Artwork : ArchiveNo00024

Charles Dickens Book (First Edition) 1892

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Contributor Name	Professor Pointen
Contributor Image	professor_pointen.jpg
Profession	Physicist
Location	Drayton
Collection Date	28.10.06
Artefact Name	Charles Dickens Book (First Edition)
Artefact Description	'The Pickwick Papers' First Edition. Poor condition.
Artefact Date	1892
Artefact Stored	On shelf
Artefact Form	0024-form.jpg
Artefact Image	0024.jpg
Sample Taken	Piece of the binding
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History of Artefact	Found in Nottingham and bought as a present for his wife. He paid 4/6 pence for it which would equal 22 1/2 pence in today's money. Illustrations and drawings were done by Fiss and Boz.
Historian	Catherine Smith
Previous Owners	unknown
Special Memories	'It is a treasure of sentimental memories as my wife loved Dickens first and now I do'. Professor Pointen read aloud pages 62-64 at the investigation. The book has been read by Professor Pointen to thousands of children over the years, in the Dickens museum, on The Warrior and in schools. 'I love Dickens because he had a great sense of humour. He has clarity in his writing and a brilliance of descriptions, and lots of fun. The book is a treasure for me.'
Artwork Image	0024-charles_dickens_book.jpg

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