Paperbound. Signed by James Kirkup. Stamp on p. [3] of cover: Hand made in Wingland. From the James Kirkup Papers. and Parallel text in English and French.
Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; the third volume contains mainly letters reacting to her husband's death and to her Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir J.E. Smith; collection touches on many aspects of the Smiths' interests, personal and public, scientific and literary; it illustrates their many friendships, especially with the family of William Roscoe (1753-1831) and the Holkham literary circle; especially interesting are the discussions of gardening and concerning the Linnean Society of England; on the whole it provides a well-rounded picture of Norfolk society and literature from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century; the collection includes several manuscript and printed poems.
Description:
Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters.
Subject (Geographic):
Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
Subject (Topic):
Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; the third volume contains mainly letters reacting to her husband's death and to her Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir J.E. Smith; collection touches on many aspects of the Smiths' interests, personal and public, scientific and literary; it illustrates their many friendships, especially with the family of William Roscoe (1753-1831) and the Holkham literary circle; especially interesting are the discussions of gardening and concerning the Linnean Society of England; on the whole it provides a well-rounded picture of Norfolk society and literature from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century; the collection includes several manuscript and printed poems.
Description:
Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters.
Subject (Geographic):
Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
Subject (Topic):
Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
Collection of letters assembled by Lady Smith from her correspondence and that of her husband, Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828); before each section of letters, she provides a brief biographical sketch of the authors represented in those letters; the third volume contains mainly letters reacting to her husband's death and to her Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir J.E. Smith; collection touches on many aspects of the Smiths' interests, personal and public, scientific and literary; it illustrates their many friendships, especially with the family of William Roscoe (1753-1831) and the Holkham literary circle; especially interesting are the discussions of gardening and concerning the Linnean Society of England; on the whole it provides a well-rounded picture of Norfolk society and literature from the late 18th century to the mid 19th century; the collection includes several manuscript and printed poems.
Description:
Binding: contemporary half-green morocco, with title: Original Letters. and Blank pages not digitized.
Subject (Geographic):
Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--18th century and Norfolk (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 and Smith, Pleasance (Reeve), Lady Smith, 1773-1877
Subject (Topic):
Country life--Great Britain, Family--England--Domestic relations, Gardening, and Women authors
Author's presentation copy to Carl Van Vechten, January 23, 1953. Typewritten note signed by author included., Cover-title., CVV, p. 563 (N)., and Verse and prose.
Publisher:
Printed by the Port-of-Spain Gazette ltd.,
Subject (Name):
Mittelhölzer, Edgar--Autograph, Mittelhölzer, Edgar--Presentation inscription to C. Van Vechten, and Van Vechten, Carl,--1880-1964--Presentation inscription from E. Mittelhölzer
Autograph: Thomas Sutker booke., Bound with: Taylor, John. An arrant thiefe. London, 1622., Signatures: A-B⁸ (A1, blank?, wanting; b8 blank)., and The principall occasions why this merry poeme was written: 4 p. at end (in prose).