Lamb charles barton bernard (2 Ergebnisse)

FIRST EDITION. Orig. buckram, spine lettered in gilt; sl. faded. D. Wickham booklabel. With numerous mentions of Lamb, and analysis of their correspondence.

FIRST EDITION. Engr. title & printed title. Contemp. half dark green calf, spine finely tooled in blind; leading hinge weak but holding, small piece of replacement leather at head of spine. D. Wickham booklabel. Carlisle-born Barton, 1784-1849, known as the Quaker Poet, was a close friend of Charles Lamb. His daughter was Lucy Barton, author of the Natural History of the Holy Land and other works of juvenile religious instruction. She married Edward Fitzgerald, the translator of Omar Khayyam and Calderon. This copy is inscribed by him on the titlepage, 'Mrs Shawe from her respectful friend the author'.…