{"product_id":"letters-from-charles-dickens-to-angela-burdett-coutts-1841-1865-1st-ed","title":"Letters from Charles Dickens to Angela Burdett-Coutts 1841-1865 — 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters from Charles Dickens to Angela Burdett-Coutts 1841-1865, Charles Dickens — 1st Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"95\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Jonathan Cape, 1953\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"136\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. xii, [ii], 415, [1].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Good. An ex-library copy exhibiting the typical wear associated with institutional circulation. The publisher's blue cloth binding remains structurally sound and reasonably tight, though the spine is significantly sunned to a tanned hue, with this fading extending subtly along the top edges of the boards. The extremities display minor bumping and general shelf-wear, while the base of the spine bears a faded institutional shelf mark. Internally, the pages are largely bright and clean, though they carry standard ex-library markings, including blind embossed public library stamps to the preliminary leaves and a penned Dewey Decimal classification number to the title page verso. The text block edges are toned, with noticeable dust-soiling to the top edge. A perfectly readable, functional working copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This first UK edition compiles the significant correspondence between Charles Dickens and the prominent philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts. The letters were selected and edited by the eminent biographer Edgar Johnson from the vast collection held at the Pierpont Morgan Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe present volume bears the clear hallmarks of its institutional provenance, displaying the customary blind stamps and classification marks of a public library. Despite these markings and its working-copy condition, the book remains a highly valuable primary resource for Dickensian scholars, offering unfiltered access to his extensive social reform efforts. As a standard mid-century reference text, ex-library copies of this edition are highly common on the secondary market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eA fascinating window into the charitable works and private thoughts of one of literature's greatest figures. Over a period of twenty-four years, Charles Dickens acted as an informal almoner and advisor to the immensely wealthy heiress Angela Burdett-Coutts. Through these selected letters, readers witness the practical application of Dickens's social conscience as the pair collaborated on numerous philanthropic projects, from establishing ragged schools to founding Urania Cottage, a pioneering home for \"fallen women\". With a critical and biographical introduction by Edgar Johnson, this collection provides an essential, intimate look at the author's relentless crusade against Victorian poverty and social injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55087671148883,"sku":"5672","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260923_110932.jpg?v=1790592227","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/letters-from-charles-dickens-to-angela-burdett-coutts-1841-1865-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}