Peter s Letters to His Kinfolk & Postscript, Addressed to Samuel T. Coleridge, Esq.

Lockhart, John Gibson

Published by James and John Harper, 1820

About this Item

Peter s Letters to His Kinfolk & Postscript, Addressed to Samuel T. Coleridge, Esq., Second American Edition, Dr. Peter Morris (pseudonym of John Gibson Lockhart), Printed by James and John Harper, New York, 1820, 520 pp, full original leather, 8.75 x 5.5 , 8vo. In good condition. Ex-library of the Bells Lettres Society of Dickinson College. Moderate scuffing to extremities with peeling to edges on front and rear boards. Scuffed overall in appearance. Spine abraded with antiquarian library call stickers on top compartment. Front fly leaf torn at corner. Inner hinge tender. Text is good with light toning and minimal foxing. Free of known marginalia. Binding intact. Despite aesthetic issues this remains a sturdy book. Please see photos. Scarce. Lockhart and Wilson were in charge of Blackwood s Magazine in 1817, in which he attracted Leigh Hunt, editor of the liberal journal The Examiner. In Peter s Letters, Lockhart in letter form, describes a visit to Edinburgh and contains controversial, satirical character sketches of Edinburgh figures. Lockhart moved to London in 1825 to edit the Quarterly Review, founded by John Murray, son of the publisher. Lockhart wrote biographies of Napoleon, Burns, and a seven volume biography of Scott.

Seller Inventory # COLL1820CGHN

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peter s Letters to His Kinfolk & Postscript, Addressed to Samuel T. Coleridge, Esq.
• Publisher: James and John Harper
• Publication Date: 1820
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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