Report of the Dinner given to Charles Dickens, in Boston, February 1, 1842 … most of the speeches revised by their authors ….

Boston: William Crosby and Company, 1842.

Price: $2,000.00


About the item

First edition. 66 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed biscuit wrappers,. Some light spotting to edges, faintest soiling to wrappers. Fine copy in black morocco-backed slipcase and cloth wrapper. Gimbel B112. Provenance: book label of Frederick Spiegelberg (his sale, Anderson Galleries, 3-4 November 1937).

Item #317198

“It is not easy for a man to speak of his own books. I dare say that few persons have been more interested in mine than I …”
An account of this dinner celebrating Dickens’ appearance in New York, by two reporters from The Morning Post. Dickens's speech on the occasion is given on pp. 10-15.