Hutton Wilkinson George (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First edition, gifted from the author to the Rev. Henry Chaytor, with note loosely inserted 'from the author, with his best regards. Bound in the original quarter morocco boards, gilt armorial shield to front board, which is loose. Spinee expiring and with losses, the boards spotted and worn with some damp staining and rubbing, the corners with losses to the cloth. Front endpaper loose. Light foxing throughout, heavier to prelims. Complete with thirteen plates and extra illustrated with two besides.

Illustrated in Five Paraphrases from the Odyssey of Homer, large 4to. (254x350mm), pp:xvi[i]+[1]-92, half title, coloured frontispiece with tissue guard, 3 coloured plates, 13 plates called for incl. litho. by Vincent Brookes, & photo reproduction portrait; 16 plates in all, complete. Presentation Copy. Bookplate of George Hutton Wilkinson to front endpaper with 'to W. H. Watson' written in ink beneath. Watson was most probably a neighbouring Landowner. Yellow endpapers, foxing, mostly confined to plates and prelims. Bound in green quarter morocco, grained cloth boards, gilt titled down spine with gilt coat-of-arms & motto to front board. WITH bound in at end of the above work, a full page litho. portrait of Robert Burns and following also bound in 'The Burns Festival. Prize Poem. Recited at the Crystal Palace', January 25. 1859. 'Ode on the Centenary of Burns'. Published London: Bradbury and Evans. 1859, (196x257mm), 8pp incl. printed title page & 5pp text. Reviewed by The Scotsman, 27 January 1859: "At the Crystal Palace, the Burns Centenary was celebrated on Tuesday with much enthusiasm. Upwards of 14,000 persons were present during the day. The recitation of the prize poem, however, was the chief attraction. Mr. Phelps announced that the author of the successful poem was Isa Craig, Ranelagh Street, Pimlico but pronounced her name 'Ian'. Many pronounced the whole affair to be a mystery and a myth, seeing that the fortunate prizeholder did not make her appearance to be complimented. We find that Isa Craig is a young Scots lady, and that the mysterious monosyllable 'Isa' is a nomme de plume for Isa-bella. There is even now a shrewd suspicion that 'Isa Craig' hides a name much less obscure". (Written in pencil on front cover (Isabella Craig, later Lady Knox). WITH following, bound in, the covers for the issue of PUNCH, January 29, 1859 containing 'The Bards of Burns' 'A lay of Ye Crystalle Palace'. [Anonymous], printed to the inside of the covers.George Hutton Wilkinson became a barrister, a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Durham, Recorder of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and one of H.M. Commissioners for Inquiring into Muncipal Corporations in England and Wales. Isa Knox, née Craig, 1831-1903, was a Scottish poet, novelist, editor, and writer. She was secretary to the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, and one of the first staff members of the English Woman's Journal. Born in Saint Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. After contributing verses to 'The Scotsman' with the signature 'Isa' she was regularly employed on the paper starting in 1853. Several years after relocating to London to pursue a writing and activism career, in 1866 Craig married her cousin, John Knox a London iron merchant. Isa contributed to the advancement of women during the Victorian period, publishing many works specifically to promote the education of women and joining many organizations striving towards that same goal. In 1858 Isa wrote and submitted a resonant ode entitled "On the Centenary of Burns: An Ode." as her entry for a prize of £50 offered at the Crystal Palace for a centenary poem on Scottish poet Robert Burns. Out of 621 candidates, among them many literary figures, Isa won the prize. Her name was mistakenly pronounced "Essau" since the awarders assumed the winner must be male. This poem remains her most cited and praised work.