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1823 The British Essayists with Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical

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A smartly bound complete collection of eighteenth century journals and periodicals from British essayists, compiled by James Ferguson. Complete in forty volumes. Second edition. Compiled and edited by James Ferguson, a British author and editor. A portrait frontispiece to volumes I, V, VI,XII, XX, XXIII, XXVI, and XXXII. Collated complete. With the works of such important writers as Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, John Hawkesworth, Philip Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Jonathan Swift, Richard Cumberland and Alexander Pope. This fascinating work contains extracts from the following periodicals: 'The Tattler' to volume I to IV. 'The Spectator' to volumes V to XII. 'The Guardian' to volumes XIII to XV. 'Rambler' to volumes XVI to XVIII. 'Idler' to volume XIX. 'Adventurer' to volumes XX to XXII. 'World' to volumes XXIII to XXV. 'Connoisseur' to volume XXVI and XXVII. 'Mirror' to volumes XXVIII and XXIX. 'Lounger' to volumes XXX and XXXI. 'Observer' to volumes XXXII to XXXIV. 'Knox's Essays' to volumes XXXV to XXXVII 'Knox's Winter Evenings' to volumes XXXVIII to XL. Previously held in the library of Helena Woolworth McCann, a British socialite who spent much of her time in New York and Paris, and her husband Charles Edward Francis McCann, an American lawyer and Assistant District Attorney. McCann was the nephew of Richard Welsted Croker "Boss Croker" the former Leader of Tammany Hall. In the original full straight grained morocco with gilt. Externally, smart with mild wear to the extremities. Minor loss to the head of the spine to volume XXXVIII. Minor fading to the spines and the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge slightly strained but firm to volume I, VII, VIII, XVII, XXXI, and XXXIV. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Light age toning to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of each volume. Overall: Very Good Indeed
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    Height: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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    1823
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    Bath, GB
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    Seller: 903T69D1stDibs: LU8925240599512

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