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Dickens, Charles
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Dickens, Charles
- Sunday under Three Heads. As it is; As Sabbath Bills would make it; As it might be Made. By 'Timothy Sparks'. Chapman and Hall, 1836
- paper
8vo, first edition, PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED ON THE UPPER WRAPPER ("With the publisher's compliments"), half-title, engraved frontispiece and two plates after Hablot K. Browne, original buff pictorial wrappers, in blue cloth chemise and blue morocco slip-case, adhesive remains on front endpapers, rebacked and repaired
Literature
Eckel, p 102
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing unless otherwise stated
"In response to your inquiry, 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."
"In response to your inquiry, 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."
Catalogue Note
SCARCE. Dickens's strong early pleas for the poor, written with reference to the bill "for the better observation of the Sabbath", which the House of Commons had recently thrown out by a small majority. Dickens strongly resented the idea of more rigid laws enforcing the rules of Sunday observance, pleading for the toleration of Sabbath excursions and harmless Sunday amusements.