime of " Mother Goose." 
 This is the only edition in which this frontispiece appeared. Why the two 
 etchings by Cruikshank were withdrawn from this edition I have never been 
 able to ascertain ; the other plates are still in existence, though very much worn, 
 and have been published several times by Messrs. Routledge & Sons. The 
 first edition of Grimaldi sells for ;^8, in uncut state, and the second issue in 
 the black cloth with the spoilt etching realises the same amount. The 1S46 
 edition with the coloured frontispiece sells for £^. It is an important edition 
 for lovers of theatrical biography, as it has additional notes, supposed to have 
 been written by Charles Whitehead, but in reality supplied by J. H. Burn. 
 
 "Nicholas Nickleby," published in 20 Parts by Chapman & Hall 1838-39. 
 There are several series of plates etched by Phiz to this book ; as many as 
 four plates were etched for some of the parts, notably "Miss Snevellicci's great 
 bespeak," and "Mr. Mantalini in reduced circumstances." A curious thing about 
 the latter plate is that Phiz seems to have drawn the figure of the woman in the 
 most confidential articles of feminine apparel, and afterwards clothed her with 
 the thinnest of garments ; the effect is anything but pretty. There is another 
 instance of it in " David Copperfield " in the plate " My child-wife's old com- 
 panion," and equally objectionable. Nickleby in parts is to be obtained without 
 much difficulty for £^. Several sets of illustrations were engraved for Nickleby, 
 the most interesting being a series of 24 heads designed on wood by Kenny 
 Meadows, and published in six parts with a pretty wrapper. A set of 40 was 
 etched by T.- Onwhyn in 9 parts ; the plates are in existence, 32 of which are 
 sold for is., the original sets being worth £^. Of another set of 32 woodcuts, 
 four are designed by Sir John Gilbert ; the others, I should think, were done by 
 Catnach or some such genius, and are happily very scarce. There is also a set of 
 three illustrations engraved by Finden after Frank Stone, and very good they 
 are. The pirates produced another book of the penny dreadful order, and called 
 it " Nickelas Nickelberry." It was published in penny parts. Most of the 
 piracies were written, I believe, by a Mr. J. P. Prest, and published by one Lloyd, 
 who, I have heard it stated (but with what truth I know not), was the founder of 
 Lloyd's Weekly Neius. Another book entitled " Nickleby Married " was pub- 
 lished in II parts, green wrappers, with 22 plates by Quiz ; it was pretentiously 
 
 19 gotten
 
 gotten up, and published by John Williams, 44, Paternoster Row, 1840. Who 
 the author was nobody knows. Dickens about this time, or perhaps earlier, 
 sat for his portrait to a miniature painter living in Golden Square, by the 
 name of Miss Drummond. I wonder whether she sat for the portrait of Miss 
 La Creevy ? The miniature is now in the possession of Mrs. Perugini. The 
 first cheap edition of Nickleby was published in 1S48, with a new preface, 
 and frontispiece designed on wood by T. Webster, R.A. The painting of 
 " Dothcboys Hall " was said to be excellent ; about the woodcut the less said 
 the better. This edition is to be bought for 3^., and is interesting only to the 
 collector. 
 
 " The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman," with 1 1 illustrations and one 
 sheet of music, etched by G. Cruikshank. Published by Charles Tilt, 1839. The 
 preface and notes were written by Dickens for Cruikshank, and here both author 
 and artist are at their very best. It would be difficult to say which is the funnier 
 of the two. The notes and preface are rollicking with fun and the etchings arc 
 intensely comic. Mr. G. A. Sala has written on different occasions that the notes 
 were by W. M. Thackeray, a statement that I beg respectfully but flatly to con- 
 tradict. Firstly, because there is not the slightest internal evidence to warrant 
 such an assertion. Secondly, because the notes are brimming over with animal 
 spirits, a complaint that Thackeray was never accused of suffering from. 
 Lastly and most importantly, George Cruikshank told me on three different 
 occasions that the notes were written by Dickens, and he was not likely to 
 credit that particular author with anything that was not strictly his due. 
 He also told me distinctly and emphatically that they were not written by 
 W. M. Thackeray. The first edition is in dark green cloth with a block 
 printed in gold on the outside. This was also designed by Cruikshank. It 
 represents the marriage of Lord Bateman and the Fair Sophia, and is quite 
 worthy of the rest of the book. It has been scarce for the last twenty years. I 
 gave £i \^s. for a copy at Sotheby's two years ago, but it is now worth close 
 upon £^ in fine condition. There have been several editions of it since — in 1840 
 and 1841, and one in 1S51, which is noticeable on account of two of the plates 
 being touched up by some meddler on mischief bent ; he was not successful in 
 his attempt to spoil them, but he did his level best to that end. The last edition 
 has just been published by Bell, of Covent Garden, and very nicely it is done. 
 
 " Sketches of Young Couples," with 6 illustrations by Phiz, published 
 by Chapman & Hall, 1840 ; in light green boards, with a woodcut designed by 
 Phiz. At the end there is a pros^DCctus among the advertisements, written 
 by Dickens, announcing the publication of " Master Humphrey's Clock." This 
 prospectus was also used in octavo form with a charming woodcut designed by 
 Phiz. This is a portrait of Boz opening the doors of Master Humphrey's clock 
 and letting out a host of characters, including Pickwick. I have seen but one 
 
 20 example
 
 example of this prospectus, and that I bous^ht a year ago ; I had been hunting 
 for it for years. There were hundreds of it printed at the time, no doubt ; but 
 lis it is only an odd fly-leaf it has also been destroyed by the hundred. The 
 " Sketches of Young Couples " must have had a very limited sale as a first edi- 
 tion, for it is very difficult to procure; it is the exception to meet with it in fine 
 condition. It sells for £$ or £6 very readily. 
 
 " Master Humphrey's Clock," in 88 Numbers, published by Chapman & 
 Hall, 1840-41, in white wrappers, price 3^. It was also published in monthly 
 parts in green wrappers at is. and is. 3^., according to the quantity of 
 matter contained in the part ; all the wrappers had a woodcut designed by H. 
 K. Browne. The illustrations were furnished by G. Cattermole and Phiz, and 
 one by D. Maclise, R.A. No. 9 contains a notice by the author, and No. So has 
 a valedictory address on the inside of the wrapper, which was continued in 
 the Nos. to 83 and then repeated in No. 87, with the addition of a postscript by 
 the author. There is also the prospectus with the woodcut portrait mentioned 
 under the head of " Sketches of Young Couples." At one time this book was 
 easily obtainable in 3^/. Nos., and that not more than four years ago. It could 
 then be bought for 30.^. easily ; now it sells for £4, and has been sold as high as 
 £6 in very clean state. It is important to get the book in the white wrappers 
 as the sheets there are not cut down in any way, whereas in the monthly parts 
 in green wrappers they are slightly cropped at the sides and bottom, but in the 
 cloth copies issued on completion of the work the edges are absolutely ploughed 
 down all round. The " Old Curiosity Shop " is one of the most beautiful of all 
 Dickens's creations ; Mr. R.H. Home in his "New Spirit of the Age " called at- 
 tention at the time to the fact that towards the end of the story whole pages of 
 prose can be turned into blank verse, with scarcely any alteration. Dickens 
 was so strong in his writing at this period that he went sailing away with his 
 stories as if there were 176 numbers ahead instead of half that number; and the 
 printer had to remind him occasionally that there was a page or a page and 
 a half too much. I have some of the galley proofs of " Master Humphrey's 
 Clock," wherein huge paragraphs are ruthlessly cut out to keep the matter 
 within the limits of the Number. With this publication the piracies came to 
 an end, but not so the extra illustrators. On the contrary they were in 
 greater force than ever, and nearly all good, or at least characteristic. Sibson 
 (very much improved on his first illustrations to Dickens), Absolon, Corbeaux, 
 K. Meadows, J. Parallel, Hablot K. Browne and R. Young were among them, 
 the two latter by far the best of all. There is nothing in the range of Dickens 
 illustrations more beautiful than those of Phiz. The artist seems to have revelled 
 in his subjects. One or two indeed are weaker than the rest ; for instance 
 " The Death of Little Nell," which is a trifle mawkish ; and then again in the 
 etching " Barnaby and Hugh," the " Hugh " is not loutish enough. But the 
 
 21 "Dolly
 
 " Dolly Varden " is perfection. Phiz has done nothing else that can in any way 
 compare with this portrait. There she is as Dickens describes her : " How well 
 she looked } Well ? Why, if he had exhausted every laudatory adjective in the 
 dictionary, it wouldn't have been praise enough. When and where was there 
 ever, such a plump, roguish, comely, bright-eyed, enticing, bewitching, captivat- 
 ing, maddening little puss in all this world, as Dolly ! " Emma Haredale, the 
 Marchioness, and Barbara are all super-excellent, the latter perhaps not quite so 
 good as in the drawing of her that I have, where Phiz has given her a demure 
 look that is more in keeping with the text. 
 
 Both Maclise and Frith painted portraits of Dolly Varden ; of the two I 
 much prefer Frith's, but his conception is in no way superior to Phiz's. Frith's 
 " Dolly Varden " was engraved by C. E. Wagstafif and published by John 
 Mitchell in 1843. I mention this because after the sale of Dickens's pictures 
 in 1870, Mr. Frith wrote to the Daily Telegraph a letter in which he says : 
 "After criticising my picture of Dolly Varden, you say that I sold it for £ji, 
 and that it was engraved by Mr. Mitchell, of Bond Street, close upon thirty 
 years ago. The price Mr. Dickens paid me for the picture was ;^20, the sum I 
 asked him in the year 1843, and it has never been engraved." The engraving is 
 before me at this present moment of writing, and a very beautiful India proof it 
 is, coloured by an artist at the time after the original picture, and one of a 
 dozen that were so published. Mr. Frith must have forgotten all about it, or 
 else there were two Richmonds in the field. Maclise's portrait of Dolly was 
 also engraved in mezzotint. Sibson's illustrations, of which there were 72 
 not 70 as given in the list, were published in 18 parts. Parallel's had 
 12 etchings in two parts; they are the worst of all the illustrations to this 
 book, their merit being scarcity and not quality. An important addition to 
 the collector's library is the " Master Humphrey's Clock " in the Edition de luxe 
 published about four years ago. In it the illustrations are printed from the 
 wood blocks for the first time ; in all the previous editions, including the 
 numbers and parts, the illustrations were printed from stereotypes. In the re- 
 cently published life of Hablot K. Browne, three unused woodcut illustrations 
 are criven as belonging to Humphrey's Clock. Of one of them there can be no 
 doubt, but the author of the Life is most certainly in error in accepting the other 
 two as such. The first one, given as " Mrs. Jarley and Nell," cannot belong 
 to the book, as Dickens's Little Nell is always mentioned as the child, and 
 is pictorially represented in short frocks ; whereas in the woodcut given, it is a 
 girl of 18 or 20, and in a dress. As for the second, it is an illustration of 
 one of Lever's books, (probably an Irish driver on his jaunting car,) but has 
 nothing to do with the " Clock." I do not think that Dickens ever described 
 but one Irish character, and that one is Mr. Bevan's Footman in Martin 
 Chuzzlewit. In only one instance does Shakespeare mention one ! The first 
 
 22 cheap
 
 cheap edition of "The Old Curiosity Shop" was publislied in 1S48, with a 
 new preface by the author, and a frontispiece designed by G. Cattermole. 
 
 " Barnaby Rudge," also published in the same series, with a capital preface, 
 giving a history of the author's two ravens, and a pretty woodcut frontispiece 
 designed by H. K. Browne. It is the best illustration (with the exception of 
 Cruikshank's two) in the whole series. 
 
 In 1841 was published a portrait of C. Dickens, drawn on stone by Count 
 d'Orsay, wherein the artist gives the author a decidedly Jewish cast of coun- 
 tenance. It was published by J. Mitchell, Bond Street, and is now very scarce 
 and often sold for a guinea. 
 
 "Pic-Nic Papers." 3 volumes, green cloth, published by Henry 
 Colburn, 1841. This was edited by Charles Dickens, who wrote the first story 
 in the first volume, called " The Lamplighter's Story." This was originally 
 intended as a farce for Covent Garden Theatre, then under the manage- 
 ment of his friend Macready. In the TJicatrical Observer, Nov. 15, 1837, 
 the following statement is made : " Mr. Charles Dickens, author of the 
 ' Pickwick Papers,' has received most liberal offers from Mr. Macready to 
 write for Covent Garden, but we are informed they have been declined. . . 
 It is confidently said that ;£^500 down, together with contingent advantages, 
 were promised by the manager for a comedy in five acts. — Sunday Paper" 
 The farce was published, for the first time, about five years ago, only 250 copies 
 were printed, i2mo, blue wrapper, under the title of "The Lamplighter: a 
 Farce by Charles Dickens (1838). Now first printed from a manuscript in the 
 Forster collection at the South Kensington Museum, London, 1S79." It sells 
 from lOj. to \i,s. 
 
 The " Pic-Nic Papers " were collected and published for the benefit of 
 Macrone's (the publisher) widow and children, with two illustrations by 
 Cruikshank and six by Phiz, the illustrations to the third volume being 
 furnished by R. J. Hamerton. Its present value is about ;^S in clean and 
 uncut state. There are several editions of the book in one volume ; they sell 
 for lOs. or thereabouts. 
 
 On Dickens's return from America, where he had been battling against the 
 transatlantic pirates, he sent a circular in the form of a letter on International 
 Copyright with America to all the principal authors and publishers of the day. 
 This is very scarce in the separate form ; the copy I have is addressed to 
 William Pickering (the publisher). The name, and the " Dear Sir," are in 
 Dickens's handwriting. As it never occurs for sale it would be difficult to put 
 any value on it. It is printed on a quarto sheet of note paper. 
 
 The " Patrician's Daughter," by J. Wcstland Marston, was published in 
 1841, but was not acted until " Saturday evening, December loth (1842), Drury 
 Lane Theatre [according to the play bill that I have before me]. The prologue, 
 
 2 ; written
 
 written by Mr. Charles Dickens, will be spoken by Mr. Macready." This pro- 
 logue was printed in No. 157 of the Tlicatrical Journal and Stranger's Guide, 
 published the following Saturday, December 17, 1842, p. 407. It was also 
 printed in the "Letters of Charles Dickens," 18S0, vol. i. There is the same 
 number of lines in each publication ; viz. forty-eight. 
 
 "American Notes." 2 volumes, brown cloth, published by Chapman & 
 Hall, 1842. The author wrote an introduction intended to be published with 
 the two volumes, but he was persuaded to suppress it by his friend, John 
 Forster, who however printed it in his " Life of Charles Dickens," vol. ii. pp. 13 
 to 17. There were four editions of the book in the two-volume form. The 
 first edition sells for 50X., but it is not an uncommon book. The first cheap 
 edition, with a new preface by Dickens, was published in 1850, with a sketch 
 of the "Britannia" by Clarkson Stanfield as a frontispiece. A reply to this 
 book was written, entitled " Change for the American Notes," supposed to be 
 written by an American lady, and published by Wiley & Putnam, Stationer's 
 Court, 1843. It sells for about io.f., which, considering the twaddle that it con- 
 tains, is mighty dear. 
 
 " Martin Ciiuzzlewit." 20 Parts, green wrappers, with a design by Phiz, 
 and 40 etchings by the same artist, published by Chapman & Hall, 1843. This 
 book has got to be quite scarce in the original parts, although it rarely sells 
 even in that form for over .^5. Somehow it is not very popular with collectors, 
 although one of Dickens's best books. There was one complete set of the 
 illustrations, with about 50 duplicate plates (quadruplicates of some of the 
 subjects), which will give a collector no little trouble in getting a complete set. 
 The first cheap edition was published in 1849, with a new preface by the author, 
 and a frontispiece by F. Stone. It is very common, and easily obtainable for 
 a few shillings. Only one attempt was made to extra illustrate this book, and 
 it was a miserable failure in both the pecuniary and the artistic sense. A 
 single part with four shabby woodcuts, was all that was published. R.I. P. 
 The extra illustrators collapsed in a most extraordinary manner ; they do not 
 indeed seem to have made the slightest effort, which was unusual with them ; 
 for whenever a book of Dickens' had appeared before, they had gone to work 
 at it tooth and nail. Even Phiz did not attempt the task till about thirty 
 years afterwar Js, when he designed two woodcuts, one for Cassell's " Penny 
 Readings," and the other for the Christmas number of the Bookseller. They 
 are certainly not in his best style, and perhaps in about his worst. 
 
 "The Christmas Carol," with 4 coloured etchings and 4 woodcuts by 
 John Leech, published by Chapman & Hall in a dull red cloth, gilt edges, 1843. 
 The title-page to the first edition is printed in red and blue, with the date of 
 1843. I have seen a very few copies (with no statement as to " edition ") with 
 the title printed in red and green, but with the date of 1844. I do not think 
 
 24 that
 
 that these latter arc first editions, although the book was printed and published 
 at the close of 1S43. It is not an unusual practice of publishers to date a book 
 with the coming year, and thus it is just possible that these may be first editions, 
 but I doubt it very much, in spite of their great scarcity. The first edition 
 of this work in very fine state sells for ^^5 ; even a dirty copy seldom sells 
 under £2, and it is not to be wondered at, for it is a lovcable book. As 
 Thackeray says : " Who can listen to any objections with regard to this book .? " 
 It was one of his favourites, together with " Pickwick " and " Copperficld ; " 
 and it certainly is one of the three most delightful stories in the English 
 language, the other two being the "Vicar of Wakefield" and the "History of 
 Henry Esmond." These will go down to posterity together, and be read with 
 just the same relish in the distant future as they are now. " The Christmas 
 Carol " went through twenty-four editions in the red cloth. The first cheap edi- 
 tion was published with a woodcut frontispiece by Leech, but it is merely a copy 
 of one of his charming etchings to the first edition of the book. It had a new 
 preface, and was published in 1852 by Chapman & Hall with the rest of the 
 Christmas books. 
 
 "Athenaeum Address," 1843. Dickens was president of the first soiree held 
 in 1843, and made a long speech, which has been reprinted in a separate form 
 in The Orator, royal 8vo, cloth, 1868, and in a collection of Manchester 
 Athenaeum Addresses, published by the directors in 1S75, i2mo, green wrapper. 
 It was also published in the collected edition of speeches, J. C. Hotten, 1S70. 
 
 " Birmingham Polytechnic Institution Conversazione, with the Speech of 
 Charles Dickens, Esq." i2mo. Published at Birmingham, 1844. Also pub- 
 lished with the collected speeches. 
 
 "The Keepsake " for 1844. Edited by the Countess of Blessington, pub- 
 lished by Longmans, 1844, in red silk, gilt edges. Royal 8vo. It contains at 
 page 73 a poem by Charles Dickens, and is to be bought for io.f. or \2s. 
 
 Hood's Magazine and Comic Miscellany. Vol. i. of which contains a paper 
 by Dickens. It was published in parts in 1844, and the article occurs in the 
 May number. It is valued at 20s. to 30J. 
 
 "Evenings of a Working Man," by John Overs, i2mo, brown cloth, gilt 
 edges, published by T. C. Newby, 1844. The preface was written by Charles 
 Dickens, and I cannot say that I think it does him much credit, as it has always 
 struck me as being particularly objectionable, not to say snobbish. There is an 
 air of patronage about it that is positively irritating ; it may not have been in 
 the writer's intention, still there it is. There was only one edition of it, and it 
 now sells for £'^. I have seen uncut copies, but they are unusual, and were 
 probably unsold stock. 
 
 "The Chimes," with illustrations by Maclise, Stanfield, Leech, and Doyle, 
 
 published by Chapman & Hall, 1845, in a bright red cloth, gilt edges. The 
 
 E 25 frontispiece
 
 frontispiece and vignette title were engraved by F. P. Becker after drawings by 
 Maclise, and there are two states of the plate. The first has the name of Chap- 
 man & Hall etched in the clouds at the bottom of the illustration ; the second 
 state has the publisher's name engraved under the names of the designer and 
 eno-raver. The first edition has got to be very scarce, and with the first state 
 of the frontispiece is now worth about £2. The book went through about 
 twenty editions. 
 
 "The Cricket on the Hearth," with illustrations designed on wood by 
 Maclise, Stanfield, Leech, and Doyle, published by Chapman & Hall, and dated 
 1846, but issued at the end of 1845. It seems to have been amazingly popular ; 
 and with good reason, being undoubtedly the second best of Dickens's Christ- 
 mas books; for in 1847 the publishers were advertising the twenty-second 
 edition, at the same time that they were publishing the tenth edition of the 
 " Carol " and the twelfth of the " Chimes." It was issued in a bright red cloth, 
 with gilt blocks on side and back. 
 
 Dickens at the beginning of 1846 undertook the editorship of \\\& Daily 
 Neivs, but at the end of a fortnight resigned, as he found the work very uncon- 
 genial. He continued to write occasionally for the paper, however, and when in 
 Italy supplied descriptive letters. These were afterwards collected in a i2mo 
 volume, blue cloth, entitled " Pictures from Italy," and published by Brad- 
 bury & Evans, 1846, with a few illustrations drawn on wood by S. Palmer. It 
 passed through two editions, and is now to be bought for iSj., but more often 
 under that price. The other contributions to the Daily News will be found in 
 Mr. R. H. Shepherd's "Bibliography," where particulars are also given of 
 Dickens's contributions to the Examiner. Professor Ward in his excellent 
 essay on Dickens (" English Men of Letters ") mentions that several articles 
 were contributed to the Morning Chronicle as well as the Examiner that are not 
 mentioned in the Bibliography. This deficiency will no doubt be supplied 
 in some later edition. 
 
 "Proceedings of the General Theatrical Fund," 1847. i2mo, red cloth, 
 printed by Brewster & West, 1847. At pages 20-25 there is a speech by 
 Charles Dickens. It has not been reprinted tb.at I know of, nor had I ever 
 seen a copy until I bought one three months ago, with an autograph letter, for 
 £2. It formerly belonged to Benjamin Webster. 
 
 In the same year, on the occasion of the amateur performance at the 
 Theatre Royal, Manchester, for the benefit of Leigh Hunt, an address was writ- 
 ten by Serjeant Talfourd, and spoken by Mr. Charles Dickens. It was printed 
 by Bradbury & Evans, July 26th, 1847, Svo, pink wrapper. A circular was 
 written by Dickens, and a letter of his lithographed in facsimile, both of which 
 were sent to all who were likely to contribute anything towards the fund for 
 ' Leigh Hunt's benefit. They are both dated from the Piazza Coffee House. 
 
 26 " The
 
 "The Battle of Life," with illustrations drawn on wood by Maclise, 
 Stanfield, Leech, and Doyle, published by Bradbury & Evans, 1846, in a bright 
 red cloth, with gilt blocks on side and back designed by Maclise. There is only 
 one edition of this book, but the first issue of it has the imprint of Bradbury & 
 Evans on the vignette title ; very few however must have been sold, as this im- 
 print is met with only once in a hundred copies. An example with the imprint 
 is worth a sovereign ; one without it, los. or \2s. 
 
 The book was parodied by one Thomas Marinhe O'Kcefife under the title 
 of " The Battle of London Life, or ' Boz ' and his Secretary," by Morna, with 6 
 illustrations drawn on stone by G. A. Sala, published by G. Pierce, 310, Strand, 
 1849, '" Pi"'^ boards with a very pretty design by G. A. Sala on back and front. 
 This illustrated cover contains a number of caricature portraits, amongst others 
 those of the principal contributors to /'////c/^— Thackeray, Jerrold, Lemon, 
 A'Becket. The frontispiece is a portrait of " Boz " sitting in his study. I have 
 Cruikshank's copy with his autograph (it was presented to him by the author) 
 which I bought at the sale of his books, etc, in 1878. I thought that the book 
 was written by Mr. G. A. Sala, but on my writing to him he was kind enough 
 to give me the author's name. It is a very scarce little work, and is now 
 
 worth £3. 
 
 " DOMBEY AND SON." 20 Parts, in green wrappers, the design on which 
 is by Hablot K. Browne, with 40 etchings by the same artist. Published by 
 Bradbury & Evans, 1848. Great care should be taken by the collector to see 
 that he gets impressions from the plates, as many of the parts contain only 
 lithographs. There was such a large circulation of this book in the parts that 
 the printing from the plates could not be done fast enough, the etchings being 
 rarely sent in until the very last minute ; it was therefore necessary to litho- 
 graph some of the designs until duplicate plates could be etched. There are 
 two complete sets of etchings by Phiz to this book, and it will give amateurs no 
 little trouble, as well as amusement, to complete the two sets. Fine copies in 
 the parts sell for about ^3. 
 
 Dickens seemed very difficult to please over the illustrations to " Dombey." 
 In Forster's "Life," vol. ii. pp. 317-18. there are two pages of studies for the 
 portrait of Mr. Dombey alone. With the first illustration of Paul and Mrs. 
 Pipchin the author was terribly disappointed, and in a letter to Forster he 
 says, " I would cheerfully have given a hundred pounds to have kept this 
 illustration out of the book. He never could have got that idea of Mrs. Pip- 
 chin if he had attended to the text. Indeed I think he does better without 
 the text, for then the notion is made easy to him in short description." After 
 this Dickens adopted the plan of supplying Phiz with written descriptions of the 
 characters. It seems curious that the author did not see the drawing for this 
 etching, which is now in my possession, with some others to " Dombey," one of 
 
 27 which
 
 which was evidently submitted to him, as it has writing of Browne's underneath 
 asking his opinion whether this drawing or another of the same subject was the 
 better. I should think that there are two or three drawings by Phiz to every 
 subject in the book. During the progress of the work Phiz, in conjunction with 
 Robert Young, published four lovely portraits of Edith, Florence, Alice, and 
 Little Paul, the two latter being simply perfection. They were issued by Chap- 
 man & Hall in 1848, in a green wrapper, with the sanction of Charles Dickens. 
 I have a letter of the author's, wherein he praises the Little Paul and Alice very 
 highly. About the same time Phiz etched eight full length portraits as extra 
 illustrations to " Dombey." These were also published by Chapman & Hall, 
 1848, in a green wrapper, and with the other four extra illustrations comprise 
 some of H. K. Browne's very finest efforts. These sets have often been sold for 
 16s. and 30?. respectively. 
 
 Mr. Renton Nicholson, of "Judge and Jury" notoriety, was kind enough to 
 issue, about this time, what he was pleased to call a moral fiction under the 
 title of " Dombey and Daughter," in 12 numbers, at i|</. each or 6^/. monthly 
 parts, royal 8vo, published by Thomas Farris, 340, Strand, January to March, 
 1847, with 12 woodcut illustrations, and an illustrated wrapper. 
 
 "Facts and Figures from Italy, by Don Jeremy Savonarola." It was 
 written by Mahony (author of the Rcliqucs of FatJier Front), and was published 
 by Bentley, 1847, in yellow cloth, with a gilt block of the Pope's tiara on the 
 sides. It contains a notice signed by Dickens, and also a poetical epistle from 
 Savonarola to Boz, which by the way originally appeared in the January No. of 
 Bentley s Miscellany, 1838. The book consists of a series of letters addressed 
 to Dickens, who had engaged Father Prout to enter on this correspondence, 
 wherein he speaks wisely but not too well of the Italian Government. The book 
 sells for 1 5 J. now. 
 
 "The Haunted Man," with illustrations drawn on wood by Stanfield, 
 Tenniel, Leech and F. Stone. Published by Bradbury & Evans, 1848, in bright 
 red cloth, gilt edges. It is not a scarce book, and can be very easily purchased 
 for js., as it is the least interesting of the author's Christmas books. Thousands 
 of it must have been printed, as they were not all sold even a year before his 
 death. It is occasionally to be met with in an uncut state in yellow boards ; 
 these were remainder copies, purchased by W. H. Smith and sold at the railway 
 stalls at a shilling each. " The Battle of Life " and " The Chimes " were sold 
 in the same way. 
 
 " Public Executions ; Two letters on, by Charles Dickens, Esq." Published 
 with the sanction of the author, by Dyson, High Street, Shoreditch. Effingham 
 Wilson, Royal Exchange. N.D. The publisher's introductory note is dated 
 Nov. 21, 1849. It is an 8vo pamphlet of 8 pp. and contains two letters 
 dated Nov. 13, and Nov. 17. These two letters were, I believe, also printed as 
 
 28 handbills,
 
 handbills, but I have only one ; I have not the slightest doubt however that the 
 other was printed and issued in the same way. The pamphlet and the hand- 
 bills are great rarities. 
 
 " General Theatrical Fund (Proceedings at the Fifth Anniversary Festival). 
 Monday, March 25th, 1850, Benjamin Webster, Esq., in the chair." Printed by 
 Edward Brewster, 1850, i2mo, red cloth. This pamphlet contains two speeches 
 by Charles Dickens. I gave 2^s. for my copy about a year ago, but I think 
 that it would sell for a much higher price just now. 
 
 " David Copperfield." 20 Parts, issued in a green wrapper with a 
 design by Phiz, and 40 etchings by the same artist. Published by Bradbury 
 & Evans, 1850. Hablot K. Browne etched one complete set of plates and 
 40 duplicate plates to this book. Although many thousands of copies were 
 printed, " David Copperfield " sells very readily for £^ in parts. It has always 
 been very popular, almost as much so as " Pickwick." 
 
 " Mr. Nightingale's Diary " was written by Dickens and Mark Lemon. 
 The first edition was privately printed and is practically unobtainable, there- 
 fore the collector must put up with the next edition, which is American, and 
 published by J. R. Osgood, Boston, U.S.A., 1877, in the "Vest-pocket" Series. 
 " Is she his Wife .' " by Dickens was also published in the same series, 1877. 
 Both of these are quite out of print, and from 2s., their published price, have 
 now run up to i$s. 
 
 "Keepsake for 1852," imperial 8vo, red cloth, published by D. Bogue, 
 1S52, contains a tale by Dickens, entitled " To be read at Dusk." The book 
 is worth 1 5 J. in nice state. 
 
 " A Curious Dance round a Curious Tree," supposed to have been written 
 by Charles Dickens, whose name it bears on the title, was in reality written by 
 W. H. Wills and published by him with other tales in a volume called "Old 
 Leaves," Chapman & Hall, 1S60. That Dickens had something to do with these 
 tales is evident from the dedication to him which is as follows : " To the other 
 Hand, whose masterly touches gave to the Old Leaves, here freshly gathered, 
 their brightest tints, they are affectionately inscribed." Mr. Shepherd says that 
 fifteen out of the thirty-seven papers contained portions by Dickens, and that 
 "The Curious Dance, etc.," was one of them. The little i2mo pamphlet in a 
 pink wrapper was printed and published by the Committee of St. Luke's 
 Hospital in 1852 with an article from the Times added. It sells for 50^-., but 
 has been catalogued as high as £<i. 
 
 "The Bookselling Question," published by J. W. Parker & Son, 1S52, 
 contains the shortest letter ever written by Dickens. I shall not apologize for 
 giving it in extenso here. " No ; most certainly not. Charles Dickens." The 
 pamphlet also contains letters by Carlyle, Tennyson, Leigh Hunt and others. 
 
 " A Child's History of England." Sq. i6mo, dark red cloth. 3 vols. 
 
 29 Published
 
 Published by Bradbury & Evans, 1852-53-54. The frontispieces to the three 
 volumes were designed by F. W. Topham. The framework of these frontispieces 
 is identical in all three volumes, only the centre drawing being changed. 
 Numerous editions of this book have been issued from time to time, and it 
 is popular even now. The first edition sells very readily for £4., and is not 
 easy to get. The first cheap edition complete in one volume was published by 
 Chapman & Hall, 1863, post 8vo, red cloth, with four illustrations on wood 
 by IVIarcus Stone. 
 
 " Bleak House." 20 Parts, blue wrapper with a wood-cut illustration 
 thereon drawn by H. K. Browne, and 40 etchings by the same artist. Pub- 
 lished by Bradbury & Evans, 1853. Only one complete set of the 40 plates 
 was etched by Phiz, and ten duplicate plates, as follows : " The Ghost's Walk ; " 
 "Tom All Alone's;" "The Night;" "The Morning;" "Sunset in the Long 
 Drawing-room ; " "A New Meaning in the Roman ; " " Shadow ; " " The Mau- 
 soleum ; " "The Lonely Figure;" and Frontispiece. A complete set of the 
 20 parts is now sold for £2 ; copies in the original cloth for about half that 
 price. A very interesting pamphlet was published some time after the book, 
 entitled " Bleak House, a narrative of real life, being a faithful detail of facts 
 connected with a suit in the Irish Court of Chancery, from the year 1826 to 
 1851. Showing what a lawsuit really is, apart from any circumstance of fiction 
 or romance." It was published by H. Elliott, 1S56; 66 pp. 8vo, green paper 
 wrapper. 
 
 \n Household Words, "Whole Hogs," 185 1, and " Frauds on the Fairies," 
 
 1853, both written by Dickens, are interesting from the fact of their being pro- 
 tests against Cruikshank's " Fairy Library." These articles elicited replies from 
 the artist in Part 2 of George CritiksJiank'' s Magazine, 1854, and on the wrappers 
 of one of the stories in the " Fairy Library." Another article is " Proposals for 
 a National Jest Book," 1856, which does not appear in any of the reprints of 
 the acknowledged writings of Dickens. I mention this merely to authenticate 
 it by stating that I have the MS. (ten slips) in my possession. 
 
 " Hard Times." Cr. 8vo, green cloth, published by Bradbury & Evans, 
 
 1854. Originally published in Household Words. The book sells for 35J. in 
 fine state and about 25J. for ordinary copies. 
 
 "General Theatrical Fund, Proceedings at the tenth festival of the, Monday, 
 April 2nd, 1855. J. B. Buckstone in the chair." Printed by F. Ledger, 1855, 
 i2mo, brown paper wrapper, pp. 36. This pamphlet contains two speeches by 
 Charles Dickens. It sells for 20s. 
 
 " Administrative Reform Association, (Speech delivered by C. Dickens at 
 the meeting of the) at Drury Lane Theatre, Wednesday, June 27th, 1855." 
 Octavo pamphlet, 12 pp. Published by Effingham Wilson, 1855. This sells 
 for a guinea now ; it was published at twopence. 
 
 30 " Little
 
 "Little Dorrit." 20 Parts, 8vo, blue paper wrapper with a woodcut 
 designed by H. K. Browne, and 40 etchings by the same artist. Published 
 by Bradbury & Evans, 1857. Phiz etched one complete set of 40 plates and 
 five duplicate etchings, viz. " Floating Away," " The Ferry," " The Birds in the 
 Cage," " Visitors at the Works," and " The Room with the Picture." A set of 
 the parts complete and clean sells for 30J. 
 
 "The Story of Little Dombey." lamo, with portrait of Paul on a green 
 paper wrapper. Published by Bradbury & Evans, 1858. This story was specially 
 arranged by the author for his readings, of which it forms the fourth number in 
 a series of five. Very interesting particulars of this story are given in Charles 
 Kent's " Dickens as a Reader," published by Chapman & Hall, 1872. " The 
 Story of Little Dombey," presentation copy from the author to his son, was 
 sold by auction about two years ago, when some one was mad enough to give 
 ;£'20 for it. Ordinary copies of the book, which had been selling before for 8s. 
 or 10s., were suddenly raised to £s- However, they soon came down again, and 
 are to be bought now for 30i-. to 40^-. An authorized edition of Dickens's 
 Readings was published in Boston, U.S.A., by Ticknor & Fields in 1868, with 
 an illustration to each reading, and on the reverse of the title-page occurs the 
 following statement: " loth October, 1867. The edition bearing the imprint of 
 Messrs. Ticknor & Fields is the only correct and authorized edition of my 
 Readings. Charles Dickens." This statement also bears the Gad's Hill address. 
 " The Poor Traveller : Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn : and Mrs. Gamp." 
 i2mo, green paper wrapper. Published by Bradbury & Evans, 1858. This is the 
 fifth number in the series of the published readings, and was specially arranged 
 by the author. It is far more difficult to obtain than the "Story of Little 
 Dombey," but not being so popular it is to be obtained for less money, i$s. 
 being an outside price for it. " The Christmas Carol," " Chimes," and " Cricket 
 on the Hearth," each published in green wrappers with a woodcut illustration, 
 by Bradbury & Evans, 1858, formed the first three numbers of the series of 
 readings. They are not sought after, as they are merely reprints from the 
 first editions without any alterations, and can always be bought for two or 
 three shillings each. There are several later editions of these readings, but they 
 sell for very little, as all the Dickens collectors insist upon having first issues. 
 
 "Mr. Thackeray, Mr. Yates, and the Garrick Club," by E. Yates, 8vo 
 pamphlet. Printed for private circulation, 1859, 16 pp., contains a letter from 
 Dickens to W. M.Thackeray, at p. 13. This pamphlet has been catalogued 
 and sold for a guinea. Q//i~, a monthly magazine, edited by C. J. Collins and 
 published at 300, Strand, 1858, contains a burlesque of the proceedings at the 
 Garrick Club with caricature portraits of Thackeray, Dickens, Mark Lemon, and 
 the Committee of the Club, pp. 72-78. It is illustrated by the brothers Brough, 
 R. Doyle, etc., and has become difficult to obtain. 
 
 31 "A
 
 " A Tale of Two Cities." 8 Parts, 8vo, blue paper wrapper with wood- 
 cut designed by Hablot K. Browne, and i6 etchings by the same artist. Pub- 
 lished by Chapman & Hall, 1859. The story first appeared in All the Year 
 Round, and was afterwards published in the parts. Phiz etched only one set 
 of plates to this book. A very fine set of the parts is worth £<,. Copies in 
 cloth sell for £1. 
 
 "Hunted Down." i6mo, green paper wrapper, with a view of Waine- 
 wright's house. Published by John Camden Hotten. n.d. (1870). A story 
 by C. Dickens, with some account of T. G. Wainewright the poisoner. This 
 story was written specially for the New York Ledger, in 1859, and for it 
 Dickens received ;^iooo. This first reprint in a separate form was published 
 for sixpence, and now sells for 20s. 
 
 " The Uncommercial Traveller." Crown 8vo, lilac coloured cloth. 
 Published by Chapman & Hall, 1861. Consists of seventeen papers by 
 Dickens. It passed through three editions after its first appearance in A/l tlie 
 Year Rotmd. The first edition in fine state sells for £1. The first cheap 
 or double-column edition, crown 8vo, with a frontispiece by G. J. Pinwell, 
 was published by Chapman & Hall, 1866, with eleven new papers, making 
 28 in all. Curiously enough the last paper in this edition is numbered XVHI. 
 instead of XXVHI, and this mistake has been continued in two or three 
 later editions in different types. The Illustrated Library edition of " The 
 Uncommercial Traveller," with 8 illustrations by G. J. Pinwell, and others, was 
 published by Chapman & Hall, 1875, 8vo, green cloth. This edition contains 
 eight new papers, making 36 in all. It is not a complete set, however, as 
 there is one paper, " A Fly Leaf in a Life," 1869, which is persistently left out. 
 
 " Great Expectations." 3 vols., post 8vo. Published by Chapman & 
 Hall, 1 861, blue cloth. There are five editions in this form, the first of which 
 has been catalogued at £\o. A copy of the first edition is difficult to obtain 
 and would cost at least £"] "js. The first cheap edition was published by 
 Chapman & Hall, 1863, post 8vo, with a frontispiece and vignette title designed 
 by Marcus Stone. A series of 21 plates to this work, drawn and etched by 
 F. W. Pailthorpe, will shortly be published by Messrs. Robson & Kerslake. 
 A very limited number only of proofs and coloured impressions will be issued 
 to subscribers. 
 
 "Anniversary Dinner in Aid of the Funds of the North London or 
 University College Hospital. Charles Dickens in the Chair. Tuesday, April 
 12, 1864." 8vo pamphlet. Contains seven speeches by Charles Dickens. 
 
 "Street Music in the Metropolis." By M. T. Bass, M.P. i2mo, cloth. 
 Published by John Murray, 1864. Contains a letter written and signed by 
 Charles Dickens and also letters by Tennyson, Leech, Carlyle, and others. It 
 is very easily obtained. 
 
 32 " General
 
 "General Theatrical Fund (Proceedings at the 21st Anniversary Festival), 
 Wednesday, March 28th, 1866. The Lord Mayor (B. S. Phillips) in the Chair." 
 i2mo. Printed by Frederic Ledger, 1866. This pamphlet contains a speech 
 by Charles Dickens and an interesting anecdote about Pickwick related in a 
 speech by the Lord Mayor. A copy of this pamphlet together with an auto- 
 graph letter of Dickens was sold at Sotheby's a few months since for 48s, 
 
 Cornhill Magazine, February, 1S64. " In MemorIAM," written by Charles 
 Dickens on the death of W. M. Thackeray. This has a view of Thackeray's 
 library as a tail-piece. The same number has contributions from Lord 
 Houghton and A. Trollope, relative to the great author's death. 
 
 " Our Mutual Friend." 20 Parts, in green wrappers, with 40 illus- 
 trations, drawn on wood by Marcus Stone. The illustrated wrapper was 
 designed by the same artist. Published by Chapman & Hall, 1865, and when 
 completed, in 2 volumes, cloth. It sells for 25J-. to 30J-., when in the finest 
 possible condition. 
 
 " Legends and Lyrics," by A. A. Procter. Published by Bell & Daldy, 
 
 1866. The introduction was written by Charles Dickens. The book is 4to 
 in size, and has a portrait of the author engraved on steel. There are 
 several editions of this work, but the first is not easily obtained and invariably 
 sells for 30J. 
 
 Christmas Stories in Household Words and All the Year Round. These 
 were published in parts, beginning with the year 1850 and finishing with 
 
 1867. A complete set of the parts iincut and clean (which by the way is 
 unusual) are now sold for ^^'3 3^., the first four parts being very troublesome 
 to obtain. There are two or three reprints of the parts from 1854 to 1867, but 
 from some unexplained reason the entire set has never been reprinted. 
 
 " The Charles Dickens Dinner. An authentic record of the Public 
 Banquet given to Charles Dickens." Edited by Charles Kent, and published 
 by Chapman & Hall, 1867; 8vo pamphlet, 32 pp., containing a speech by 
 Dickens, from special shorthand notes, and a list of the names of the committee 
 and stewards. It sells for about Is. 
 
 Atlantic Motithly. Nos. 123 to 125, published by Ticknor & Fields, 
 Boston, U.S.A., 1868, contain Charles Dickens's story, written expressly for 
 this magazine, entitled " GEORGE Silverman's Explanation." The three 
 numbers have been sold for 15^. quite recently. It is said that ;£'iooo was 
 paid by the American publishers for this story. 
 
 Our Young Folks, an Illustrated Magazine, published by Ticknor & Fields, 
 Boston, U.S.A., 1868. Nos. 37 to 41, contain "A HOLIDAY Romance," by 
 Charles Dickens, in four parts, with a portrait of the author and four illustrations 
 on wood by Sir John Gilbert. The following is a copy of the original announce- 
 ment. " Mr. Charles Dickens — whose pen has created such beautiful pictures 
 F 33 of
 
 of child-life in the histories of Little Nell, Paul Dombey, Poor Jo, and David 
 Ccpperfield—hdLS been induced to co-operate with the editors of Our Young 
 Folks, and has written a juvenile story expressly for this Magazine, which 
 will not even appear in England, the exclusive right of publication having 
 been purchased at a very large outlay by the publishers of Our Young Folks. 
 This story is entitled ' A Holiday Romance ; ' it is in four parts, and each 
 part will be accompanied by a full page illustration, drawn by the greatest 
 English designer, Mr. John Gilbert, who has consented to waive his decision 
 not to draw again on wood, in order to give additional interest to Mr. 
 Dickens's 'Romance'" The four parts now sell for 15J. The same price 
 was paid for this story as for the story in the Atlantic Motithly. 
 
 Atlantic MoJithly. Published by Fields, Osgood & Co., Boston, U.S.A. 
 The number for August, 1869, contains an article by Charles Dickens on "Mr. 
 Fechter's Acting." It was written, says Mr. Forster in the " Life," to introduce 
 his friend Fechter to the American public. This part is obtainable for 5^-. 
 
 " Religious Opinions of the late Rev. Chauncy Hare Townshend." i 
 vol., crown 8vo. Published by Chapman & Hall, 1869, green cloth. The 
 preface was written by Charles Dickens, and the whole of the book was edited 
 and arranged by him. This was no easy matter, as the " Opinions " were 
 scattered over a lot of note-books and odd scraps of paper, and must have 
 given him no end of trouble. But for Dickens's name as editor, it would 
 have died a natural death. I have never had the courage to read anything 
 of it but the introduction, nor have I ever come across any one who has. The 
 book sells for 15^-., merely as a Dickens item. 
 
 " Birmingham and Midland Institute (address delivered at) on the 27th 
 September, 1869, by Charles Dickens, Esq., President." Octavo pamphlet, 
 15 pp., green wrapper, containing Dickens's speech. It sells for half a guinea. 
 
 "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." 6 Parts, with 10 illustrations on 
 wood by Luke Fildes ; the green wrappers were illustrated by C. A. Collins. 
 Published by Chapman & Hall, 1870, with a fine portrait engraved on steel, 
 by J. H. Baker, from a photograph, and a vignette title (Rochester Castle) 
 engraved on steel from a drawing by Luke Fildes. The author died before 
 the story was half finished. The parts are easily obtainable for 6s. Some 
 genius undertook to finish the story under the title of "John Jasper's Secret." 
 It was published in 8 parts, and was got up in the same style as " Edwin 
 Drood," with twenty woodcut illustrations and an illustrated wrapper. Issued 
 by the Publishing Offices, 1872. Strangely enough it sells for a great deal 
 more than "Edwin Drood," and is often catalogued for 15J. in the parts. 
 
 34 Note.
 
 Note. 
 
 It may be advisable to caution Dickens Collectors as to the high prices 
 quoted in the foregoing hints. Beginners are apt to imagine that every copy 
 of a book is of the same value ; but it must be distinctly understood that 
 the prices mentioned refer to uncut and scrupulously clean copies only ; 
 perfect condition being equally essential with the collector as the bookseller. 
 Copies cut down in the binding, rubbed, or soiled, do not as a rule realize 
 a tithe of the prices quoted. In all cases the books have been described 
 from copies that are either in my possession, or from those that have passed 
 through my hands during the last sixteen years. I hope that the result of 
 this " labour of love " may prove of some little service to Dickens Collectors. 
 
 35
 
 O^T^LOaUB 
 
 OF 
 
 THE BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION 
 
 or 
 
 MODERN PICTURES, 
 
 WATER-COLOUR DRAWINGS, 
 
 ^ 
 
 lef i Q'T AST 
 
 OF 
 
 CHARLES DICKENS 
 
 D ECEASED: 
 WHICH {ly order of the Executors) 
 
 man ht ^oid tju ^uctiotit tjy 
 Messrs, CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, 
 
 A"^ xmm.-& GSEAir soqms, 
 
 8, KING STEEET, ST. JAMES'S SQUAEE, 
 
 On SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1870, 
 
 AT ONE o'clock PEEOISELT. 
 
 May be publicly viewed Three Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, 
 Hanson and Woods' OiEces, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, S.W.
 
 CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
 I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer ; and if any dispute arise 
 
 between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be 
 immediately put up again and re-sold. 
 
 II. No person to advance less than Is. ; above Five Pounds, 5s. ; 
 
 and so on in proportion. 
 
 III. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, 
 
 and to pay down 5s. in the pound, or more, in part of payment, 
 or the wliole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default 
 of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put 
 up again and re- sold. 
 
 IV. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and 
 
 authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at 
 the Buyer's expense and risk, within Two days from the sale ; 
 Messrs. Cheistie, Manson and Woods not being responsible 
 for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of 
 any Lot. 
 
 V. To prevent inaccm-acy in delivery, and inconvenience in the 
 settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be 
 removed during the time of Sale ; and the remainder of the 
 Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. 
 
 yi. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money 
 deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un- 
 cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or 
 private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale 
 shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale.
 
 CATALOGUE. 
 
 oXXo 
 
 On SATURDAY, JULY 9, 18 7 0, 
 
 AT ONE CLOCK PREOISELT. 
 
 oXKo 
 
 DRAWINGS. 
 
 G. P. NOEMAN. 
 
 Lot 
 
 1 A view of Rochester, from Cobham — in colours 
 
 UNKNOWN. 
 
 2 Portrait of a Girl — oval. Purchased in Paris 
 
 C. STANFIELD, E.A. 
 
 3 THE 'BRITANNIA,' the vessel in which Mr. Dickens first went 
 
 to America. Engraved in the pojpular edition of ' American 
 Notes ' 
 
 C. STANFIELD, E.A. 
 
 4 THE LAND'S END. Presented hy the artist to Mr. Dickens, 
 
 who accompanied him in his Cornish tour 
 
 C. STANFIELD, E.A. 
 
 5 THE LOGAN EOCK, with figures of C. Dickens, D.Maclise, E.A., 
 
 C. Stanfield, E.A., and John Forster, Esq. Presented hy the 
 artist during the satne excursion 
 
 SIE D. WILKIE, E.A. 
 
 6 A MOTHEE AND CHILD. A sketch for ' The Cotter's Saturday 
 
 Night.' Presented hy the artist in 1840 
 
 £ 8. 
 
 10 10 
 
 d. 
 
 
 
 6 6 
 
 
 
 110 5 
 
 
 
 99 15 
 
 
 
 82 19 
 
 
 
 136 10 
 
 
 
 PtIBCHASBR. 
 
 Colnaghi & Co. 
 
 Isaac. 
 
 Lord Darnley. 
 
 TJtomas Agnew & 
 Sons. 
 
 J. Forster. 
 
 Colnaghi & Co. 
 B 2 
 
 tt^V?
 
 ( 4 ) 
 
 G. CATTEKMOLE. 
 Lot 
 
 7 SINTEAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. Very fine. Bought 
 
 from the artist 
 
 W. CALLOW. 
 
 8 A STREET IN TEWKESBURY. Bought from the Exhibition 
 
 S. EAYNER. 
 
 9 INTEEIOE OF A CHAPEL. Presented by Miss Burdett Coutts 
 
 F. W. TOPHAM. 
 
 10 BAENABY EUDGE AND HIS MOTHER. Presented by the 
 
 artist 
 
 S. PEOUT. 
 
 11 BEAUVAIS CATHEDEAL. Bought from the Exhibition 
 
 W. HUNT. 
 
 12 EOSES IN A BLUE AND WHITE JUG, with a bird's nest. 
 
 Bought from the Exhibition 
 
 F. W. TOPHAM. 
 
 13 LITTLE NELL AND HEE GRANDFATHER IN THE 
 
 TENT, MAKING BOUQUETS FOR THE RACECOURSE. 
 
 Presented by the artist 
 
 G. CATTERMOLE. 
 
 14 LITTLE NELL'S HOME. A masterpiece. Subject from the 
 
 ' Old Curiosity Shop ' 
 
 G. CATTERMOLE. 
 
 15 LITTLE NELL'S GEAVE-the companion. Equally fine 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 78 15 
 
 56 14 
 
 26 5 
 
 115 10 
 
 162 15 
 
 336 
 
 288 15 
 
 168 
 
 189 
 
 PrROHASEK. 
 
 Thomas Agnew & 
 Sons. 
 
 F. Ouvry. 
 
 R. Attenborough. 
 
 W. Cox. 
 
 Thomas Agnew <& 
 
 Sons. 
 
 C. Dickens. 
 
 Austin. 
 
 D. M. Evans. 
 
 J. Forster.
 
 ( 5 ) 
 
 JOHN LEECH. 
 
 Lot 
 
 15a The Volunteer Movement : ten sketches in pencil. Bought at 
 the artist's sale 
 
 GEANDVILLE. 
 
 15b a Sketch in Pen. Presented hy M. Regnier, ike Comedien of 
 the ThMtre Frangais 
 
 E. M. WARD, E.A., 1851. 
 15c Wilson and Defoe : a design in pen. Presented hj the artist 
 
 PICTURES. 
 
 UNKNOWN. 
 
 16 Fame. Presented hy an artist during Mr. Dickens's first visit to 
 
 America 
 
 DOBSON. 
 
 17 Portbait of Oliver Cromwell in Armour 
 
 SIR J. REYNOLDS. 
 IS Portrait of a Lady, in a pink robe trimmed with ermine 
 
 JAMES HAMILTON. 
 
 19 " What are the Wild Waves Saying ? " Presented hy the 
 
 artist in America 
 
 FRANK STONE, A.R.A. 
 
 20 Tilda Price : from ' Nicholas Nickleby.' Painted for Mr. Dichens 
 
 ZAMACOIS (Pupil of Meissonier). 
 
 21 Le Garde Champetre. A very clever ^vork, hought from an Exhi- 
 
 hition in Neio Yorh 
 
 £ 3. d. 
 
 18 7 C 
 
 12 12 
 
 70 7 
 
 24 3 
 
 37 16 
 
 PmCHASEtl. 
 
 John Dyer. 
 
 D. M. Evans. 
 
 R. Attenhorough. 
 
 56 14 
 
 
 
 47 5 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 
 252 
 
 
 
 John Dyer. 
 
 Colnaghi & Co. 
 
 Colnaghi & Co. 
 
 J. Pyne. 
 
 R. Attenhorough. 
 
 TJiomas Agnew & 
 Sons. 
 
 B 3
 
 ( 6 ) 
 
 CKOPSEY. 
 
 Lot 
 
 23 Autumnal Foliage. Presented hy the artist in America 
 
 W. GALE. 
 
 24 Me. F.'s Aunt: from 'Little Dorrit.' Bought from the Botjal 
 
 Academy 
 
 MRS. McIAN. 
 
 25 An Illustration to the ' Old Curiosity Shop ' : Little Nell 
 
 reading the inscription on the tombstone. Presented hy the artist 
 
 T. WEBSTER, R.A. 
 
 26 DOTHEBOYS HALL : the Brimstone and Treacle scene. An 
 
 exquisite specimen. Painted for Mr. DicJcens 
 
 D. ROBERTS, R.A. 
 
 27 THE SIMOOM. Presented hy the artist 
 
 G. R. LESLIE, R.A. 
 
 28 PICKWICK AND MRS. BARBELL— m^nsai7?e. A commission 
 
 to the artist 
 
 A. EGG, R.A. 
 
 29 PORTRAIT OF MR. DICKENS, as Sir Charles Coldstream, in 
 
 ' Used Up.' Presented hy the artist 
 
 P. H. CALDERON, R.A. 
 80 THE LEl'TER : a room in Hever Castle. Bought hy Mr. Biehens 
 
 P. H. CALDERON, R.A. 
 
 31 HIDE AND SEEK— the companion. Bought hy Mr. Biehens 
 
 D. MACLISE, R.A. 
 
 32 A GIRL AT A WATERFALL. A very heaufiful tvork. Bought 
 
 from the artist in 1843 
 
 £ s. 
 
 d. 
 
 27 6 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 
 44 2 
 
 
 
 535 10 
 
 
 
 267 15 
 
 
 
 137 11 
 
 
 
 178 10 
 
 
 
 126 
 
 
 
 137 11 
 
 
 
 640 10 
 
 
 
 PCRCHASEH. 
 
 Qladwell. 
 
 Thomas Agnew & 
 Sons. 
 
 a H. Waters. 
 
 J. & W. Vokins. 
 
 Thomas Agnew <& 
 Sons. 
 
 B. Attenhorough. 
 
 TJiomas Agnew & 
 Sons. 
 
 Thomas Agnew & 
 Sons. 
 
 Tliomas Agnew & 
 
 Sons. 
 
 J. Forster.
 
 ( 7 ) 
 
 R HANNAH. 
 
 Lot 
 
 33 THE NOVEL. Bought from the Royal Academy 
 
 K. HANNAH. 
 
 34 THE PLAY — the companion. Bought from the Boyal Academy 
 
 W. P. FKITH, E.A. 
 
 35 DOLLY VAEDEN. A masterpiece. Painted for Mr. Lichens 
 
 W. P. FKITH, RA. 
 
 36 KATE NICKLEBY AT MADAME MANTALINI'S-the com- 
 
 pauion. Painted for Mr. DicJcens 
 
 0. STANFIELD, RA. 
 
 37 THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE. A splendid work. Pre- 
 
 sented by the artist 
 
 C. STANFIELD, K.A. 
 
 38 AN AECTIG SCENE: iUustrating 'The Frozen Deep.' Pre- 
 sented hy the artist 
 
 C. STANFIELD, RA. 
 
 39 A MAN-OF-WAE, with a boat. Ver^ fine. Presented hy the 
 artist 
 
 D. MACLISE, RA. 
 
 40 POETEAIT OF ME. DICKENS— whole length. Painied in 
 1839. Presented by Mr. Dickens's publishers on (he completion 
 of ' Nicholas Nicklehy ' 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 105 
 
 63 
 
 1050 
 
 210 
 
 1039 10 
 
 157 10 
 
 183 15 
 
 693 
 
 PUBCHASER. 
 
 R. Attenlorough. 
 
 E. Orove. 
 
 Thomas Agnetv & 
 Sons. 
 
 B. Attenborough. 
 
 B. Attenborough. 
 
 B. Attenborough. 
 
 B. Attenborough. 
 
 Bev. Sir E. B. 
 Jodrell, Bart.
 
 ( 8 ) 
 
 DECORATIVE OBJECTS. 
 
 Lot 
 
 41 A Parisian clock, by Cresson, in chased or-molu case, inlaid with 
 
 plaques of porcelain — on gilt stand 
 
 42 A pair of candlesticks — en suite 
 
 43 A pair of small tazze — en suite 
 
 45 A pair of hand-screens, formed of birds' feathers. Brought from 
 
 America 
 
 46 A pair of or-molu and pink porcelain candlesticks 
 
 47 A pair of candlesticks, painted with flowers 
 
 48 A pair of small metal candelabra, for three lights each 
 
 49 A set of carved Chinese chessmen, with glass shade and stand 
 
 50 A gilt candelabrum, for four lights, on tripod 
 
 51 A pair of candelabra, for foui' lights each, with porcelain figures, with 
 
 glass shades and stands. Bought at Genoa 
 
 52 A pair of ruby and white cut-glass seaux, mounted with lion's-mask 
 
 handles, and feet of or-molu 
 
 53 A Dresden double saltcellar, with a figure of a child 
 
 54 A ditto, with a girl seated between two baskets 
 
 55 A pair of openwork baskets, supported by childi-en in bullrushes 
 
 56 A pen-tray, with turquoise border, painted with Cupid 
 
 57 A brown Wedgwood-ware teapot, with flowers in colours 
 
 58 A pair of Dresden reclining figures with baskets 
 
 59 A Dresden figure of a lady sleeping 
 
 60 A Dresden figure of a cavalier 
 
 61 A pink tazza, with Cupid — on or-molu foot 
 
 62 A pair of Bohemian glass lustres, with cut drops 
 
 63 A pair of Bohemian glass lustres, with cut drops 
 
 £ s. c7. 
 
 31 10 
 
 8 8 
 
 16 5 6 
 
 4 14 6 
 
 5 5 
 3 3 
 
 10 10 
 
 15 15 
 
 5 15 6 
 
 21 10 6 
 
 17 17 
 
 17 6 G 
 
 18 7 6 
 
 19 8 6 
 
 13 2 6 
 
 6 10 
 
 22 11 6 
 22 11 6 
 
 14 14 
 12 12 
 
 7 7 
 5 5 
 
 POBCHASER. 
 
 Colnaghi & Co. 
 
 Crich. 
 Crich. 
 S. Bancroft. 
 
 Wycherley. 
 Holland & Son. 
 Colnaghi & Go. 
 J. Bell. 
 
 G. E. Donaldson. 
 Holland d- Son. 
 
 T. Warden. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 
 J. K. Field. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 
 Captain Le Poer 
 
 Trench. 
 S. Field. 
 
 J. K. Field. 
 
 Davis.
 
 ( 9 ) 
 
 Lot 
 
 64 A Beautiful Small Chandelier, with cut-glass drops, for eight 
 
 lights 
 
 65 A Suspending Moderateur Lamp, with branches for nine lights 
 
 66 A Chinese Gong, on stand, with beater 
 
 67 A pair of large antlers 
 
 68 A stag's head and antlers. Presented by Sir E. Landseer 
 
 69 A walnut writing-case, brass mounted 
 
 70 A ditto envelope-case 
 
 71 A ditto inkstand 
 
 72 A ditto paper-weight 
 
 73 A ditto match-box 
 
 74 A compass — in Devonshire marble stand 
 
 75 A French liqueur-case, containing four glass bottles and glasses 
 
 76 Mr. Dickens's favourite raven — in a glazed case. (The " Grip " of 
 
 ' Barndby Budge ') 
 
 77 A group of stuffed birds. Brought from America 
 
 BRONZES. 
 
 78 Esmeralda, after Pradier. Purchased in Paris 
 
 79 A Two-handled Tazza, with a frieze of Cupids 
 
 80 An Eagle on a L*ock, by Bayre 
 
 MARBLES. 
 
 81 Bust of Mr. Dickens, by Angus Fletcher 
 
 82 Bust op Walter Savage Landor, after Gibson, K.A. Given hy 
 
 Mr. Landor 
 
 £ s. 
 
 cl. 
 
 39 18 
 
 
 
 14 3 
 
 G 
 
 32 11 
 
 
 
 7 7 
 
 
 
 13 2 
 
 6 
 
 6 16 
 
 6 
 
 9 9 
 
 
 
 12 1 
 
 6 
 
 7 7 
 5 5 
 
 14 14 
 
 21 10 6 
 
 126 
 
 8 8 
 
 PCBCHASEB. 
 
 J. Camden Eotten. 
 
 C. Dickens. 
 E. Hicks. 
 T. Gilbert. 
 H. Eicks. 
 Nixon d' Bhodes. 
 E. Willson. 
 
 T. Gilbert. 
 
 Waimvright. 
 
 E. WillsoiL 
 
 E. Willson. 
 
 J. & W. Vokins. 
 
 G. S. Nottage. 
 
 22 1 
 
 9 19 6 
 
 26 15 6 
 
 E. Willson. 
 
 L. J. Toole. 
 
 H. Grant. 
 
 E. & W. Badchjffe. 
 
 53 11 
 23 2 
 
 T. Gilbert. 
 
 J. Camden Hot ten.
 
 ( 10 ) 
 
 PLASTER CASTS. 
 
 Lot 
 
 83 The Graces, after Canova 
 
 84 A pair of busts of children, in relief — in gilt frames 
 
 85 A Turk seated smoking 
 
 8() Night and Morning, a pair of reliefs after Thorwaldsen— in gilt 
 frames 
 
 87 Pan and Apollo — relief in gilt frame 
 
 88 Cupid and Psyche : a group 
 
 89 The boy and goose : a group from the antique in the Vatican, with 
 
 backboard covered with crimson velvet 
 
 00 The Townley Clytie — on scagliola pedestal, with backboard covered 
 with crimson velvet 
 
 91 A frieze of horsemen : a relief 
 
 92 The dying gladiator 
 
 ORIENTAL PORCELAIN. 
 
 93 A punch-bowl, with blue and gold border, and monogram 
 
 94 A circular dish, enamelled with plants and animals 
 
 95 A pair of jars and covers, with ornaments in colours and gold 
 
 96 A pail' of blue and white vases, with vases of flowers in colours 
 
 97 A figure of a Joss, of Chinese ware, partly enamelled 
 
 PEKIN PORCELAIN. 
 
 98 A cup and cover, enamelled with Chinese figures, and mounted 
 
 with or-molu 
 
 99 A ditto, with flowers and insects 
 
 100 A pair of vases, richly enamelled with figures and flowers — on 
 
 carved wood stand 
 
 101 A. set of four small basins, with Chinese figures and characters 
 
 102 A pair of ditto Lotties 
 
 104 A pair of vases, with figures and flowers in colours 
 
 £ s. 
 
 d. 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 16 16 
 
 
 
 6 6 
 
 
 
 8 18 
 
 6 
 
 4 4 
 
 
 
 2 12 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 8 8 
 
 
 
 4 14 
 
 6 
 
 3 3 
 
 
 
 5 5 
 
 
 
 6 6 
 
 
 
 22 11 
 
 6 
 
 9 19 
 
 6 
 
 5 15 
 
 6 
 
 7 7 
 
 
 
 8 8 
 
 
 
 23 2 
 
 
 
 12 1 
 
 6 
 
 5 5 
 
 
 
 8 8 
 
 
 
 PCBOHASER. 
 
 J. Camden Hotten. 
 
 White. 
 
 F. Haines. 
 
 Percy V. de 
 Montgomery. 
 
 Grindlay. 
 
 F. Dillon Crolter. 
 W. Cox. 
 
 E. Willson. 
 
 G. 8. Nottage. 
 H. Soden. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 Holland & Son. 
 Holland & Son. 
 Holland & Son. 
 T. Wood. 
 
 Holland <& Son. 
 
 Holland & Son. 
 Holland & Son. 
 
 Thomas C. Farrer. 
 Thomas C. Farrer. 
 Bartlett.
 
 Lot 
 
 ( 11 ) 
 
 OLD NANKIN PORCELAIN. 
 
 105 A pair of blue and white Nankin bottles 
 
 106 A pair of ditto 
 
 107 A gourd-sbaped ditto, with a bird and plants 
 
 lOS A pair of flat-shaped bottles, with willow-pattern compartments 
 
 109 A pair of Nankin blue and white gourd-shaped bottles, with figures 
 
 110 A pair of ditto bottles, with utensils, &c. 
 
 111 A pair of blue and white Delft bottles. From, the Marryat Collection 
 
 112 A ditto fluted vase and cover 
 
 THE PICKWICK LADLES. 
 
 113 A Silver Ladle, the handle formed of a silver-gilt figure of 
 
 Pickwick 
 
 114 A Ditto, with Jingle 
 
 115 A Ditto, with Winkle 
 
 116 A Ditto, with Sam Weller 
 
 117 A Ditto, with Old Weller 
 
 118 A Ditto, with the Fat Boy 
 
 Presented to Mr. Dickens by Messrs. Chapman and Hall, his 
 Publishers, on the completion of ' Pickwick ' 
 
 119 Case for ditto 
 
 Total . 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 PcnCHASEU. 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 F. Lehmann. 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 F. Lehmann. 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 Wareham. 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 F. Lehmann. 
 
 24 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 Wareham. 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wareham. 
 
 13 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 F. Lehmann. 
 
 8 i^. Lehmann. 
 
 69 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 
 
 
 51 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 3 3 
 
 £9410 6 
 
 Aitdreiv Halliday. 
 
 C. Dickens. 
 
 C Dickens. 
 
 TJiomas Agnew ct 
 Sons. 
 
 TJiomas Agnew dc 
 
 Sons. 
 C. Dickens. 
 
 Permain. 
 
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