Here we have a nice grouping of 7 items of Charles Dickens related pieces of ephemera, starting with 2 period CDVs, one from Philadelphia by Joseph Ward, the other from Carlsbad. We then have a bookplate made for Dickens with a seated lion holding a Maltese cross. Next is a broadside by the Dickens Fellowship which was having an exhibition of Dickensiana, later producing a book containing the elements of the exhibit. We then have a headshot of Dickens from an impressed engraved plate pressed on manila stock paper drawn by the artist Cofacker. Lastly, we have two letters from the Philadelphia Dickens Fellowship, signed by William Ives Rutter Jr., one letter is describing the history of Dickens' travels to the US, finishing with a reference to the statue. The only statue to Charles Dickens worldwide is in Philadelphia, PA and was hosted by the Dickens Fellowship Society, of which Mr. Rutter was a member. This is early written history of that fledgling period. The second piece of correspondence is dated Nov. 24, 1907. Dickens Fellowship’s Philadelphia branch was brought into being on February 7, 1907, thanking a patron for sending a Dickens book and programs, asking the receiver if they would like to entertain at the next meeting and looking forward to the visit.

CDVs: the Ward copy has some light paper loss in the open field above and left of his head, the other is typical of the time. The bookplate is very nice with only a few wrinkles, not pressed out yet, with some penciled notations of a lot and date from purchase also has a lightly colored line upper right of the lion. The broadside has toning to the left side, other wise clean and sharp, head impression has some toning. The two fellowship letters have been previously folded for posting in the mail and have overall toning and dark manuscript writing and signatures.