The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club /. by Charles Dickens. With forty-three illustrations by R. Seymour and "Phiz.".
Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)
Category
Books
Date
circa 1872
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sheringham, Norfolk
NT 3257568
Summary
Bibliographic description
xiv, [3], 2-609, [1] p., [43] leaves of plates :. ill. ;. 22 cm. Spine cover and lower boards detached from textblock. Added title page torn at spine. Provenance: In black ink on front pastedown, inscription 'M Pl[illegible]. In pencil on added title page 'Mrs Upcher[?]'. Binding: Half red calf with blind tooling where the materials join (very worn), flame stitch-style paper boards and pastedowns. Five raised bands with gilt tooling and decorative motif. Black spine label with gilt lettering.
Provenance
Acquired by the National Trust in 1986 with the aid of bequests from E.L. Elliot, H. Ridler, D.E. Swiffen and Alice M. Weeks, grant-aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Countryside Commission and funds raised by the East Anglian Coast & Countryside Appeal, and an endowment from Mildred Cordeaux, a cousin of Thomas Upcher.
Makers and roles
Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) Robert Seymour (Somerset 1798 - London 1836) Hablot Knight Browne 'Phiz' (London 1815 - Hove 1882)