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THE TATLER, AND THE GUARDIAN; COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
by Bickerstaff, Isaac; Richard Steele, dedications
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good/No jacket as issued
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Jones & Co, 1824. Stereotype Edition. Leather. Very Good/No jacket as issued. (ca. 1824) 2 volumes in one. 8vo., [Vol.1] xii, 482; [Vol.2] viii, 264pp., illustrated with engraved title page and numerous b&w plates. Bound in contemporary full calf, with board edges in decorated framing. Title on spine paneled in gilt. Marbled end papers, with all edges of text block stained in yellow. Modest wear to the edges, particularly at the joints. First signature loose. Previous owner's name neatly signed on the title page. Plates browning, with transfering to the pages opposite. Text clean and bright. An attractive, very good copy. ****The second title page "THE GAURDIAN; Complete in One Volume. With Notes, and a General Index. London: Printed for J. Jones and Co." Many plates copyrighted 1823. ****.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000774
- Title
- THE TATLER, AND THE GUARDIAN; COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
- Author
- Bickerstaff, Isaac; Richard Steele, dedications
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stereotype Edition
- Publisher
- Jones & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1824
- Keywords
- British, essay, essayists, 18th century, authors,
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
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