Pickwickians Abroad. With Illustrations by the Author. by Dier Treblig Nhoj [John Gilbert Reid] - 1913

Shanghai : International Institute of China , 1913 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". Dier Treblig Nhoj [John Gilbert Reid]. A signed, first edition of this delightful work presenting the history of the Pickwick club, written and illustrated by John Gilbert Reid. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the unclipped dust wrapper. Signed by the author, 'To Eva - old China Hand - from another - both of us exiles in the land of the free, home of the brave - New Year's 1933' from 'John Gilbert Reid (Dier Treblig Nhoj)'. Written by John Gilbert Reid under the pseudonym of English author, Dier Treblig Nhoj, the author's name spelled backwards. 'Pickwickians Abroad' is an entertaining collection of stories surrounding Charles Dickens' fictional location of the Pickwick Club. Reid presents the travels and adventures of characters found in the Pickwick club, notably Samuel Pickwick, as he takes exciting trips to American, Asia, Scotland and… Read More