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DICKENS, Charles. American Notes for General Circulation. London: Chapman and Hall, 1842. 2 volumes, 8° (199 x 120mm). (Very occasional light spotting, C1 of vol. I slightly thumb-soiled.) Original reddish brown cloth by Leighton and Eeles, with their ticket, decorated in blind, spines gilt lettered (spines frayed at head, a few ink specks on vol. I). Provenance: James Ludovic Lindsay, Earl of Crawford (Biblioteca Lindesiana bookplate). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with page x incorrectly numbered xvi. Dickens's letters to John Forster and other friends revealed some disillusionment with America, exacerbated by adverse press reactions to his campaign for International Copyright and the exhausting number of public receptions. GOOD COPY. Eckel pp. 108-109; Gimbel A66; Smith II, 3 [his binding variant].
GILL, Thomas and William ENGLISH. Report of the Dinner given to Charles Dickens, in Boston, February 1, 1842. Boston: William Crosby, 1842. Small 8° (172 x 105mm). (Title spotted.) Later blue morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. Dickens's speech at the dinner, with its praise of American writers, is given on pp. 10-15. Gimbel B112. (3)
GILL, Thomas and William ENGLISH. Report of the Dinner given to Charles Dickens, in Boston, February 1, 1842. Boston: William Crosby, 1842. Small 8° (172 x 105mm). (Title spotted.) Later blue morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. Dickens's speech at the dinner, with its praise of American writers, is given on pp. 10-15. Gimbel B112. (3)
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