Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870] — A POTTERY STORY
Boston: Jones McDuffee & Stratton, 1878. 1st separate edition (Brussel EAST To WEST, p. 85; Gimbel B221). Not in the NCBEL. Light grey printed paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. 14, [2] pp. Terminal plate of a Parian statuette of John A. Andrews. 12mo. 6-3/4" x 4-3/4" Somewhat abridged version of Dickens' "A Plated Article", originally published in Household Words [1852], wherein Dickens relates his visit to the Copeland Pottery works at Stoke-upon-Trent, in Staffordshire. Wear & soiling, covers detached. Lacking front cover upper corner. A Good copy only.