Memoir of Colonel Hutchinson (1810)
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Memoir of Colonel Hutchinson (1810)
by Lucy Hutchinson
Full Title: Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, Governor of Nottingham Castle and Town, Representative of the County of Nottingham in the Long Parliament, and of the Town of Nottingham in the First Parliament of Charles II, etc. : With Original Anecdotes of Many of the Most Distinguished of His Contemporaries, and a Summary Review of Public Affairs : Written by His Widow Lucy, Daughter of Sir Allen Apsley, Lieutenant of the Tower, etc. . . .
8 ¼ x 5 ½. In English. Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row, by T. Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London, 1810. Third Edition. Two volumes. From the library of a prominent 19th century English book collector. Complete with portraits of Lord and Lucy Hutchinson, a facsimile of Lucy's handwriting, an illustration showing Nottingham Castle, and a fold-out genealogical table. Full calf boards with a large gilted “HUDSON GURNEY” encircling a family crest tooled to front and rear boards of both volumes. Rebacked some time ago, showing some wear since. Spines with five raised bands. Red title labels as well as black volume labels. Board edges a bit chafed, minor wear to joints and moderate wear to extremities, to include the corners. Pastedowns and endpapers free from ownership markings. Text block generally clean save for some isolated, light soiling and occasional foxing, predominantly opposite engravings and foldouts. Still GOOD+ ASSOCIATION COPY.
A fascinating biographical account of Colonel John Hutchinson, a Puritan leader and prominent Roundhead in the English Civil War. Originally written by his wife Lucy Hutchinson at the time of his death, to which she added an autobiography. Lucy was an English biographer as well as probably the first English translator of the complete text of Lucretius's “De Rerum Natura” (he was a Roman poet and philosopher). Lucy’s account of her husband throws light upon the characteristics and conditions of the of the Puritans and the lives they led. Intended only for the author's family, it was printed by a descendant in 1806, in an attempt to clear many false impressions about the narrowness and austerity of the educated Puritans.
Hudson Gurney (1775 – 1864) was an English antiquary and verse-writer, also known as a politician. After inheriting a fortune from his father in 1811, Gurney briefly flirted with politics, with his most prominent success being appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk from 1835 – 1836. He was elected “Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries” on 12 March 1818. Gurney contributed many hundreds of pounds to the society for the publication of Anglo-Saxon works. He also wrote, first publishing a privately printed “English History and Chronology in Rhyme.” Gurney also published “Heads of Ancient History” (1814); “Memoir of Thomas Young, M.D.” (1831); and "Orlando Furioso" (1843). He also possessed a library of from ten to fifteen thousand volumes. This copy, for sale here, is presumed to have been a part.
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