spectator joseph (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. 307 pages plus index (complete). Volume 1 only. 'The Spectator' was a daily publication from the early Eighteenth Century. This copy, given its age, is in contented and comfortable condition. The leather cover is much worn and marked and scuffed. It is secure and benign. Within, there is age related foxing throughout. However, the pages are mild, clear, assured, utterly companionable, with a presence and perception that rings agreeable even now. A sure book. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 233 pp. Dark brown embossed cloth with gilt title on spine. Spine ends chipped, stains to boards and paste-downs. A few interior leaves are lightly creased without affecting legibility. Book plate of Edward W. Kinsley (Boston merchant and abolitionist) on front paste-down, Kinsley's signature on first free end-paper. Slight rubbing to square corners. Text block square, clean and tight throughout. Collection of essays from the early eighteenth century (1711-12). Spectator magazine which offered political commentary through the character of Sir Roger, a hearty, humorous, plain old gentleman. Size: 12mo. Book.

Zustand: Good. First edition. 8vos, contemporary full sprinkled calf, gilt, morocco titles & volume numbers on spines, dark water stain on fore-edge but barely noticeable inside, chipped at some heels. Collected edition of hundreds of daily essays, particularly by Addison and Steele, in the early 1700s. Copper-plate engraved headpieces.