Charles Dickens and his Jewish Characters.
£120 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books
Autograph correspondence between Charles Dickens and Eliza Davis, concerning the Jewish characters in his novels, and the presentation of a Hebrew Bible by Davis to Dickens; the original design for the presentation inscription for the Bible; and a letter to Mamie Dickens on her father's death. Includes typed transcriptions. First edition; 8vo (23 x 14.7 cm); additional half-title (p.15), engraved headpieces, tailpieces and initials, slight offsetting to endpapers, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover and spine, boards slightly marked, corners slightly rubbed, rough-cut edges; 38, [2] pp.
- Binding: Hardcover
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