THE SPECTATOR; A CORRECTED EDITION, WITH PREFACES HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL
by Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834) ; Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) & Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Johnson (Et Al). Good+. 1806. Corrected Edition. Hardcover. Contemporary full brown speckled calf with 5 spine bands & 6 gilt decorated panels, triple gilt fillet borders on covers & gilt dentelles. 2 black& gilt leather spine labels on each volume. Marbled endpapers & speckled page edges. Engraved title pages. A slim silk bookmark in each volume. Texts are bright, tight & clean. Internal hinges are intact. V-1 [2, iv, lxii, 468pp, 12]. V-2 [ 2, iii, 484pp, 11]. V-3 [2, 463pp, 10]. V-4 [2, 429pp, 6]. V-5 [2,426pp, 6]. V-6 [2, 424pp, 16]. V-7 [2, 470pp,8]. V-8 [ 2, 389pp, 9]. There is an index at the beginning & end of volume 1 and an index at the end of volumes 2-8. Volumes 2, 3, 4 & 6 are VG. Volumes 1, 5, 7 & 8 are G+. Spines & corners are lightly rubbed & a few have bumped corners. Vol. 1: Front cover starting 1" with tiny chip @ spine top. Vol. 3: page 449 has top corner torn not affecting text. Vol. 5: front hinge cracked with cover firmly attached. Vol. 7: rear hinge starting 1" @ top. Vol. 8: front hinge starting 2" @ top & bottom. The Spectator was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England, lasting from 1711 to 1712. Steel's original run of the Spectator consisted of 555 numbers, beginning on 1 March 1711. These were collected into seven volumes. The paper was revived by Addison in 1714, appearing 3x/week for six months, and these papers when collected formed the eighth volume. The authors of The Spectator promoted family, marriage, and courtesy. It continued to be popular and widely read into the late 18th and 19th centuries. (Wiki) . ; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 3553 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17620
- Title
- THE SPECTATOR; A CORRECTED EDITION, WITH PREFACES HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL
- Author
- Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834) ; Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729) & Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Corrected Edition
- Publisher
- J. Johnson (Et Al)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1806
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Bound Magazines;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.