The Second Dickens Exhibition : Catalogue of Exhibits

The Second Dickens Exhibition, held under the auspices of the Dickens Fellowship at the New Dudley Gallery, 169, Piccadilly, London, from July 29th to September 19th, 1908. 48pp. Green printed, illustrated card covers (worn and faded, chipped along spine, a few marks). Internally mostly clean, bright and neat. Binding a little fragile. A few pages have a mild crease and there is the odd finger mark or smudge. 3 plate illustrations, numerous contemporary advertisements, mostly for Dickens-related memorabilia - including an advertisement from bookseller James Tregaskis for the Mahogany Office Table, the Office Chair, the High-backed Cane Chair and Looking Glass which 'for many years were in daily use by Dickens', for 75 guineas - first and other memorable editions of Dickens' works and other Dickensiana. A catalogue of exhibitions in the Exhibition, with brief descriptions and sale prices, preceded by an introduction by J W T Ley.