A Curious Dance Round a Curious Tree.

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First edition, first issue, the superlative Suzannet copy, with his bookplate to chemise, and sold in his 1971 sale (lot 123). The Dickens collection of Comte Alain de Suzannet (1882-1950) ranks as one of, if not the, finest Dickens libraries ever assembled. His books are renowned for their quality and much sought after. The sketch was first published in Household Words, 17 January 1852, and is here published as a pamphlet by the management of St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, as a means of soliciting donations. The first issue is distinguished by a period after "tree" on the front wrapper and the final text paragraph being in regular type; for the second issue, the period was replaced by a comma and the final paragraph was printed in bold. It has long been a desirable element of any comprehensive Dickens collection, though is very elusive in collectable condition, and few surviving copies can be as fine as this copy. Eckel p. 188; Gimbel B216. Octavo, 20 pp. Original pale purple wrappers printed in black. Housed in red cloth chemise within red half morocco box. Central crease, else a fine copy. N° de ref. del artículo 162424

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