CHARLES DICKENS. ALS, 2 pp., 8vo., Kent, January 14, 1862. Dickens constantly in demand for lectures, accepts an invitation to speak before the Artists' General Benevolent Institution. In part: "The Artists' General Benevolent Institution has a claim upon my sympathy and service to which I must readily respect. I will preside at their anniversary Dinner and do my best for them, and it is a duty and a pleasure. The day you mention in your letter, the 29th of March, would suit me very well, as I shall be reading in London at almost that time... I am Dear Sir, very faithfully yours, Charles Dckens." Dickens's signature is completed with his usual bold flourish. Very good to fine condition, with two expected mailing folds; slight wrinkling; the interior fold professionally reinforced with tape; and faint yellowing along the bottom of the second page, not affecting any of the text. There is evidence of glue and mounting remnants to the verso of the second page. The writing is uniformly clear and bold.
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