Author: John Hawkesworth
Title: Classic Tales: Serious and Lively, Collected by Leigh Hunt
Description: London and Edinburgh, William Paterson, 1850. Leather. Leigh Hunt's collection of Hawkesworth's short stories, from his five volume set. Hawkesworth was a book editor and sometime friend of Dr. Samuel Johnson. He started a periodical called The Adventurer with Dr Johnson and others. He also edited Captain James Cook's papers for his first voyage. James Leigh Hunt , the poet and essayist, has collected his short stories in this volume, and prefaced the work with a critical essay. This is an uncommon volume from the five volume series. The volume is undated. Dated from Abe. In half morocco. Externally with some rubbing. The spine is slightly faded. Internally the generally clean and bright with just a few spots to the first and last few pages. Firmly bound. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Hawkesworth Johnson James Cook James Leigh Hunt Johnson None


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