Sales catalogue 607: Maggs Bros

Date:
1935
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/144
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 607: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    {18:] CAINE (Hall). AurocrarpH Manuscript—rHE Synopsis OF A SERIAL SrTory. III pp., 8vo. £35 An exceedingly interesting manuscript showing the method of procedure adopted by Hall Caine when writing a book. It is the original autograph manuscript of the synopsis of a serial by Hall Caine to be published in weekly instalments, probably for a magazine or weekly periodical. He commences by giving the principal characters of the story, the scenes in which it takes place, and continues with a precis of each chapter, introducing in some places portions of the conversation between the different characters; the whole story is divided into sections for the different weeks of publication. “THe CHRISTIAN.” [182] ———— Two AvrocrapnH Lerrers S1cNED To DEAN Farrar. 9 pp., 4to and 8vo. Isle of Man, 16th September, 1897. £7 10s Two letters of the greatest literary interest and importance, justifying his book ‘‘ The Christian” which received an extremely varied reception on its publication and caused great unpopularity for its author. Hall Caine expresses his pleasure at the thought of Dean Farrar writing a review of “The Christian”; refers to the bitterness with which some people received it, and the extreme lauda- tion from others; the unauthorised interview with him which had appeared in the newspapers; the torrents of ridicule poured upon him; the contrasted opinions of England and America, the majority in England condemning, the greater part of America approving the book; and fully explaining his motives for writing it. In conclusion he expresses his great relief at being able to unburden his heart to Dean Farrar on the subject of the book. [183] CALDECOTT (R.). IRVING (Washington). Oxp Curisrmas. With numerous full-page ond other illustrations by R. Caldecott. 1876. BRACEBRIDGE HALL. Illustrated by R. Caldecott. 1877. Together 2 vols. First Eprrions. Post 8vo. Bound by Riviere in mottled calf, gilt, g.e., with the original cloth covers bound in at end. London, 1876-77. £6 6s THOMAS CARLYLE. A Choice Collection of Books and MSS. from his Library. [184] BUCHANAN (George). Rerum Scoricarum Historia. Thick small 8vo. Calf. Franckfurt, 1594. 45 5s Thomas Carlyle’s copy. With his autograph on fly-leaf, “Thomas Carlyle, Craigenputtock 1831—given me by my brother John”; also the Carlyle bookplate in cover. [185] CHARTISM. First Epirion. 8vo. Clean in the original cloth. London, James Fraser, 1840. #26 Unique copy, with about 30 MS. notes or corrections in Carlyle’s handwriting in the margins, Given by him to his wife with autograph inscription, “Jane W. Carlyle (her own). T. C., London, 1st Jan., 1840.”
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