Author: Richard Steele; Joseph Addison; Nathan Drake et al.
Title: The British Classics, and Drake&Apos;S Essays
Description: London, C. Whittingham for John Sharpe, 1804-1813 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound straight grain morocco set of 'The British Classics', an impressive work compiling the major literary periodicals of the eighteenth century, and with the three volume first edition of Drake's essays on the topic also present. A wonderful set of this work, which aimed to preserve and celebrate the key literary and cultural periodicals the eighteenth century.Present here are twenty-three volumes only of the twenty-four volume set 'The British Classics', lacking only volume 14, being the second volume of 'The Guardian&apos.Uniformly bound alongside the British Classics three volume first edition of 'Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian' by Nathan Drake.These publications were central to the development of the essay as a literary form and to the dissemination of Enlightenment ideas on morality, manners, and philosophy.The British Classics consists of:Richard Steele's 'The Tatler', complete in four volumes, being volumes 1-4 of the set.Steele and Joseph Addison's 'The Spectator', complete in eight volumes, being volumes 5-12 of the set.'The Guardian', which should be in two volumes, is present in this set in volume 13 only, lacking volume 14.Samuel Johnson's 'The Rambler', complete in fourteen volumes, being volumes 15-18 of the set.'The Adventurer', complete in four volumes, being volumes 19-22 of the set.'The Idler', complete in two volumes, being volumes 22-24 of the set.Collated, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page to each volume, with the exception of Rambler volumes II-IV and Idler volume II, which lack frontispieces. Each volume is illustrated with three to four further engraved plates, however no collation of the number of plates called for is extant.Also present is the three volume first edition of Nathan Drake's 'Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian&apos.Drake's work details the origins, authorship, and cultural impact of these periodicals, providing context and commentary, and blending biographical sketches of the contributors with critical assessments of their literary styles.Bookplate of J. F. Charles to front pastedown. In straight grain morocco bindings, with gilt detailing. Rubbing to back strips and joints, with boards bright. Front hinge of volumes I, II, XI, XV, XXIII strained but firmly held, as is rear hinge of volume IV. Rear hinge of vol IX strained but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, generally firmly bound, but with engraved and letterpress title pages of Tatler vol II tenderly held. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd spot to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: the british classics j f charles journals periodicals j f charles Not Stated
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Title: The British Classics, and Drake&Apos;S Essays
Description: London, C. Whittingham for John Sharpe, 1804-1813 . First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound straight grain morocco set of 'The British Classics', an impressive work compiling the major literary periodicals of the eighteenth century, and with the three volume first edition of Drake's essays on the topic also present. A wonderful set of this work, which aimed to preserve and celebrate the key literary and cultural periodicals the eighteenth century.Present here are twenty-three volumes only of the twenty-four volume set 'The British Classics', lacking only volume 14, being the second volume of 'The Guardian&apos.Uniformly bound alongside the British Classics three volume first edition of 'Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian' by Nathan Drake.These publications were central to the development of the essay as a literary form and to the dissemination of Enlightenment ideas on morality, manners, and philosophy.The British Classics consists of:Richard Steele's 'The Tatler', complete in four volumes, being volumes 1-4 of the set.Steele and Joseph Addison's 'The Spectator', complete in eight volumes, being volumes 5-12 of the set.'The Guardian', which should be in two volumes, is present in this set in volume 13 only, lacking volume 14.Samuel Johnson's 'The Rambler', complete in fourteen volumes, being volumes 15-18 of the set.'The Adventurer', complete in four volumes, being volumes 19-22 of the set.'The Idler', complete in two volumes, being volumes 22-24 of the set.Collated, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page to each volume, with the exception of Rambler volumes II-IV and Idler volume II, which lack frontispieces. Each volume is illustrated with three to four further engraved plates, however no collation of the number of plates called for is extant.Also present is the three volume first edition of Nathan Drake's 'Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian&apos.Drake's work details the origins, authorship, and cultural impact of these periodicals, providing context and commentary, and blending biographical sketches of the contributors with critical assessments of their literary styles.Bookplate of J. F. Charles to front pastedown. In straight grain morocco bindings, with gilt detailing. Rubbing to back strips and joints, with boards bright. Front hinge of volumes I, II, XI, XV, XXIII strained but firmly held, as is rear hinge of volume IV. Rear hinge of vol IX strained but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, generally firmly bound, but with engraved and letterpress title pages of Tatler vol II tenderly held. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd spot to first and last few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: the british classics j f charles journals periodicals j f charles Not Stated
Price: GBP 1100.00 = appr. US$ 1570.78 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 955F64
- Book number: 955F64
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