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The British Essayists. With Prefaces Biographical, Historical, and Critical.
James Ferguson (ed.)
1823
Printed for J Richardson et al. : London
6.5" by 4"
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,
SUMMARY
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.
Early Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Pleasing Copy,Scarce
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 15 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
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.
CONDITION
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.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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