Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-07-27

| The Pickwlck Papers in original num-
bers, inscribed on the wrappers to
Mary Hogarth from her affectionate
Charles Dickens This lamented
young lady was his wife's youngest
| sister, Mary, who lived with them,
and by sweetness OF nature, even
more than by grace OF person. had
made herself the ideal of his life" She
passed away with terrible suddeuness
May I, 1887, as related by Dickens to
his publisher: Miss Ilogarth, after
accompanying Mrs Dickens and my
self to the theater last night. was
taken seriously Ill. and despite our
best endeavors to save her, expired in
my arms (This letter is among Mr..
Wrights autographs.l The shock
| caused Dickens to interrupt the pub
lieation of the Pickwick Papers.
B. F. Stevens secured the memorial to
which this pathetic interest attaches
for 100 guineas. A similarly inter-
esting copy of The Pickwick Papers.
in parts, in the best possible preser-
Walton, was purchased by Mr.. Robson
g.,
was inscribed by the author on the
last page of the book with leaf OF
dedication to Edward Chapman, with
an apt quotation from oliver Twist
upon the question of book-writins
versus book-selling, concluding:
Vide Oliver Twist in which the old
gentleman does not say, though do.
that Chapman and Hall are the best of
booksellers, past, present, or to come.
and my trusty friends, which I gave
under my hand for the benefit of Ed
ward Chapman his book, this four
tenth day of November. 1889. Charles
Dickens. Witness, Boz. Sixty guineas
was not too high figure for so hand
some testimonial, which went to
F. Sabin, rs did another copy given by
Dickens to his sister Fanny, wife of
Edward Barrow. Mrs. John Dickens
was also a Miss Barrow.
Albert Jackson, who purchased the
wonderful eAtIa-IIusuratei Grimaldi,
extended 10 four volumes, was lucky
enough to secure two memorable
presentation copies. the oliver
Twist inscribed By the author to his
friend Sergeant Iatourd; the aulhor
of lon has added a sonnet to Charles
Dickens on realms the completed
Oliver Twist. The concluding lines:
At thy call
NJ infant Wlth patIcul sadness pieads
tndEing kindred t. Jhe heart OF all.
he Nicholas N.cNicby with the af-
iesun2 letter 10 Mrs han upon the
inIamy Of Yorkshire schools, and the
inspiration Of the unhappy youth
&mihv. fell to Albert jackson fer esq,
American Notes, presented by Dickens
To T. Carlyle, and also bearing the
sage ) autograph on the hyIeat, brcaght
G6l (W. Brown. A first edition of
The Christmas Carol, the gift of The
adihor to his sister Letitia Mrs. Mary
AuStin), fetched G11 (F Sabin). The
cycle OF Christmas Stories the Carol
series followed te fern of Prosenta-
zion Ccpies, The Chimes, ,G27 Is Of.
Sabin); The Cricket on the Hearth.
&C e. Sabin); The Battle Of Life.
Gl9 tF. Sabin); The Haunted Man,
81 Or. Sabin); Pictures from Italy
Cgiyen to Talfourd), c15 (F. SabinD:
The Personal History of David Copper
field, e3S Of, Sabin); Bleak House,
e25 Of. Sabin); A Tale of Two Cities,
G2S (F. Sabin); Great Expectations,
$50 OF. Sabin); Our Mutual Friend.
CPS (B. f. Stevens).
The great lot of the sale Forester's
Lie of Charles Dickens, extended to
y folio volumes, enriched with ASP
letters of celebrities, including 119
letters by Charles Dickens himself,
445 portraits of literary and other
celebrities, rare pamphlets, play bills,
400 views, a rich array of original
drawings including the original illus
trations by Leech. Phiz, George Cat
termole, Charles Green, r. L., ]. R.
Brown, r. Seymour, George Cruik-
shank, S. l.. Fildes, R. A., and vast
stores OF unique artistic and literary
memorials, certainly was sold to the
loss of the: proprietor and the cor
responding gain of the purchaser, be-
ing undoubtedly the richest illustrated
Life of Charles Dickens in existence.
This monumental memorial was Sc
cured by the Messrs. Sotheran for the
modest equivalent of $500.-London
Daily News.