The snake-oil Dickens man
1988, First Edition. London : Fourth Estate. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. SIGNED, inscribed and dated by the author.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 281 pages; Physical description: 281p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Charles Dickens -- United States -- Fiction. Summary: It is 1867 and Charles Dickens has arrived in Boston on his second reading tour of America. Meanwhile in Missouri, Billy Talbot leaves town in search of his father, who may be the writer. His journey includes a chance meeting with Hope Scattergood, a conman with his own interest in meeting Dickens. Item #193600
Price: €35.00