Horatio Smith - Horace in London -
London, John Miller and Edinburgh. mo (6.5 by 10.5cm), half-title, xi, 173, no leaves of advertisements. Bound in three-quarters dark green Morocco, mottled papers, Five raised spine bands, gilt ruled, florets, t.e.g, overall fine. Bookplate of George Zabriskie. A very nice full sized chatty A.L.S. tipped in, dated June , from Horatio to Henry Colburn, the London publisher who handled most of Horatio's novels. Faint postmark on outside fold, remains of wax seal, small tear to middle bottom fold.All in all not a bad job from the pen of a stockbroker. I suppose hanging around with Shelly helped. Read More