Ink signature, “Dear Sir, faithfully yours, Charles Dickens,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.5 slip. An unknown hand has added “I am” at the top, and “The Reverend W. B. Sprague” at the bottom. Nicely matted and framed with an enormous engraved portrait of Dickens to an overall size of 23 x 32. In very good condition, with a central vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature, and moderate scattered foxing and soiling. The Reverend William Buell Sprague (1795-1876) was a well-known 19th century autograph collector who at one time had amassed the largest private collection in the world. He was credited in 1833 with being the first to assemble a complete set of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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