The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home, FIRST EDITION, Bradbury & Evans, 1846 [1845] — DICKENS (CHARLES)

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Estimate: £300–£500 hammer ≈ $399–$666
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Sale: Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts, London, Knightsbridge · 1 December 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-634079
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Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home, FIRST EDITION, Bradbury & Evans, 1846 [1845]. Bonhams, 1 Dec 2021, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-634079.

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Dickens, The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home, FIRST EDITION, Bradbury & Evans, 1846 [1845]. Bonhams, 1 Dec 2021, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-634079.

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