spectator new edition biographical notices di steele richard addison joseph (5 risultati)

Cloth. Condizione: Good. Not stated (illustratore). An interesting work comprised of six hundred and thirty five essays published in the Spectator between 1711 and 1714. Comprised of six hundred and thirty five essays published in the Spectator between 1711 and 1714, this interesting work offers a window into the political and cultural issues of the early eighteenth century. The Spectator was a daily periodical published by politicians Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, and was one of the bestsellers of the eighteenth century. The publication was framed as the reports of Mr Spectator, and contained news, alongside cultural commentary on manners, morals, and literature. This new edition includes biographical information about the journal's contributors. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and spine, a little more so to the joints. Bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a small closed tear to the head, and a large tear to the tail. Some minor wear to the extremities. The front and rear hinges have failed, but the text block has been glued to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the front few pages are loose as a result of the failed hinge, and the the front endpaper, frontispiece, and pages xxiii to xxvi are disbound but present. Pages are generally bright and clean with some occasional light scattered foxing. Good. book.

(xxxii)714pp(viii), (6 x 9.5 inches), b&w illustrations. Hardcover, Good condition in green cloth. Covers rubbed and soiled, worn down to the boards along the edges. A gouge to fore-edge of front cover, which affects the edge of some pages. Binding has been repaired using the original boards, strengthening the spine and hinges, and laying the old backstrip onto the new spine fabric. Consequently the binding is tight and flexible. Pages are browning, a few pencil notes in the margins, one page corner turned down, otherwise contents clean and remarkably crisp.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. quarter-leather library binding, plain, a little worn but quite sound, bookplate of Bath City Free Library ("Presented by Isaac Pitman, Esq."), xxxii, 714pp plus index, portrait plates of the principal contributors, a little foxing to some outer leaves, but text block generally tight and fine. The text is in a fairly small type, two columns to the page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condizione: Good. First Edition thus. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Minor rubbing and scuffing to leather cover. Prelims and endpapers lightly foxed. 250mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). xxxii, 722pp. B/w frontis plate. Bound by Bickers & Sons. A collection of writings and letters to amuse and instruct the public from authors such as Steele, Addison, Hughes, Budgell, Duncombe, and Parnell. Illustrated with frontispiece only. Other editions contain eight portraits which this work does not. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Brown tooled gilt hardback leather cover.

Half Morocco. Condizione: Good. Complete in one volume. xxxii, 714, viii pp. Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards. Gilt panels & lettering to spine. Marbled endpapers. Boards rubbed. Wear to spine ends & corners. Rear free endpaper clipped. Scattered spotting & dampstaining (also affecting some plates). With eight fine portraits engraved by Finden. Binding firm. Tall 8vo. Magazine / Journal.