Folio Book The Smith of Smiths by Hesketh Pearson. sub title: Being the Life, Wit and Humour of Sydney Smith, published by the Folio Society in 1977. The cover is paper with a cloth spine
Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Besides his energetic parochial work, he was known for his writing and philosophy, founding the Edinburgh Review, lecturing at the Royal Institution and remembered for his rhyming recipe for salad dressing. Hesketh Pearson (20 February 1887 – 9 April 1964) was a British actor, theatre director and writer. He is known mainly for his popular biographies; they made him the leading British biographer of his time, in terms of commercial success. This is a fascinating and highly entertaining book about a great character. It has a foreword by the journalist and broadcaster Malcolm Muggeridge and is illustrated with drawings.
The book is in excellent condition. The slip case has a faint mark on the back which might be an oil droplet.