Original agreements for the publication of Charles Dickens' works : manuscript, 1837-1841 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Genre:contracts

Physical Description:7 items, bound : vellum and paper ; 40 cm

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:612700377

Contents:

Title page

1. watercolor picture "John Dickens (Father of Charles Dickens)"

2. contract between Dickens and the publishers Chapman and Hall for the publication of Nicholas Nickelby, 1837 Nov. 18

3. same for the publication of Master Humphrey's clock, 1840 Mar. 31

4. contract between Dickens and Richard Bentley for the publication of Oliver Twist, 1840 July 2

5. letter from Dickens to Chapman and Hall concerning their advance of money to him, 1841 July 31

6. watercolor picture of John Forster

7. contract between Dickens and Chapman and Hall for the publication of Martin Chuzzlewit, 1841 Sept. 7

Notes:

Bound in full green morocco with red morocco doublures, stamped "A. Horclois Dor."

Item 2 is 2 vellum leaves, 59 x 70 cm., with signatures of Dickens, Edward Chapman and William Hall, and various seals and stamps. Items 3, 4, and 7 are on paper with similar signatures and seals