The Corsair : a gazette of literature, art, dramatic criticism, fashion and novelty.

Accession number: 
PML 7520-21
Published: 
New York, 1839-1840.
Description: 
2 v.
Credit: 
Gift to Pierpont Morgan, 1898.
Notes: 

N.P. Willis, T.O. Porter, editors.
Contains ten articles by Thackeray: Letters from London, Paris, Pekin, etc. in nos. for Aug. 24, Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Oct. 26 (v. 1, p. 380-382; 29-430; 445-447; v. 2, p. 473-474; 504-506; 521-523); Captain Rook and Mr. Pigeon (vol. 1, no. 29, September 28, 1839, p. 453-456); Ramble in the Picture Galleries (v. 1, no. 42, December 28, 1839 and v. 1, no. 45, January 18, 1840); Epistles to the Literati (vol. 1, no. 52, March 7, 1840, p. 828-831).
Contains articles by Douglas Jerrold: The "Lion" of a party (v. 1, no. 11, May 25, 1839, p. 171-172); The printer's devil (v. 2, November 23, 1839, p. 579-581); The ballad singers (vol. 1, no. 31, October 12, 1839, p.. 494-496); by Henry W. Longfellow, Sunrise on the hills (v. 2, no. 48, February 8, 1840, p. 753); by Thomas Hood, Up the Rhine (v. 1, no. 44, January 11, 1840, p. 694-696); Edward Bulwer-Lytton, The wife to the wooer (v. 1, no. 43, January 4, 1840, p. 673); Harriet Piggot, The Contessa Guiccioli (v. 1, no. 36, November 16, 1839, p. 568-569); and Caroline Southey, The mariner's hymn (v. 1, no. 46, January 25, 1840, p. 721).
Vol. 1, nos. 1-52 all published. Continuous paging.
Library's copy bound in 2 vols.
Call no. suffix: o.s. and Thackeray.

Binding: 
Red morocco.
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