Author: Isaac Disraeli; Benjamin Disraeli [ed]
Title: The Calamities and Quarrels of Authors: With Some Inquiries Respecting Their Moral and Literary Characters, and Memoirs for Our Literary History.
Description: London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1867. Leather. Isaac Disraeli's Calamities and Quarrels of Authors, edited by his son Benjamin Disraeli. In a half calf binding. All edges, end papers and paste downs marbled. Isaac Disraeli (1766-1848) was a British writer, scholar and the father of British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. He is best known for his essays and his associations with other men of letters. Calamities of Authors (1812-13) and Quarrels of Authors (1814) chiefly contain reflections on the social history of professional authors, the process of book writing and distribution, and the gradual expansion of readership. In Calamities, Disraeli describes the sufferings of authors: neglect, poverty, fastidious egotism and vanity, or disappointed hope for fame and reputation. Quarrels of Authors is a continuation of Calamities of Authors and was jointly republished in this edition and edited by Disraeli"s son. In a half calf binding. Externally with rubbing to the extremities and the spine, and a little bumping to the boards. The front joint is starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean, with a little spotting to the first and last few pages. Some offsetting to pages 100 and 101. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Isaac Disraeli Calamities of Authors Quarrels of Authors Calamities of Authors None