JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART - AUTOGRAPH ENVELOPE UNSIGNED 1849 - HFSID 73492
Price: $70.00
JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART
The Scottish author and political writer addresses an envelope to the
Honorable Mrs. Erskine in black ink
Autograph envelope unsigned. 4x3 envelope addressed to: "The
Honorable Mrs. Erskine/ 1 Cumberland Place/ Regent's Park". In bottom margin
in unknown hand: "Mr. Lockhart's handwriting". John Gibson Lockhart
(1794-1854) was a Scottish writer and author, best known for his definitive
biography of Sir Walter Scott titled Life of Sir Walter Scott
(1837-1838), which is considered the second most admirable in the English
language (after Boswell's Life of Johnson). A scholar of classics,
Lockhart first came into notice while writing for the Scottish Tory publication
Blackwood's Magazine, famed for its aggressive articles and brilliant
criticism of the Scottish Whig stronghold and the Romantic intellectual
movement. In 1818, Lockhart met Sir Walter Scott, and went on to marry his
eldest daughter Sofia two years later. He worked as editor of the Quarterly
Review from 1825 until 1853, as well as wrote novels such as
Valerius (1821), Reginald Dalton (1823) and
Matthew Wald (1824) and served as editor for the famed
Murray's Family Library (1829). Normal mailing folds. Creased
throughout. Toned. Worn and soiled. Cut-out square in upper right corner where
stamp was placed. Ink stamp on verso. Wax stamp on verso. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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