JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 07/12/1850 - HFSID 341417
Sale Price $295.00
Reg. $360.00
JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART
Handwritten letter from Lockhart to a friend, saying that he does not
believe their associate Mr. Bayley will be joining them for lunch
Autograph letter signed: "John Lockhart", 4½x7. July 12, 1850.
In full: "Dear Sir I don't believe now that Mr. Bayley will come to
London this lunch. Yours truly". 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). Multiple folds. Lightly
toned. Stray ink marks. Light surface creases. Irregular bottom edge. Corners
slightly worn and creased. Otherwise, fine condition.
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