Charles Dickens 1812-1870. Miscellaneous material concerning The Pickwick Papers from the collection of Priscilla and Samuel W. Meek. On deposit from Bruce Willsie. June 22, 2017

Volume One 1. Title page from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens. With twelve original full-page illustrations by Arthur B. Frost. London: Ward, Lock, 1881. 2. Advertisement for Nelson’s New Century Library, Pickwick Papers, India Paper editions, 1911 3. Advertisement for Nelson’s New Century Library, Dickens, Thackeray, Scott. ca.1911 4. Advertisement for Nelson’s New Century Library volumes, offering different bindings and spine labels, ca. 1911 5. Advertisement for The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club ... with notes and numerous illustrations. Edited by Charles Dickens, the younger. (The Jubilee edition.). London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1886. 6. Specimen page for The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club ... with notes and numerous illustrations. Edited by Charles Dickens, the younger. (The Jubilee edition.). London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1886. 7. Subscription form for The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman & Hall, 1909. The topical edition. 8. Advertisement for subscription to Charles Dickens’ Works. The Pictorial edition. “Ready with the magazines” London: Chapman & Hall, 1800s. 9. Design sample for binding cover and spine for The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. Vol. 1. London: Chapman & Hall, ca. 1837. On green paper 10. Design sample for “The People’s Pickwick” on green paper 11. Woodcut Ex Libris: Bankfuldmaegtig O. I. Larsen. By Joseph William Simpson, 1902. Using Pickwick Papers are the central element. 12. Advertisement for The Popular Edition of the Complete Works of Charles Dickens. London: Chapman & Hall, 1907. Green paper 13. Advertisement for The Popular Edition of the Complete Works of Charles Dickens. London: Chapman & Hall, 1907. Orange paper 14. Dust jacket design for The Pickwick Papers. Charles Dickens. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd. 1800s. 15. Dust jacket design for Pickwick Papers, vol. I. Nelson’s Classics edited by Sir Henry Newbolt. 1911. 16. Dust jacket design for Pickwick Papers, vol. II. Nelson’s Classics edited by Sir Henry Newbolt. 1911. 17. Dust jacket design for The Pickwick Papers, vol. II. Centenary edition. London: Chapman & Hall, 1910. 18. Dust jacket design for The Universal Dickens, The Pickwick Papers. London: Chapman & Hall, 1913. 19. Dust jacket design for The Pickwick Papers. The Fireside Dickens. London: Chapman & Hall, 1903. 20. Dust jacket design for The Pickwick Papers with 43 illustrations. London: Chapman & Hall; Humphrey Milford, 1913? Green paper. 21. Dust jacket design for The Pickwick Papers with 43 illustrations. London: Chapman & Hall; Humphrey Milford, 1913? Brown paper.

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22. Dust jacket design for The Pickwick Papers. London: Chapman & Hall; Henry Frowde, 1901. 23. Preface and illustration list to “Charles Dickens” edition, London: Gresham Publishing Company, 1902. 3 pages 24. Title page and editor’s preface to The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Vol. I. London: Chapman and Hall, 1887. 6 pages 25. Notes on “The First Cheap edition of The Pickwick Papers” 1847. p. 159-162. 26. Title page and preface from The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1847. 18 pages 27. Sample of title page and first chapter of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: William Nickolson and Sons, 1900. 2 pages 28. Dust jacket cover for The Pickwick Papers, with original full-page engravings by Arthur B. Frost. London: Ward, Lock, & Co., 1881. 29. Prospectus for Particulars of the Piccadilly Fountain Press issue of Pickwick… introduction by John Harrison Stonehouse. Piccadilly Fountain Press, 1932. 30. Dust jacket for The Pickwick Papers. Readers Library 341. 1930 31. Dust jacket for The Pickwick Papers. London: Collins’ picket classics, 1915. 32. Dust jacket for The Pickwick Papers. London: Everyman Edition, London: Dent; New York: Dutton, 1965. 33. Title page for A portfolio of twelve original illustrations reproduced from drawings to illustrate The Pickwick Papers. A. B. Frost. London, A.J. Slater, 1908. 34. Sample pages for Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club with sample illustration by Phiz. No date. 35. Title page and chapter one from The Pickwick Papers, with eight engravings by J. Evre. London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, 1920. 6 pages 36. “Original announcement of The Pickwick Papers. Now publishing, to be completed in about twenty monthly numbers.” 13 pages including dedication by Charles Dickens dated September 27, 1837. 37. Title page and chapter one of The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, with eight illustrations. London: Chapman and Hall, 1869. 8 pages 38. Title page for Mr. Pickwick.” Edition issued and illustrated by Frank Reynolds. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. 39. Advertisement from the Manchester Evening News “Wanted—Modern Pickwicks.” Proposing to start a society called the London Topographical Society. No date. 40. Advertisement from the Daily Dispatch, March 18, 1924. “Dickens Still in Favour” concerning the value of Dickens books. 41. Article in the L.P. Weekly, June 28, 1907 “The Dickens Fellowship is organizing a Pickwick Exhibition…at the New Dudley Gallery…” 42. Review of the Pickwick Exhibition by J.W.T. Ley. L.P. Weekly July 19, 1907. 43. The Pickwick Exhibition, T.P. O’Connor’s opening address. L.P. Weekly August 2, 1907 44. Souvenir of the Pickwick Exhibition, 1907. 45. Article in the Daily Mail, December 30, 1924. “The First edition of Pickwick” by A.L. Humphreys. 46. Dickens collecting card no. 38 “Doughty Street, London, W.C. The first house rented by Dickens…

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48. Article in Aberdeen Free Press, October 4, 1909. “Sam Weller’s Grandson, living as a Ramsgate tradesman” 49. Article in ?Manchester Evening News December 5, 1931 “To-Night’s Diary” by Mr. Manchester, with news about a sale of Pickwick Papers. 50. “An Examination Paper ‘The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club’, Cambridge 1857. 3 pages 51. Announcement for The Pickwick Exhibition. An exhibition to celebrate the 70th anniversary …New Dudley Gallery. 1907. 52. Dealer’s listing for The posthumous Papers, 1887 53. Pages of Preface for the Household edition of The Pickwick Papers, 1874. 54. Title page for The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club ... With fourteen illustrations by A. Chasemare. [London]: [John Dicks], 1883. 55. Title page, preface, frontispiece for The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Waverly Book Company Limited, 1913-1915.

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Charles Dickens 1812-1870. Miscellaneous material concerning The Pickwick Papers from the collection of Priscilla and Samuel Meek. On deposit from Bruce Willsie. June 22, 2017

Volume Two 1. Cartoon/advertisement using Mr. Pickwick “The Bull, Rochester: One of the solid, comfortable inns which Dickens describes so accurately in The Pickwick Papers…” 2. Advertisement for Dickens’ Old Pickwick Leather Bottle Hotel. No date 3. Original drawing by S.G. Ashwell and printed trade card for G. Smith (from Gravesend) Wine & Spirit merchant, Old Pickwick ‘Leather Bottle” Inn…Kent. No date 4. Title sheet for “Pickwick Parchment.” 5. Advertisement for “Catesbys’ Crolleries. First Series: Dickens.” No. date 6. Advertisement for “Catesbys’ Linograms. Dickens Series. Tony Weller. Pickwick Papers.” No date 7. Advertisement for “Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen.” No date 8. Advertisement for “Pickwick’s Immortal Discovery.” Beecham’s Pills. No date 9. Advertisement for The Practical Correspondence College, London. “Can you make a copy of the above sketch of Mr. Jingle?” 1913 10. Competition announcement(s) “Dickens and Xmas 1919. Illustrated by Harry Furniss.” 16 pages. 11. Illustrated stationary and note card using Dickens’ figures 12. Invitation card using Pickwick illustration and quotes from Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dexter, and Baby Alex, 1911 13. Label for Pickwick Giant Marrowfats, no date 14. Coupon for Pickwick Peas. 15. Six different advertisements for Pickwick Peas. 16. 18 advertisements from “The Daily Papers” for Diploma, The English Crustless Cheese, using Pickwick Papers illustrations. 17. Envelope with return stamp “Pickwick Bacon” London, 1932. 18. Package design for Pickwick Cigarlights (etching) 19. “Pickwick as Aid to Trade” p.133-136. 20. Advertisement “Mr. Pickwick at Dingley Dell” 21. Box cover of Pickwick Impregnated Paraffin Matches. 22. Package cover of Mr. Pickwick’s Old-fashioned candies 23. Advertisement using Mr. Pickwick for Craven “A” mixture (tobacco) 24. Advertisement using Mr. Pickwick for Van Houten’s Cocoa “Best & Goes Farthest” 25. Advertisement using Mr. Pickwick for Van Houten’s Cocoa, variant design 26. Advertisement using Mr. Pickwick for Hudson’s Soap, 1925 27. Advertisement using Mr. Pickwick for Hudson’s Soap, variant design 28. Advertisement using Dickens for Gillette razor blades, 1931 29. Advertisement using Mr. Pickwick for Cadbury’s Milk Chocolate, 1931 30. Advertisement using Mr. Pickwick for Cadbury’s Biscuit, 1931 31. Sales card for The Hop-pole, First-class Family Hotel, Tewkesbury. 32. Advertisement using Sam Weller for Famous Teas, no date 33. Six Spinet cigarette cards with characters and places from Dickens 34. Advertisement using Sam Weller scene for Guinness 35. Advertisement using Bob Sawyer for Bisurated Magnesia, 1934

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36. Advertisement using Bob Weller for Craven Empire-de-luxe curly cut (tobacco), 1934 37. Cartoon in the Daily Express “The Very Dickens! Characters from Dickens will be seen in today’s Lord Mayor’s Show.” 1934 38. Announcement “Charles Dickens, Esq., will give a reading of ‘Little Dombey’ and The Trial from ‘Pickwick’ on the evening of Wednesday, 29th December 1858…Chatham.

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