Lot 39 · Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts & Historical Photographs
(CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to the actor and theatre manager Samuel Phelps, expressing his pleasure at receiving Phelps' unexpected letter, Broadstairs, 21 September 1847
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $816–$1,088
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts & Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 17 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-704051
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to the actor and theatre manager Samuel Phelps, expressing his pleasure at receiving Phelps' unexpected letter, Broadstairs, 21 September 1847. Bonhams, 17 Dec 2020, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-704051.
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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to the actor and theatre manager Samuel Phelps, expressing his pleasure at receiving Phelps' unexpected letter, Broadstairs, 21 September 1847. Bonhams, 17 Dec 2020, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-704051.
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From the same sale Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts & Historical Photographs · Dec 2020
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