THE INDICATOR and THE COMPANION: A Miscellany for the Fields and the Fire-Side
Published by For Henry Colburn by R. Bentley, London, 1834
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Owen & Barlow Rare Books, Welshpool, United KingdomOwen & Barlow Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since January 13, 2010
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 175.00
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Complete in two volumes. Contemporary 19th century half calf, the spines tooled gilt with gilt fillets and hatching and with floral pallets gilt in four compartments, red morocco titling pieces lettered and numbered gilt in two compartments. Five raised bands tooled with gilt pointille roulette. The calf of the upper and lower boards tooled blind with Greek key design. Combed marbled boards. Silk head and tail bands. Large 12mo. 7.75 x 5 inches (19.5 x 12.5 cms). Vol 1: Title, xpp, half-title for 'The Indicator' [1p], blank [1p], 320pp; Vol 2: Title, viiipp, 352pp (including half-title for 'The Companion'). Collated and complete. Boards rubbed and a slightly rubbed at head and tail of spines and edges. Bindings are otherwise in excellent, clean, tight condition. A few light foxing spots but the text blocks are else in clean, tight, crisp condition. James Leigh Hunt was an English critic, essayist and poet, closely associated with Shelley, Keats and Byron. It was Hunt who first introduced Keats to Shelley. In 1819 he started the Indicator, in which some of his best work appeared and which also contained the first printing of work by Keats and others. After Shelley's departure for Italy, Leigh Hunt fell into financial difficulties and was obliged to discontinue the Indicator (1819¿1821), having, he says, "almost died over the last numbers". Shelley suggested that Hunt go to Italy with him and Byron to establish another quarterly magazine in which Liberal opinions could be advocated with more freedom than was possible at home. Leigh Hunt left England for Italy in November 1821, but storm, sickness and misadventure delayed his arrival until July 1822, a rate of progress which Thomas Love Peacock compares to the navigation of Ulysses. The death of Shelley a few weeks later (Hunt and Byron were amongst the few people who attended his funeral), destroyed every prospect of success for the venture. Hunt was now virtually dependent upon Byron, who did not relish the prospect. Hunt returned to England where his remaining life was a struggle with poverty and sickness. He worked unremittingly, but one effort failed after another. In 1834, at the time of his greatest difficulties) Hunt republished all of the issues of the Indicator together with all published issues of the Companion (another short lived venture). However, he made little money from this. It was not until Mary Shelley settled an annuity of £120 on him that Hunt's poverty was relieved. He died in 1859. The Indicator remains of some interest and importance in the history of the English Romantic Poets and is quite scarce.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE INDICATOR and THE COMPANION: A Miscellany for the Fields and the Fire-Side
- Author
- HUNT, Leigh
- Publisher
- For Henry Colburn by R. Bentley, London
- Publication year
- 1834
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Leather Bound
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS, ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE PUBLISHED BEFORE 1900
Owen & Barlow Rare Books
Welshpool, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since January 13, 2010
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Located in rural Mid-Wales, our book selling activities are based on the fruits of 35 years of enthusiastic collecting. Our stock is interesting and eclectic and ranges from antiquarian titles on a variety of subjects to classics of modern literature in first edition. We also deal in signed editions, association copies, autographs and manuscripts. Our interests extend to printed ephemera and posters (most notably film and theatre posters, of which we carry a stock of around 10,000 items). Collectors will find that we share their enthusiasm for books and that we are knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Our business is currently conducted by post only. Our stock is housed "off site" and is consequently not available for viewing. We are, however, very happy to provide further particulars of any item on request. …
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