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Lot 204
Sale 1184 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
May 11, 2023
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DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Autograph note signed in the third person (“Mr. Charles Dickens”), to Dr. Bond, 8 February 1866.
One page, 110 x 114mm.
Dickens declines a reading at the Hartley Institution, in full: “Mr. Charles Dickens presents his compliments to Dr. Bond, and begs to say, in reply to Dr. Bond’s obliging letter, that he cannot have the pleasure of reading to the members of the Hartley Institution.”
The bequest of Henry Robinson Hartley provided the funds to found the Hartley Institution, which many years later evolved into the University of Southampton. Dr. Francis Bond was the Librarian-cum-Curator who was later given the title of principal at the Institution.
From the Private Collection of Dennis Babcock, Minneapolis, Minnesota