DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Peter Bayne Esq. ("Dear Sir"), Gad's Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, 21 November 1860 — DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Peter Bayne, 1860: 'AS MUCH WORK AS I CAN COPE WITH': DICKENS WRITING GREAT EXPECTATIONS

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Estimate: £600–£800 hammer ≈ $830–$1,106
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 15 September 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-634587
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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Peter Bayne Esq. ("Dear Sir"), Gad's Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, 21 November 1860. Bonhams, 15 Sep 2021, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-634587.

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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens") to Peter Bayne Esq. ("Dear Sir"), Gad's Hill Place, Higham by Rochester, 21 November 1860. Bonhams, 15 Sep 2021, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-634587.

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