1914 In Dickens's London

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

First UK edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with twenty-two charcoal drawings by the author and five documents and photographs. Collated complete. A tribute to Charles Dickens and the various locales of his novels, providing images and descriptions of specific areas in order to preserve the memory of these sites. Including: "George Inn" where Mr. Pickwick first met Sam Weller, Number 48 Doughty Street where Dickens lived, and the fountain in Fountain Court where Ruth Pinch met her lover John Westlock, amongst others. Written and illustrated by Francis Hopkinson Smith, an American author, artist, and engineer who built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote numerous stories, and received recognition for his paintings.