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Wilkins, Report of the Public Dinner given to Charles Dickens at the Waterloo Rooms Edinburgh..., 1915

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WILKINS, WILLIAM GLYDE. ED.
Report of the Public Dinner given to Charles Dickens at the Waterloo Rooms Edinburgh on Friday June 25, 1841. [Cedar Rapids, Iowa:] Privately Printed at the Torch Press, 1915

8vo (245 x 162mm.), FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 2 OF 63 COPIES, FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE EDITOR, 6 plates, original printed blue wrappers, collector's chemise and blue cloth slipcase, extremities of wrappers very slightly frayed

Wilkins provides an introduction before reprinting accounts from the Edinburgh Advertiser and the Edinburgh Evening Courant. The volume concludes with Dickens's own account of "the most brilliant affair" from a letter to John Forster.
Also included is the four page prospectus for the edition.

PROVENANCE:
William Glyde Wilkins, bookplate, his sale, The Anderson Galleries, New York, 14 February 1922, lot 151?

Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.

We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE.

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WILKINS, WILLIAM GLYDE. ED.
Report of the Public Dinner given to Charles Dickens at the Waterloo Rooms Edinburgh on Friday June 25, 1841. [Cedar Rapids, Iowa:] Privately Printed at the Torch Press, 1915

8vo (245 x 162mm.), FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 2 OF 63 COPIES, FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE EDITOR, 6 plates, original printed blue wrappers, collector's chemise and blue cloth slipcase, extremities of wrappers very slightly frayed

Wilkins provides an introduction before reprinting accounts from the Edinburgh Advertiser and the Edinburgh Evening Courant. The volume concludes with Dickens's own account of "the most brilliant affair" from a letter to John Forster.
Also included is the four page prospectus for the edition.

PROVENANCE:
William Glyde Wilkins, bookplate, his sale, The Anderson Galleries, New York, 14 February 1922, lot 151?

Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.

We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE.

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