Author: Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. Hullah, John Pyke [1812 - 1884]. Dexter, Walter [1877 - 1944] - Editor & Publisher
Title: DICKENS'S CORRESPONDENCE With JOHN HULLAH. Hitherto Unpublished From the Collection of Count de Suzannet
Description: (n. p.): Printed by Walter Dexter for His Friends, 1933. 1st Printing. Stated limitation of 30 cc. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy to Leslie Staples, SIGNED by Dexter. Stiff plain brown paper wrappers. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. [2 (blank)], 19, [3 (blank)] pp. Facsimile of the Village Coquettes playbill, reputedly from the first performance. 8vo. 9-7/8" x 6-3/8". Modest wear. A VG+ - Nr Fine example. A collection of 24 letters [21 previously unpublished] from Dickens to John Hullah, 1835 - 1866. Hullah, of course, the musician with whom Dickens collaborated to produce the operetta, The Village Coquettes, first performed in December 1836. Letters with quite informative explanatory annotations by Dexter. Not in the NCBEL, nor Gimbel. At the time of cataloguing, OCLC shows 9 holding institutions. Uncommon in the trade.

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