Joseph Addison; Richard Steele - The Spectator in London

London, Seeley and Co. Limited, 1896. Cloth. A wonderful collection of essays by Addison & Steele, from their time running the Spectator from 1711-1712, with engaging illustrations. A beautifully illustrated collection of essays by Joseph Addison & Richard Steele. Addison and Steele founded The Spectator publication together, which ran from 1711-1712. This particular volume contains essays written by them which mainly concern 'London as it was in the time of Queen Anne', with satirical descriptions of daily city life in the eighteenth century.Illustrations by Ralph Cleaver, including an illustrated title page, and in-text illustrations. Headpieces to the chapters are mostly by W. H. Atkin Berry and Clough Bromley. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Cloth is bright, with minimal fading to gilt illustration on front board. Spine is discoloured slightly, with some bumping and wear to head and tail of spine. Some very light bumping to the extremities. A few marks to rear board. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Booksellers blind stamp to recto of front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very minimal age toning to margins. Very Good . Ill.: Ralph Cleaver. Very Good .

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