spectator volume fifth von addison joseph richard steele others (1 Ergebnisse)

12mo, (175mm.), [2],301,[11]p. Engraved frontispiece by Grignion after Hayman, and vignette title, some browning throughout. A good copy in contemporary sprinkled calf, backstrip tooled in gilt, joints split but holding, with citron lettering pieces although lacking the title piece; Signature of Abernethy on the front pastedown endleaf. (ESTC T144210) Numbers 322 to 394 originally published between March 10 and June 2, 1712. Contents include: Chocolate, a great heater of the blood in women; Dancing a necessary accomplishment, and [The] English, generally inclined to melancholy.