Author: James Ferguson (ed.)
Title: The British Essayists. With Prefaces Biographical, Historical, and Critical.
Description: London, Printed for J Richardson et al. 1823. Leather. A pleasing leather bound copy of this monumental set; containing numerous essays from notable periodicals, collated and edited with biographical, historical and critical notes by James Ferguson. This fascinating work contains extracts from the following periodicals: 'The Tattler' to volume I (not present in this set) II, III and IV 'The Spectator' to volumes V-XII 'The Guardian' to volumes XIII-XV 'Rambler' to volumes XVI-XVIII 'Idler' to volume XIX 'Adventurer' to volumes XX-XXII 'World' to volumes XXIII-XXV 'Connoisseur' to volume XXVI and XXVII 'Mirror' to volumes XXVIII to XXIX 'Lounger' to volumes XXX to XXXI 'Observer' to volumes XXXII-XXXIV 'Knox's Essays' to volumes XXXV to XXXVII 'Knox's Winter Evenings' to volumes XXXVIII to XL. This set contains thirty nine volumes of the original forty volumes; lacking volume I. Each volume is a second edition copy published in 1822, in an attractive straight grain morocco binding, with gilt page edges and elaborate gilt design to the boards and spine. With portrait frontispiece plates to volume V, XIII, XVI, XX, XXVI, XXXII and XXXV. Featuring a tipped in booksellers and binders label to the rear pastedown of each volume, of a 'Henry Miller' of New York. With the following pagination: viii, 359pp; viii, 395pp; viii, 352pp; lx, 380pp; 424pp; 384pp; 344pp; 358pp; 359pp; 375pp; 342pp; 285pp; vi, 324pp; v, 262pp; viii, 386pp; viii, 359pp; vii, 352pp; xxiv, 360pp; xii, 286pp; vii, 288pp; vii, 280pp; xv, 358pp; vii, 395pp; viii, 380pp; xxiv, 360pp; 342pp; vii, 306pp; vii, 334pp; vii, 327pp; vii, 335pp; viii, 352pp; vii, 350pp; viii, 352pp; xii, 304pp; viii, 296pp; viii, 306pp; xxxvi, 226pp; viii, 280pp; viii, 306pp. In a uniform straight grain morocco binding, with gilt-stamped design to the boards and spine. Externally very smart, with slight rubbing to extremities and head and tail of spines. Slight fading to spine, as expected with this colour binding. The occasional small section of rubbing to joints, and the occasional small mark to the odd volume. Rubbing and slight loss to raised bands of spine to the occasional volume. Dark mark to rear board, volume XIII and front board volume XXIII. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but bright and clean, with the odd spot to the occasional page. Faint scattered spots to endpapers. Bookseller and binders label tipped to rear pastedowns. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Leather Periodical Illustrated Ferguson Periodical Spectator Knox Various
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Title: The British Essayists. With Prefaces Biographical, Historical, and Critical.
Description: London, Printed for J Richardson et al. 1823. Leather. A pleasing leather bound copy of this monumental set; containing numerous essays from notable periodicals, collated and edited with biographical, historical and critical notes by James Ferguson. This fascinating work contains extracts from the following periodicals: 'The Tattler' to volume I (not present in this set) II, III and IV 'The Spectator' to volumes V-XII 'The Guardian' to volumes XIII-XV 'Rambler' to volumes XVI-XVIII 'Idler' to volume XIX 'Adventurer' to volumes XX-XXII 'World' to volumes XXIII-XXV 'Connoisseur' to volume XXVI and XXVII 'Mirror' to volumes XXVIII to XXIX 'Lounger' to volumes XXX to XXXI 'Observer' to volumes XXXII-XXXIV 'Knox's Essays' to volumes XXXV to XXXVII 'Knox's Winter Evenings' to volumes XXXVIII to XL. This set contains thirty nine volumes of the original forty volumes; lacking volume I. Each volume is a second edition copy published in 1822, in an attractive straight grain morocco binding, with gilt page edges and elaborate gilt design to the boards and spine. With portrait frontispiece plates to volume V, XIII, XVI, XX, XXVI, XXXII and XXXV. Featuring a tipped in booksellers and binders label to the rear pastedown of each volume, of a 'Henry Miller' of New York. With the following pagination: viii, 359pp; viii, 395pp; viii, 352pp; lx, 380pp; 424pp; 384pp; 344pp; 358pp; 359pp; 375pp; 342pp; 285pp; vi, 324pp; v, 262pp; viii, 386pp; viii, 359pp; vii, 352pp; xxiv, 360pp; xii, 286pp; vii, 288pp; vii, 280pp; xv, 358pp; vii, 395pp; viii, 380pp; xxiv, 360pp; 342pp; vii, 306pp; vii, 334pp; vii, 327pp; vii, 335pp; viii, 352pp; vii, 350pp; viii, 352pp; xii, 304pp; viii, 296pp; viii, 306pp; xxxvi, 226pp; viii, 280pp; viii, 306pp. In a uniform straight grain morocco binding, with gilt-stamped design to the boards and spine. Externally very smart, with slight rubbing to extremities and head and tail of spines. Slight fading to spine, as expected with this colour binding. The occasional small section of rubbing to joints, and the occasional small mark to the odd volume. Rubbing and slight loss to raised bands of spine to the occasional volume. Dark mark to rear board, volume XIII and front board volume XXIII. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned to extremities but bright and clean, with the odd spot to the occasional page. Faint scattered spots to endpapers. Bookseller and binders label tipped to rear pastedowns. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Leather Periodical Illustrated Ferguson Periodical Spectator Knox Various
Price: GBP 800.00 = appr. US$ 1142.39 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 644M7
- Book number: 644M7
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