Author: DICKENS, CHARLES
Title: Dickens American Notes 1842
Description: Westvaco Corporation, 1970. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett. Limited edition published by Westvaco Christmas 1970. Black cloth has scuffing, scratches. Clean text, outer edges have marks. Natural finish book cloth in black, front title blind embossed with the initials BOZ, spine stamped with title -- BOZ being the pseudonym nickname for Dickens. In 1842 Dickens, with his wife and her maid, went to America for 4 1/2 months. In Washington he had a private meeting with President Tyler; he visited all types of public insititutions. This book is an account of his travels in America which originally came out in two volumes. Business card with the name "A. T. Brust, Jr", Public Relations Manager, Fine Papers Division, Westaco inside the book. Good with no dust jacket .

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