lady augusta hamilton (11 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Zustand: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). A fascinating early nineteenth century study of marriage rites around the globe, forming an investigation into the legal status of women in ancient and modern times. The very scarce second edition of this work. Far more scarce than the first edition of 1822, this edition curiously does not feature the name of the author to the title page.The author's only published work, the first edition was attributed to Lady Augusta Hamilton, speculated but not proved to be a pseudonym for painter and writer Olivia Serres, known as the imposter who claimed the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland.This fascinating and unusual work examines marriage rites in North America, South America, Massachusetts and New Orleans, concluding that in comparison to in other lands, English women are treated favourably by their native marriage customs. The author identifies that 'the superior force of the male is rather muscular that internal'.With illustrated frontispiece and vignette title page illustration.Tipped in to the title page is a fourteen page pamphlet featuring the introduction to the 1822 edition in facsimile handwriting. Tipped in to page 134 is a newspaper clipping, dated 1899, concerning abuses of marriage laws in Italy.To the front pastedown is the armorial bookplate of John Holden. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In a quarter cloth binding, with paper covered board. Rebacked, with original boards retained and contemporary cloth spine label laid down. Spine label detaching to perimeters. Rubbing to boards, with losses to the paper at extremities. Bookplate to front pastedown. Binding significantly strained throughout, and held by cords only in some areas. Preface to 1822 edition tipped in to title page. Newspaper clipping tipped in to page 134. Pages generally bright, with instances of spotting or handling marks throughout. Good Only. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Leather spine and corners which are scuffed.Front hinge cracked.Binding firm with no loose pages.Text clear with foxing.

Full Leather. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Pp. viii, 400; b/w lithographic frontispiece plate of Lady Hamilton; four further b/w engraved plates. Full polished green calf with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine, extensive blind-stamped decoration to the boards, with gilt border, binding very good and strong with light wear and little rubbing, old ring mark to front board. Contents clean and tight, marbled end papers, contemporary engraved bookplate of Robert Hammond Elwes, Grenadier Guards to the front end paper, a very good copy. Size: 8vo (14 x 21.5cm). Book.

8vo, pp. viii, 400 + engraved frontispiece. Wood-engraved vignette to title-page. Contemporary quarter maroon calf, spine divided by gilt rules, blocked and lettered in gilt, textured cloth boards covered with marbled paper. A little spotting and foxing, mainly to title-page, blank top corner of title-page repaired. The second edition of this compilation, somewhat fishily attributed to ?Lady Augusta Hamilton? in the first edition of 1822, published by John Bumpus (and while no name appears on the title-page of this printing, the preface is signed ?A.H.?). The absence of a plausible lady of that name in the historical record and the strong resemblance of the title and contents to Theophilus Moore?s ?Marriage Customs, Modes of Courtship, and Singular Propensities of the Various Nations of the Universe? (1814, also pub. Bumpus) suggests something of a hack job, and one candidate suggests herself: Olivia Serres, the English painter, novelist, and imposter. Serres is known to have befriended Lady Anne Hamilton, lady-in-waiting to Queen Caroline, and used her name to expand a scandalous 1830s account of the royal court started by Lady Anne herself. Identification based on a similar nom-de-plume, adopted a decade earlier for less-than-upfront ?authorship? at a time when Serres was trying to pass herself off as the daughter of the Duke of Cumberland while in debtor?s prison, seems tenuous but plausible.

( In englischer Sprache. Erste Ausgabe - first edition. Printed by T. Hamblin, Garlick-Hill, Thames Street ) Mit VIII, 400 Seiten, grüner Original-Leinwand mit schwarzem, goldgeprägten Titelschildchen auf dem schmalen Einbandrücken, 8° ( 23 x 14,5 cm ). Der Einband ist stärker fleckig, berieben, Ecken und Kanten bestoßen, der schmale Einbandrücken ist zum oberen Kapital hin leicht angeplatzt, am unteren schmalen Einbandrücken ein altes Bibliotheksschildchen. Innen mit altem Besitzstempel auf dem Titelblatt. Das büttenähnliche Papier ist gebräunt, Seiten teils gering fleckig oder stockfleckig, Seiten sind unbeschnitten, wenige Seiten mit Randläsionen, das hintere unbedruckte Vorsatzblatt mit Randnotizen von alter Hand in Bleistift ( entfernbar ). ( Gewicht 600 Gramm ) ( Lagerort KG ) ( Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage ) Artikel 17662 /// ( In English language. First edition - first edition. Printed by T. Hamblin, Garlick-Hill, Thames Street ) With VIII, 400 pages, original green cloth with black, gold-stamped title label on the narrow spine, 8° ( 23 x 14.5 cm ). The binding is heavily stained, rubbed, corners and edges bumped, the narrow spine is slightly chipped towards the upper capital, an old library label on the lower narrow spine. Inside with old ownership stamp on the title page. The laid paper is browned, some pages slightly stained or foxed, pages are uncut, a few pages with marginal lesions, the rear blank flyleaf with marginal notes in pencil by an old hand ( removable ). ( weight 600 gram ) ( storage location KG ) ( more pictures on request ) item 17662.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A Bayntun bound first edition of this fascinating study of marriage rites around the globe. The first edition.Bound by Bayntun.This fascinating and unusual work examines marriage rites across the globe, concluding that in comparison to in other lands, English women are treated favourably by their native marriage customs. The author identifies that 'the superior force of the male is rather muscular that internal'.Illustrated with a frontispiece.The author's only published work, this first edition was attributed to Lady Augusta Hamilton, speculated but not proved to be a pseudonym for painter and writer Olivia Serres, known as the imposter who claimed the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards, bound by Bayntun. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to the joints and extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots. Very Good. book.

London: Printed by and for J. Smith, 1822 (illustrator). London: Printed by and for J. Smith, 1822. An Englishwoman's Take on Global Marriage Customs Hamilton, Lady Marianna Augusta (1805-1892). Marriage Rites, Customs, And Ceremonies, of the Nations of the Universe. London: Printed by and for J. Smith, 1822. [ii], viii, 400 pp. With a copperplate portrait frontispiece and 4 plates. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary blind-paneled calf, gilt fillets to boards, rebacked retaining gilt spine, gilt tooling to board edges, marbled edges. A few nicks and scratches to boards, moderate rubbing and light wear to extremities, including corners, which are bumped and worn, front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting at top. Light toning to interior, occasional light foxing, small tear to fore-edge of leaf E4 (pp. 31-32), small hole to title page under author name without loss to legibility. $150. * One of two 1822 issues. This fascinating account of international marital customs covers nations and territories from the South Sea Islands to California, spanning almost every continent. Lady Hamilton likely traveled herself given her husband's extensive military service, but draws primarily on accounts "collected from the labors of enlightened travelers and navigators" such as Lady Mary Wortley Montague and Lewis and Clark (iv). The work concludes with a brief summary of English law respecting marriage. Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 29999. See Kathryn Gleadle, Radical Writing on Women, 1800-1850: An Anthology (2002), p. 115.