Mr. Pickwick Slides. Frontispiece

DESCRIPTION: This classic illustration is titled "Mr. Pickwick Slides" (also known as Pickwick at the Slide). Artist: The serially collectible Hablot Knight Browne, widely known by his pen name Phiz.  Created for Charles Dickens's serialized novel The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (The Pickwick Papers), specifically the Lombard Street edition of 1932.  This frontispiece image depicts the rotund and spectacles-wearing Mr. Samuel Pickwick sliding comically with legs spread wide out on a frozen pond, surrounded by onlookers, fellow Pickwickians, and a small black cat near a broken patch of ice. STYLE: Engraving COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm; mount board typically a few mm larger): 12.75 x 17.00 CREATORS: “Phiz” PUBLICATION: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (The Lombard Street Edition) PUBLISHER: London: The Piccadilly Fountain Press DATE: 1932 COMMENTS: Excellent condition with patina of age SUBJECT: PACKAGE: Single one-sided sheet in acid-free mount, flat & unfolded inside hard-backed envelope. Royal Mail Tracked 24 included. Note: Images are provided for illustration purposes only and are intended to show the complete printed product, including any imperfections of age that may be present. Frames or props shown in the images are for display purposes only and are not included with your purchase.