The Little Frenchman and his Water Lots: with Other Sketches of the Times
Philadelphia : Lea & Blanchard, 1839
8vo,
Green Morocco
, First edition
'On the front wrapper is the following inscription in Morris's autograph: "Charles Dickens, Esq. with the best wishes and kindest regards of Geo. P. Morris. N. York Feb. 15. 1842" Also on the title is the autograph signature of John Dickens, to whom his son presented the book.' Text from A Catalogue of the Writings of Charles Dickens in the library of Harry Elkins Widener, by A. S. W. Rosenbach. Philadelphia: Privately printed, 1918.
1
English
n/a
HL
Description: 155 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Note: Presentation copy with inscription on front fly-leaf: Charles Dickens, Esq., with the best wishes and kindest regards of Geo. P. Morris. N. York, Feb. 15, 1842. With signature of Charles Dickens' father, John Dickens, on title page. Bookplate of George Clifford Thomas. Full green morocco, covers and edges gilt; original purple cloth gilt spine and back cover mounted on rear endleaf.
Note: Presentation copy with inscription on front fly-leaf: Charles Dickens, Esq., with the best wishes and kindest regards of Geo. P. Morris. N. York, Feb. 15, 1842. With signature of Charles Dickens' father, John Dickens, on title page. Bookplate of George Clifford Thomas. Full green morocco, covers and edges gilt; original purple cloth gilt spine and back cover mounted on rear endleaf.
Not listed in any other source of Dickens's library.