HAZLITT, William. Characters of Shakespear's Plays, London: R. Hunter, 1817, 8°, FIRST EDITION, contemporary straight grained morocco (rebacked, rather blackened, upper joint worn), bookplate of William Hunter [Keynes 17]; A Letter to William Gifford, Esq. from William Hazlitt, Esq., London: John Miller, 1819, 8°, FIRST EDITION (occasional spotting), speckled half calf gilt by Riviere, and marbled boards. [Keynes 42] (2)

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HAZLITT, William. Characters of Shakespear's Plays, London: R. Hunter, 1817, 8°, FIRST EDITION, contemporary straight grained morocco (rebacked, rather blackened, upper joint worn), bookplate of William Hunter [Keynes 17]; A Letter to William Gifford, Esq. from William Hazlitt, Esq., London: John Miller, 1819, 8°, FIRST EDITION (occasional spotting), speckled half calf gilt by Riviere, and marbled boards. [Keynes 42] (2)

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A set of essays written under the stimulus of Edmund Kean and dedicated to Charles Lamb, Characters of Shakespeare's Plays was severely attacked in the Quarterly Review and in Blackwood's Magazine, Hazlitt's democratic views making him obnoxious to both journals. His Letter to William Gifford was a cutting reply to the editor of the former.

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