{"product_id":"conversations-of-james-northcote-esq-r-a-william-hazlitt-1st-edition","title":"Conversations of James Northcote, Esq., R.A., William Hazlitt — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_ae25098f78d74c6c-349\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1049\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1049 citation-end-1049\"\u003e London, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [iv], 328.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_ae25098f78d74c6c-346\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The book remains in its original blue-grey paper boards with a brown backing to the spine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e. The fragile paper spine is heavily worn and cracked, with severe chipping that has resulted in the partial loss of the printed title label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e. The boards exhibit moderate rubbing, minor surface marking, and bumping to the corners, typical of early nineteenth-century publisher's bindings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6\"\u003e. Despite the external wear, the binding structure remains intact and reasonably tight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,8\"\u003e. The page edges are entirely uncut and untrimmed, displaying age-related darkening and dustiness. Internally, there is foxing and browning to the preliminary leaves, most heavily affecting the frontispiece portrait and title page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_ae25098f78d74c6c-347\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This 1830 first edition (Keynes 99) is highly desirable for retaining its original publisher's boards and completely uncut text block\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e. This state is increasingly scarce on the open market, as most copies were subsequently cropped and rebound in leather. \u003cspan class=\"citation-1048 citation-end-1048\"\u003eThe volume is complete with its half-title\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1047 citation-end-1047\"\u003e and is illustrated with a finely engraved frontispiece portrait of James Northcote in his eighty-second year, executed by T. Wright after a drawing by A. Wivell.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\" id=\"p-rc_ae25098f78d74c6c-348\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,0\"\u003eA significant feature of this specific copy is its provenance. It is accompanied by an original letter addressed to James Northcote from James Carrick Moore, a prominent surgeon and the brother of the celebrated military commander Sir John Moore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,2\"\u003e. Moore notably assumed the surname Carrick-Moore in 1821 after inheriting a country estate from a relative named Carrick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\" id=\"p-rc_ae25098f78d74c6c-350\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1046 citation-end-1046\"\u003eIn 1826, the acclaimed essayist William Hazlitt began recording his wide-ranging conversations with the elderly James Northcote, a distinguished painter and one of the last surviving members of Samuel Johnson's legendary circle.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Published in 1830 (just weeks before Hazlitt’s death) this collection captures the candid, sometimes venomous, and always fascinating thoughts of the octogenarian artist. Blending Northcote's sharp tongue with Hazlitt's masterful prose, the work caused a sensation upon its initial serialisation and remains an indispensable, intimate window into the vibrant artistic and literary scene of Georgian England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54160223502675,"sku":"4396","price":235.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260619_125250_1.jpg?v=1782972897","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/conversations-of-james-northcote-esq-r-a-william-hazlitt-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}