April 12, 2024
Bookplate of the Poet EDWARD FITZGERALD by WM Thackeray
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Included in Brian North Lee's classic text British Bookplates (1979). E. Fitz-Gerald Lee wrote about this as follows: 'The bookplate of Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883), the poet and translator, famed for his Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam . It was drawn for him by his life-long friend William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), the novelist. The angel was meant to portray Mrs Brookfield, wife of William Henry Brookfield who was depicted as Frank Whitestock in Thackeray's Curate's Walk . Fitzgerald's letter of 19th March 1878, quoted by Egerton Castle in his English Book-Plates, states that the ex-libris was 'done by Thackeray one day in Coram Street in 1842. "All wrong on her feet", so he said - I can see him now'. Thackeray had an early talent for drawing, which he studied in Paris; in addition to illustrations for publication he delighted in making caricatures to amuse children. Though this little plate lacks pretence to art, it is fascinating in its associations.' Dimensions of paper: 126x94mm; Dimensions of image: 58x35mm so there are wide margins. Condition: Excellent. Postage & Packing for sales outside UK : A flat-rate £1.85 has been put into the eBay system but you will be charged less or more according to the size and destination of the item. Please note that item(s) are sent at buyer's risk. A proof of posting is always obtained,
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