4 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet, transcription by John Matthew Gutch. 8vo
1836
by Southey, Robert
1836. 4 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet, transcription by John Matthew Gutch. 8vo. Creased from prior folding, some discoloration and wear along margins and central crease. In custom red cloth case. 4 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet, transcription by John Matthew Gutch. 8vo. Southey on Lamb. J.M. Gutch's transcription of Southey's Recollections of Charles Lamb, taken from The Life by Robert Southey by his son Charles Cuthbert Southey, and here presented to Edward Moxon, publisher of Lamb's Album Verses. John Matthew Gutch (1776-1861) was Lamb's contemporary, schoolfellow, and lifelong friend. He was the proprietor of "Felix Farley's Bristol Journal" in which some Lamb writing appeared, and was the author of Caraboo, the narrative of a famous 19th-century hoax. Provenance: Robert S Pirie (bookplate) (Inventory #: 305119)