[Rarebooks] FS: Selected Writings of Sydney Smith--"the most famous wit of his generation"--with an Autograph Letter by Smith tipped in

[Charles Agvent]

[AUDEN,  W.  H.].  SELECTED WRITINGS OF SYDNEY  SMITH.  New  York:
Farrar  Straus  Cudahy (1956). First Edition. Bloomfield  &  Mendelson
B61.  Edited  and  with  an  introduction  by  W.  H.  Auden  of  this
collection  of  letters  and essays by Smith  (1771-1845),  "the  most
famous  wit  of  his  generation."  This copy  with  a  fine  one-page
AUTOGRAPH  LETTER SIGNED by Smith, an eloquent and clever refusal of a
request  from  a  lady  for his autograph, tipped to  the  front  free
endpaper.  Bookplate on front pastedown beneath dustwrapper flap. Fine
in Near Fine dustwrapper with minor edgewear.                  $500.00

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