Lot 249 · Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs
(CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to Captain [Frederic] Brine, thanking him for his kind and hospitable letter ("...Unfortunately, the fatigues of my hurried tour are so great, and its work so hard, that I find all social pleasures to be incompatible with them, and am forced to forego all engagements and invitations..."), Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, 20 August 1858
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,048–$1,572
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs, London, Knightsbridge · 4 December 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-763038
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to Captain [Frederic] Brine, thanking him for his kind and hospitable letter ("...Unfortunately, the fatigues of my hurried tour are so great, and its work so hard, that I find all social pleasures to be incompatible with them, and am forced to forego all engagements and invitations..."), Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, 20 August 1858. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-763038.
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Dickens, DICKENS (CHARLES) Autograph letter signed ("Charles Dickens"), to Captain [Frederic] Brine, thanking him for his kind and hospitable letter ("...Unfortunately, the fatigues of my hurried tour are so great, and its work so hard, that I find all social pleasures to be incompatible with them, and am forced to forego all engagements and invitations..."), Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, 20 August 1858. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-763038.
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From the same sale Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs · Dec 2019
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