A Memoir of The Reverend Sydney Smith. by HOLLAND, Lady.…

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CLASSIC BIOGRAPHY IN VICTORIAN FULL STRAIGHT GRAIN CALF

A Memoir of The Reverend Sydney Smith.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. 2 volume set, 8 3/4 inches tall. A splendid Victorian full straight grain calf from the recently dispersed Country House library of Bridehead in Dorset. With gilt raised bands, twin labels and superb gilt tooling to the panels. Sydney Smith, author, philosopher, humourist and wit, whose opinions on early American literature had huge impact. A "sincere friend of America", he founded the Edinburgh Review, lectured at the Royal Institution and is still known for his rhyming salad dressing recipe!

Book ID: 6165
Categories: Fine Set, Full Calf, H, Memoir, Philosophy
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