hawthorne nathaniel henry bright (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. First edition. 8vo. pp. xii, [i], 272 and 299 + 3pp publishers advertisements. Original publisher's blind paterned dark green cloth lettered gilt at the spine . Very good indeed, near fine copies with some slight foxing at prelims and Ownership signature of C J Pearce 1919 and RE Gathorne Hardy 1933 this is the Hardy The Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy, FLS (1902 Ð 1973) British prose writer, poet, botanist, and horticulturalist. This is the true first edition preceding the American edition by 2 months. BAL 7626. Very good indeed. Signedes.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. First edition. 8vo. pp. xi, [i], 398. One page of undated publisherÕs advertisements at end. Original publisherÕs brown fine ribbed cloth with blind stamped design to covers spine lettered gilt. ÔFrom the author' written on first blank possibly in Hawthorne's hand but it is more likely to be written by the publishers or his agent and sent over to Hawthorne's English friend Henry Arthur Bright at Hawthorne's request, Hawthorne had let England in 1960 and never returned. From the library of his son Allan Heywood Bright (1862 - 1941) Liberal politician, distinguished book collector and author of books on mediaeval English with his calling card tipped in at the half title. HawthorneÕs last book published during his lifetime. Printed dedication and letter to Franklin Pierce. ÔConsular ExperiencesÕ published for the first time together with eleven other pieces previously published in periodicals and gift books.Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) first encountered Henry Arthur Bright (1830-1884) an English merchant based at Knotty Ash, Liverpool, antiquarian, renowned book collector, poet, writer on gardening, critic and publisher in 1852, when Bright, on a tour of America, met him in Concord by means of a letter of introduction made by Longfellow. So began a close friendship which was further enabled by Hawthorne's move to England in the following year, having been appointed US consul in Liverpool by President Franklin Pierce. Bright came from a notable and wealthy Liverpool family and was a partner in his father's shipping firm of Gibbs, Bright & Co. He was a literary enthusiast who wrote reviews for the Athenaeum and other periodicals on a regular basis, including of books associated and by Hawthorne. He was also a writer, his 'A Year in a Lancashire Garden', was a much loved nineteenth-century garden autobiography. For Bright, the friendship provided intellectual stimulus, the two were known to spar, Hawthorne's wife said, 'Bright is one of Mr Hawthorne's enthusiastic lovers and they fight in love and honor all the time.' Bright meanwhile was able to provide Hawthorne with an entry into Liverpool society and introduced him to British countryside and towns; the two went on various expeditions together including a tour of North Wales. Hawthorne presented Bright with the manuscript of 'The Marble Faun' and said of him, he 'was the illumination of my dusky little apartment, as often as he made his appearance there!' Bright said of Hawthorne, 'It is one of the best things in my life to have made a friend of you.' Hawthorne returned for the last time to the United States in 1860 already suffering from ill health, he was to die four years later Allan Heywood Bright (1862-1941), a Liberal politician, was the son of Henry Arthur Bright and his wife Mary Elizabeth nee Thompson of nearby Thingwall Hall. Very good indeed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 8vo. pp 200 +. %vols Original half green morocco, marbled boards, raised bands, gilt ruled edges, spine gilt decorated and lettered. Marbled endpapers. One handwritten pencil note in margin. Original reviews taken from the Athen¾um (club magazine) with a printed title page 'Athenaeum Reviews' and each volume listing the reviews (probably got up by Bright's binder.) The Life of Bishop Cotton, SutherlandÕs Herbaceous Plants, Julian Fane: A Memoir, Miss AustenÕs Lady Susan, &c., Sir H. HollandÕs Recollections, Lord StanhopeÕs Miscellanies. 2nd Series, FieldÕs Yesterday with Authors, HawthorneÕs unfinished Septimus and Catherine SedgwickÕs Life. Henry Arthur Bright (1830-1884) botanist and literary critic who contributed to the Athen¾um on a regular basis from 1871 onwards. He wrote ÔA Year in a Lancashire GardenÕ, a much loved nineteenth-century garden autobiography. He was a close friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne in Liverpool during his spell in England. A little rubbed at head of spine, light foxing on a couple of blank pages, otherwise very good. '. 4 finely bound collections of Henry Bright's reviews for The Athenaeum and the 5th volume of Bright's reviews from The Examiner 1857 - 1884 which include a review of Hawthorne's American Notebooks (1868) and a review of Swinburne's Atlanta (1865) Typographic contents pages and the actual excised articles pasted to stiff pages - each containin g reviews by Bright of his friend Hawthorne's books. Very attractively bound in quatrter green leather in 5 volumes. Light wear otherwise very good.