Mrs Sigourney Letters to My Pupils, 2nd Ed. 1853
"Letters to My Pupils: with Narrative and Biographical Sketches, by Mrs. L.H. Sigourney, [Lydia Howard Huntley], Second Edition, published by Robert Carter, New York in 1853.
A collection of essays, short prose, sketches and poetry.
Lydia Huntley Sigourney (1791-1865), was an American poet during the early and mid-19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford". Most of her works were published with just her married name Mrs. Sigourney.
Sigourney's commitment to education, writing, and charity was testimony to women's possibilities for self-betterment and, no doubt, a role model for women. When Sigourney gave up her anonymity for good, she became the most widely known "authoress" and "poetess" in America. As a result, during the lyceum movement that flourished in the United States in the 19th century, women named literary societies and study clubs in her honor.
The frontispiece portrait is engraved by "A.H. Ritchie from a Dag/pe" [The daguerreotype, a the first publicly available photographic process, widely used during the 1840s and 1850s].
Alexander Hay Ritchie (1822-1895) was an artist and engraver. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied in the UK under Sir William Allan, before moving to New York in 1841. He specialized in mezzotints.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c. 2-6 weeks) - $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) --- $27.50
Condition Report: Embossed hard boards, original publisher's cloth [some soiling and wear]; 4.1/2" x 7"; the endpapers endpaper are damaged: see photo. The preserved inscription on the front ep is dated "Petersburg, August 1853"]; one page publisher's advertising upfront; the frontispiece engraved by A.H. Ritchie from a Dag/pe [The daguerreotype], 341 pages + 12 page publisher catalog dated 1852 at the end. Printed on high quality heavy paper. Some soiling, stains, a few corner folds [see photos]; no smell, tight binding, all pages present, good condition.
View it on
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
"Letters to My Pupils: with Narrative and Biographical Sketches, by Mrs. L.H. Sigourney, [Lydia Howard Huntley], Second Edition, published by Robert Carter, New York in 1853.
A collection of essays, short prose, sketches and poetry.
Lydia Huntley Sigourney (1791-1865), was an American poet during the early and mid-19th century. She was commonly known as the "Sweet Singer of Hartford". Most of her works were published with just her married name Mrs. Sigourney.
Sigourney's commitment to education, writing, and charity was testimony to women's possibilities for self-betterment and, no doubt, a role model for women. When Sigourney gave up her anonymity for good, she became the most widely known "authoress" and "poetess" in America. As a result, during the lyceum movement that flourished in the United States in the 19th century, women named literary societies and study clubs in her honor.
The frontispiece portrait is engraved by "A.H. Ritchie from a Dag/pe" [The daguerreotype, a the first publicly available photographic process, widely used during the 1840s and 1850s].
Alexander Hay Ritchie (1822-1895) was an artist and engraver. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and studied in the UK under Sir William Allan, before moving to New York in 1841. He specialized in mezzotints.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) --------- $8.50
Canada: 1st Class (c. 2-6 weeks) - $22.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) --- $27.50
Condition Report: Embossed hard boards, original publisher's cloth [some soiling and wear]; 4.1/2" x 7"; the endpapers endpaper are damaged: see photo. The preserved inscription on the front ep is dated "Petersburg, August 1853"]; one page publisher's advertising upfront; the frontispiece engraved by A.H. Ritchie from a Dag/pe [The daguerreotype], 341 pages + 12 page publisher catalog dated 1852 at the end. Printed on high quality heavy paper. Some soiling, stains, a few corner folds [see photos]; no smell, tight binding, all pages present, good condition.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
