RICKETTS, OUTLINING THE PARTY HELD BY DICKENS UPON THE PUBLICATION OF 'NICKLEBY' AND DICKENS'S THOUGHTS ON WORDSWORTH. Dickens spoke of Wilkie, in a tribute upon his death, as one "who made the cottage hearth his grave theme, and who surrounded the lives, and cares, and daily toils, and occupations of the poor, with dignity and beauty." Eckel, pp.64-66 Smith I:5 Yale/Gimbel A41.Ī SUPERB LETTER FROM WILKIE TO MRS. Dickens's work was often compared to Wilkie's, as both depicted common people in their everyday lives. Provenance: SIR DAVID WILKIE (1785-1841), Scottish genre and portrait painter, close friend of Dickens (presentation inscription from the author, autograph letter laid in) Alain de Suzannet (bookplate his sale Sotheby's, 22 November 1971, lot 45).ĪN EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, INSCRIBED ON THE DEDICATION LEAF TO THE PAINTER DAVID WILKIE: "Sir David Wilkie From his faithfully Charles Dickens." Wilkie was the godfather of Wilkie Collins and a close friend of Dickens. Contemporary dark green morocco, ruled in gilt, edges gilt (rebacked preserving original spine). Half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author by Daniel Maclise in first state with imprint, 39 engraved plates by Hablot K. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
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