The Letters of Charles Dickens Edited by his Sister-in-Law and his Eldest Daughter. In Two volumes
New York: Charles Scribners Sons, [circa 1880s].
Price: $50.00
Hardcover. First American edition of Volume I, later printing of Volume II. Volume I very good in blue cloth covered boards slightly rubbed at corners, one signature has pulled loose. Volume II very good in blue-green boards. A mismatched but handsome set, uniform in size and presentation.
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Charles Dickens
birth name: Charles John Huffman Dickens
born: 2/7/1812
died: 6/9/1870
nationality: Great Britain
Biography
English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature Random Dickens trivia - the first professional baseball team was the Dolly Vardens, a Philadelphia, PA all-African-American, all-female baseball team formed in 1867 (two years before the Cincinnati Red Stockings). Their name came from a character in the Dickens's novella Barnaby Rudge. The Dolly Vardens folded after a short time due to lack of support.more