The ornate desk features a silver plaque with a personal inscription that references the English writer's family nickname, ...

Charles Dickens was one of the most prominent English writers of the 19th century, publishing iconic works like Great ...

the writing surface grows to 19 3/4 inches. A drawer in one end of the desk has space for paper, pens and a glass inkwell. The whole is about the size of an attaché case—barely larger than the ...