(DICKENS, Charles) (PICKWICK, Eleazer) Two Manuscript Invoices made Payable to Mr. E. Pickwick. One made out to Mr Dowdy, Dec. 1805, for a hearse and a coach, £1.8.6; the other to Mr Day, Jan. 1807, for a chaise (used 7 times), a coach, a hearse, and a chariot, £12.1.6. 1805 / 1807
Two separate leaves, each approx. 19 x 22cm, written on rectos only; several light folds, but generally clean.
¶Two invoices, probably cut from a ledger (one has a page number, 169, in lower left corner). Eleazer Pickwick was a coach proprietor based in Bath. Dickens was familiar with coaching routes and wayside inns, and it seems likely that it was through dealings with Eleazer Pickwick he found his inspiration for the hero of The Pickwick Papers. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK and the EU, this item is subject to VAT.
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£350
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