Hand-addressed and signed envelope featuring Dickens’s personal monogram on the flap, 4.75 x 2.75, addressed by Dickens to “Andrew D. White Esquire,” and signed below, “Charles Dickens.” Light scattered soiling and a mild brush to the end of the signature, otherwise fine condition. The recipient was most probably Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918), who co-founded Cornell University and served as its first president. A 1913 piece published in the Cornell Daily Sun quoted from an address White gave entitled ‘Authors I Have Met,’ wherein he remarked on meeting Dickens during the Civil War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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