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Collection of letters related to Charles and Catherine Dickens, 19th cent. 1829-1887.

BIB_ID
268203
Accession number
MA 104.1-88
Display Date
19th cent.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, before 1913.
Description
88 items : ill. ; 32.6 cm
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan before 1913 from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co.
Summary
A collection of 85 letters and 3 prints related to Charles and Catherine Dickens. Items are described in individual records: MA 104.1-22 are letters to Charles Dickens; MA 104.23-36 and 34a are letters written by Dickens' friends that mention him; MA 104.37-72 are letters to Catherine Dickens; MA 104.73-84 are letters written by members of Dickens' family; MA 104.85-87 are prints of Charles Dickens and his parents, John and Elizabeth Dickens.