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A CURIOUS DANCE ROUND A CURIOUS TREE [with envelope]

A CURIOUS DANCE ROUND A CURIOUS TREE [with envelope] by Dickens, Charles

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Seller: Sumner & Stillman
Title
A CURIOUS DANCE ROUND A CURIOUS TREE [with envelope]
Author
Dickens, Charles
Seller
Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description
1860. [London: St. Luke's Hospital, 1860.] Original pale pink wrappers, with original narrow "one penny" envelope. First Edition, second and usual issue. Dickens describes the wretched conditions inside St. Luke's Hospital ("established in 1751, for the treatment and care of lunatics"), and in particular the "very sad and touching spectacle" of the annual Christmas Ball there (dancing around the Christmas tree). He actually wrote the original piece in 1852, at which time it appeared in his Household Words (Dickens's authorship was questioned until 1913, when the original manuscript -- in his hand -- turned up). It is here published in book form for the first time, eight years later, when Dickens gave permission for the hospital to use it as a fundraising appeal. The hospital added two items to update the piece: an article about the 1860 Ball from the "Times," plus a brief article "Contrast between 1852 and 1860," in which the hospital asserts that many of the deficiencies cited by Dickens have since been addressed. (The results of the initial mailing were not good -- which is why for this second issue, the final paragraph, the actual appeal, was highlighted in bold.) This second issue not only has the final paragraph in bold, it also has a pink wrapper (not mauve -- though all are today faded), it has the front cover title followed by a comma (not by a period), and it has a front cover border decorative only at the corners (not all 'round). This is a fine copy of this very fragile item, with scarcely any wear, soil, or foxing; as usual, the pink wrappers have faded. As with almost all copies, there is a vertical crease, because the booklet was folded vertically when the fundraising appeal was mailed out in narrow envelopes. Included with this copy is the original (unaddressed) narrow envelope with "Postage One Penny" in the corner. Since it is exactly the size to fit within the folded booklet, and a little too small to fit around the folded booklet, it is our belief that this was the envelope for the hoped-for, postage-paid contribution. It is extremely uncommon. Podeschi (Yale) B216 (second copy); Carr (U of Texas) B465; Eckel pp 188-191. Housed in a morocco-backed clamshell case with inner chemise.
Candlestick Point

Candlestick Point by BALTZ, Lewis

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
Candlestick Point
Author
BALTZ, Lewis
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
Some light hazing to the boards, generally fine
Description
Tokyo and New York: Gallery Min and Aperture, 1989. Hardcover. Some light hazing to the boards, generally fine. 10 x 13 inches, oblong. Black-and-white and color images, some folding. Original black boards, printed paper label on front cover; original matching open-faced slipcase. First edition, signed "Cheers! Lewis Baltz" on the title-page. Published to coincide with the exhibition held 13 May to 2 July 1989. Text by Gus Blaisdell (in English and Japanese).

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